ISBN 9781619119864.

This collection of dances and songs comes from Peggy Carteras repertoire of hammered dulcimer arrangements, drawing from years of playing live string-band music for contra dancing, Irish dancing and Royal Scottish country dancing. If you like to dance and sing, youall LOVE this book. Dances and Songs to Play and Sing for Hammered Dulcimer includes pieces from many parts of the world, arranged for solo performance or dance accompaniment. It includes songs for voice and dulcimer, which can also be played as solo arrangements. In addition, youall find marches, jigs, reels, polkas, strathspeys, waltzes and slow dances. The truth is, when playing for dance, a hammered dulcimer is all youall need!

Dan Fogelberg\'s 1980 hit is arranged here for mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning by Elaine Conger.

Intended for the intermediate level player, the arrangement consists of many three finger chords, played in an arpeggiated fashion.

Three pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

Dan Fogelberg\'s 1981 hit, written about his father, is arranged here for mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning by Elaine Conger.

The arrangement is suitable for the intermediate level mountain dulcimer player with a working knowledge of three finger chords and chord-melody style of playing.

Three pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.

Dan Fogelberg's unofficial theme for the Kentucky Derby was recorded in 1981 and released in 1982. It is arranged for mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning. The arrangement makes use of a 1 and 0 fret, making it somewhat chromatic.

Intended for the intermediate level player with a solid knowledge of three finger chords and chord-melody style. The primary challenge will be building and holding down the three finger chords while moving on the melody string.

Garth Brook\'s signature song from 1990 is arranged for solo mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning by Elaine Conger. The intermediate level player will find the arrangement mildly challenging due to the numerous three finger chords and syncopated rhythms.

The arrangement makes use of a capo. You will also need a 1 fret on your dulcimer.

The download includes TWO VERSIONS. Version one is a full score. It includes the tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords. Version two includes the tab only, which condenses the arrangement into fewer pages, making it easier to read and play.

This song tells the story of Annie Moore, the first Irish immigrant to pass through Ellis Island in New York. It is arranged for mountain dulcimer in 1-5-8 or DAD tuning and intended for the intermediate level player with a working knowledge of tab reading, three finger chords and chord-melody style of playing. The arrangement is tabbed in the key of G and makes use of a 1 fret.

Three pages. Tablature, standard musical notation, lyrics and guitar accompaniment chords are included.