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Mark Gilston has been performing traditional folk music for over thirty years. His vast repertoire encompasses songs and instrumentals from North America and most of Europe, particularly the British Isles, Scandinavia, and the Balkans. His performances are laced with humor and a wide base of eclectic knowledge. Mark, an award-winning mountain dulcimer player (first place, 2004 Oklahoma State Mountain Dulcimer Championship), also plays concertina, guitar, banjo, Bulgarian bagpipes, pennywhistle, ocarina, tambura, and others.
He has given concerts at numerous colleges, clubs and coffee houses throughout the United States as well as England and Canada and has been a featured performer and workshop leader for various folk music societies including the New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club and the Folk Song Society of Greater Washington as well as groups abroad. He is currently performing music and living in Austin, Texas.
NEW CD - "AT YOUR REQUEST" COMING SOON
NEW DULCIMER BOOKS - NOW EACH IS AVAILABLE WITH A LOVELY CD WITH ALL THE TUNES IN THE BOOK!!!
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE TUNES FOR DULCIMER Vol 1
24 lovely dance tunes from Playford's English Dancing Master beautifully arranged for Mountain Dulcimer
CONTENTS
All in a Garden Green | Argeers | Beggar Boy | Bonny Bonny Broome | Cuckolds All in a Row | Daphne | Drive the Cold Winter Away | Gathering Peascods | Goddesses | Halfe Hannikin | Hearts Ease | Jack A Lent | Jenny Pluck Pears | Mage on a Cree | The Maid Peeped Out at the Window or Friar in the Well | Maiden Lane | Nonesuch | The Old Mole | Parson's Farewell | Scotch Cap | Upon a Summers' Day | Up Tails All | The Wish | Woodicock
Order directly from Mark with a CD containing all the tunes in the
book. Send $25 plus $5 for postage and packaging to:
Mark Gilston
1507 Fall Creek Drive
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Overseas orders, please add $12 for postage and
packaging.
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE TUNES FOR DULCIMER vol 2
23 more lovely English Country dance tunes beautifully arranged for Mountain Dulcimer
CONTENTS
Black Nag | Childgrove | Dick's Maggot | The Flight | The Goose and the Gridiron | Grimstock | Hunt the Squirrel | Jamaica | Juice of the Barley | Knives and Forks | Lilliburlero | Maid's Morris | Mister Isaac's Maggot | Nobody's Jigg | Prince William | Selenger's Round | The Splendid Shilling | Step Stately | Touch and Take | A Trip to Paris | A Trip to Tunbridge | The Whim | Valentine's Day
Order directly from Mark with a CD containing all the tunes in the book. Send $25 plus $5 for postage and packaging to:
Mark Gilston
1507 Fall Creek Drive
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Overseas orders, please add $12 for postage and packaging.
IF YOU ORDER BOTH BOOKS, POSTAGE AND PACKAGING IS FREE