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
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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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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.
Blue (Joni Mitchell album)
…with James Taylor, Blue explores the different facets of relationships against sparse musical backings featuring Mitchell's acoustic guitar, piano and Appalachian dulcimer. Upon release, Blue was a critical and commercial success. It reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and the top 15 in the US, while its first single…
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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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