Appalachian dulcimer
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The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings, originally played in the Appalachian region of the United States.
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Loraine Wyman, who gathered folk songs in the field and performed them in concert halls, shown in the May 1, 1917, issue of Vogue holding an Appalachian dulcimer
Folk singer Jean Ritchie playing an Appalachian dulcimer
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Blue (Joni Mitchell album)
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Blue is the fourth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was released on June 22, 1971, through Reprise Records. The album was entirely written and produced by Mitchell, and
Appalachian dulcimer
…dulcimer is singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, who first played the instrument on studio recordings in the late 1960s, and most famously on the album Blue (1971), as well as in live concerts. Peter Buck of R.E.M. plays the electric Appalachian dulcimer. Paul Westerberg of The Replacements also plays an…
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Songs such as "All I Want", "California" and "A Case of You" highlight Mitchell's use of the Appalachian dulcimer.
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Stephen Stills 1978 by Mitchell Weinstock