Recordings of the first Original Dulcimer Players Club meeting |
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On September 28, 1963,something amazing happened in Michigan. Through the efforts
of Elgia Hickok and others, 17 dulcimer players gathered at Community
Hall, Barryton Michigan to play and to form what would become the
Original Dulcimer Players Club. Considering the relative
obscurity of the instrument at the time, this was an amazing
event. Of those 17 players, only two (Bob Spinner and Elgia
Hickok) regularly played in public. The rest played for their
own enjoyment and learned informally from relatives or another
player. The event was recorded by Gene Cox. Gene became president
of the club in 1967 and remained as it's president until 1981. Portions of that recording are presented here as a window in time..... listen to the tunes and the styles and the instruments and get a glimpse of how the dulcimer was played before the "modern" era of festivals and workshops and recordings and teachers. These recordings are available to all for personal use only. They remain the property of the ODPC and are not to be used for commercial purposes. While every effort has been made to preserve the sound quality of these recordings, remember that they were made nearly 50 years ago on home equipment. Consider them an "aural window in time" and a historical document of the beginning of the modern renaissance of the dulcimer. |
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where it was saved and it will play. Intro by Gene Cox
Allen Eggleston - unknown tune Allan Toms - waltz, reel Allan Toms, Bob Spinner, Jim Herald, Gene Cox - Over the Waves Allan Toms and friends - Turkey In The Straw Jim Herald (fiddle), Bob Spinner (banjo), Elgia Hickok & A. Toms (dulcimers), Gene Cox, calling Allan Toms, Viola and Gene Cox - Soldier's Joy Allan Toms, Viola and Gene Cox - Worchester Oddity Alvin Eggeston - unknown tune Bob Spinner - Angleworm Wiggle Bob Spinner - Never On Sunday Bob Spinner - Tune set 1 (Irish Washerwoman; Larry O'Gaff; Red Wing) Bob Spinner - Tune set 2 (Haste to the Wedding; nameless tune; Soldier's Joy) Elgia Hickock - chords Elgia Hickok - Golden Slippers Elgia Hickok, Bob Spinner - Darling Nellie Gray Elgia Hickok - Wabash Cannonball Gene Cox - Soldier's Joy Gene Cox - Worchester Oddity Jam session - Golden Slippers Jim Herald (violin), Elgia Hickok (dulcimer), and Bob Spinner (banjo) Jim Herald, Elgia Hickok, Bob Spinner - The Waltz You Saved For Me John Herald - Miss McCleod's Reel Lilah Gillett - Let Me Call You Sweetheart Naomi Anderson - chords Viola Cox - Manton Waltz Viola Cox - Mockingbird Hill |
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