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Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum94 Be Human and Make Some MusicCan you believe it? Once again, Dan and Steve are checking in. Come have a listen.
2025-12-3038 min
Busy Kids Love MusicStephen SchwartzThis month on Busy Kids Love Music, we're celebrating the magic of musical theater — and the brand-new movie Wicked: For Good! In this episode, I introduce young listeners to Stephen Schwartz, the brilliant composer and lyricist behind some of Broadway and Disney's most beloved songs. From his early studies at Juilliard and Carnegie Mellon to writing timeless shows like Godspell, Pippin, and Children of Eden, Stephen Schwartz has spent his career creating music that inspires and uplifts. Of course, his most famous work — Wicked — reimagines the story of Oz through unforgettable songs like "Defying Gravity," "Popular," and "For Go...
2025-11-0407 min
Busy Kids Love MusicEpisode 162: Stephen SchwartzThis month on Busy Kids Love Music, we’re celebrating the magic of musical theater — and the brand-new movie Wicked: For Good! In this episode, I introduce young listeners to Stephen Schwartz, the brilliant composer and lyricist behind some of Broadway and Disney’s most beloved songs. From his early studies at Juilliard and Carnegie Mellon […]
2025-11-0407 minBusy Kids Love MusicEpisode 162: Stephen SchwartzThis month on Busy Kids Love Music, we’re celebrating the magic of musical theater — and the brand-new movie Wicked: For Good! In this episode, I introduce young listeners to Stephen Schwartz, the brilliant composer and lyricist behind some of Broadway and Disney’s most beloved songs. From his early studies at Juilliard and Carnegie Mellon […]
2025-11-0407 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum93 Dulcimer Geek PodcastStephen Seifert goes solo for episode 93. Find out what's up.
2021-05-2548 min
2020-04-121h 15
Hearts of the DulcimerStay Home and Play Dulcimer: with Stephen Seifert047 This episode was especially created for dulcimer players. We spoke with Stephen Seifert, one of the top dulcimer performers and teachers in the mountain dulcimer world. Steve gives tips and ideas for what dulcimer players can do to help improve their playing while they're staying at home.
2020-04-1021 min
Hearts of the Dulcimer PodcastStay Home and Play Dulcimer: with Stephen Seifert047 This episode was especially created for dulcimer players. We spoke with Stephen Seifert, one of the top dulcimer performers and teachers in the mountain dulcimer world. Steve gives tips and ideas for what dulcimer players can do to help improve their playing while they’re staying at home.
2020-04-1021 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum91 Hungarian DulcimerdyIs Bb warmer than C, or do you just need counseling? Butch Ross joins Dan and Steve for a discussion about tuning down and an odd Hungarian scale. Here’s a link to the Bb tuned dulcimer: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10219135462201848&set=a.1577962213394&type=3&theater
2019-02-191h 12Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum90 Russell Cook - Try, Try AgainRussell Cook Joins Dan and Steve to talk about hammered dulcimer innovation.
2019-02-151h 20Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum89 The 1-2-4 Stretch and Mid-side ReviewMaybe you don't need a shorter instrument. Instead, try this technique for shortening long stretches like the 1-2-4. Also, Steve responds to Dan's test of the mid-side recording technique.
2019-01-2258 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum88 Capos and Stereo RecordingDan and Steve talk about life a bit, missed opportunities and sleeping with podcasts before deep diving into the recording technique called mid-side. The podcast even includes an audio demonstration of how this technique creates a stereo field with no worries about phase cancellation. After exhausting that topic, Steve gets geeky about capos.
2019-01-1856 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum87 Scaling Improv MountainVrooom, vrooooom. The Dulcimer Geeks have restarted their engines.
2019-01-111h 12Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum86 Ewe Knew This Day Would Comedan@dpnews.com, ashley@dpnews.com, aodulcimer@gmail.com, angie@dpnews.com
2018-09-221h 092018-08-301h 11Hearts of the DulcimerThe Many Modes of Stephen Seifert036 Stephen Seifert is one of the most accomplished dulcimer performers today. Possessing an impeccable command of the instrument, he's a favorite at festivals and clubs around the country and has performed as a soloist on his mountain dulcimer with symphony orchestras.
2018-06-2931 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum84 Quite Good, ThanksDan and Aaron in England with special guest Amanda Boyd who joins us to talk about collaborating of songs from the Cecil Sharp collection.
2018-06-0454 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum83 Coaching HopScotchIn this episode we start out by talking about coaching versus teaching. Seifert shows up, we meander as usual, and then Aaron opens a bottle of scotch. Things pretty much go downhill from there. Welcome to our first two hour podcast. We hope you survive.
2018-02-031h 59Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum82 The American, The Virtuoso, and the JustAlexa joins the Aaron, Stephen, and Dan as the geek on about dulcimer-tech and copyrights.
2018-01-231h 142018-01-171h 092017-12-271h 26Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum79 Every Show a Focus GroupDan Landrum and Aaron O'Rourke discuss their show at Sarasota, Fl in a venue called Fogertyville. Topics include treating each show as an experiment and audiences as focus groups.
2017-12-181h 42Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum78 Rebels for a DayAaron and Steve blab without Dan. When the cats away...
2017-12-131h 262017-11-161h 09Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum76 After Concert ConversationThis was recorded in a room full of people playing music, PLUS the main recording device failed. Still, the conversation with Bing Futch, Lorinda Jones, David Beede, Guy George, and Dan Landrum was fun, so we decided to go ahead and share it.
2017-11-1439 min2017-11-0149 min2017-10-3049 min2017-10-111h 01Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum72 Bleeps, Babas, and BanjammersSeifert, Landrum, and O'Rourke, keep it weird, have to use the bleep button for the first time, and still love dulcimers.
2017-09-251h 182017-08-311h 082017-08-131h 022017-08-061h 28Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum68 Taking a DiveDan and Aaron in the dog days of summer cleaning roofs and playing festivals.
2017-07-231h 062017-06-211h 12Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum66 Fish and PlantsSteve and Dan get serious about marketing and the fish are back, but now with plants.
2017-06-131h 012017-06-091h 012017-06-0232 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum63 Partners for Life
Meet our significant others so you can know for whom it is you feel sorry.
2017-05-261h 04Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum62 Goodbye Fish
Steve moves on and returns his fish, Dan flies back from Glen Rose and Aaron puts a nickel under the 14th fret.
2017-05-171h 09Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum61 Getting Things Done With The m7b5Dan and Steve talk about productivity practices until they get distracted by the most versatile chord of them al, the m7b5.
2017-05-091h 172017-04-2749 min2017-04-181h 07Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum58 Off to WinfieldAaron and Steve ramble for just under two hours about almost everything.
2017-04-141h 58Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum57 Nail and Flesh
Aaron teaches Dan how to do his nails, but only on the right hand. This is about getting great tone when fingerpicking your instrument.
2017-04-1054 min2017-04-0443 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum55 Truffles, Scotch, or Cheese
Recorded on St. Patrick's Day, 2017. We focus on playing Irish music and other obsessions.
2017-03-171h 002017-03-011h 002017-02-171h 082017-02-011h 102017-01-231h 192017-01-101h 092017-01-031h 002016-12-071h 112016-11-291h 052016-11-2251 min2016-11-1559 min2016-11-091h 202016-11-011h 06Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum42 Hello Ladies, Solve Our Problems
The podcast crew for number 42, left to right, Stephen Seifert, Erin Mae, Butch Ross, Amber Rogers, Sarah Morgan, Aaron O'Rourke, and Dan Landrum. We recorded this during dinner at the Black Mountain Dulcimer Festival. www.blackmountainmusicfest.com.
2016-10-2650 min2016-10-191h 272016-10-111h 182016-10-041h 042016-09-2759 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum37 Man Cycles and Lightning RoundsSteve, Aaron, and Dan take lightning round dulcimer questions and analyze Aaron's undulations.
2016-09-211h 02Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum36 Redoubled Doubling DownAaron and Dan discuss getting creative, getting busy, and sticking to schedule.
2016-09-1359 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum35 I don't want you to think . . .Dan, Steve, and Aaron discuss problems of expectations and control.
2016-09-0859 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum34 Hyper Drives and Healthy CompetitionDan, Steve, and Aaron, get geeky about healthy competition on stage.
2016-09-011h 05Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum33 Obsessive LearningDan and Steve talk about really getting into it, so much that it gets into you.
2016-03-281h 17Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum32 Collaboration with AaronAaron O'Rourke and Dan Landrum talk about writing, collaborating, and awkward moments hugging conductors.
2016-03-221h 05Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum31 Judgy Copyright TalkJudge Jess Dickinson and Dan talk about the complexities of copyright law.
2016-03-141h 01Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum30 Scooooooooooooore!Tools for writing out your own scores and learning how to use them.
2016-03-081h 08Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum29 Add Hominy (reunited, and it feels so good).Reunited and it feels so good.
2016-03-031h 01Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum28 Dichotomous CreativityDan and Aaron talk about getting creative when you don't feel like it.
2016-02-2658 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum27 Practicing the Hard Parts (Aaron and Dan)Aaron O'Rourke pinch hits for Stephen Seifert for our first show of 2016. We're all busy as one-armed hammered dulcimer players these days so we'll get the show back on its weekly track by varying the hosts in dulcimer geekery. There are plenty to chose from.
2016-02-1758 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum26 Seifert Solo New Year's EveStephen Seifert knocks one out solo. Lot's of talk about a better dulcimer life in 2016.
2015-12-3134 min2015-10-131h 03Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum24 Butch RossButch Ross joins us to talk about effects pedal geekery. Here's a photo of his pedal board.
2015-10-051h 03Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum23 Aaron O'RourkeAaron O'Rourke and I talk while Dan takes the week off to work on his house.
2015-09-231h 06Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum22 Get a Little Closer to the MicrophoneHow to make yourself sound better by working the microphone and sound engineer, like a pro.
2015-09-1639 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum21 Quitting and StartingAdvice for a friend who wants to quit a well-paying job and play music for a living.
2015-09-071h 04Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum20 Pre-apocalyptic Mornings and Frightful Staging (corrected)Capturing and recalling ideas. The incompatibility of background music followed by performance.
2015-09-011h 03Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum19 Metro GeeksDan and Steve talk about getting with your metronome
2015-08-251h 042015-08-211h 00Dulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum17 I'd Like to Get to Know YouThe Rizzetta carbon fiber dulcimer arrives.
2015-08-1545 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum16 Stoking the Star Maker Machinery Behind the Popular SongJoni Mitchell and Drifting Away
2015-08-0444 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum15 That Does Not ComputeDan and Steve talk about time management and switching operating systems.
2015-07-2747 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum14 Afterglow: Driving home from the gig.Dan and Steve head back to Tennessee after a busy week at the Evart Funfest.
2015-07-2045 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum13 Driving to Evart, Carbon Fiber, and Getting Down with the ODPCCome along on a road trip with us, and bring some coffee.
2015-07-1330 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum12 Independence Day for Dulcimer PlayersIndependence Day For Dulcimer Players
2015-07-0557 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum11 Great Expectations, Skype Lessons, Dschool ConfessionsWhat to expect with a new student, taking lessons online, and what are we going to do with Dulcimer School.
2015-07-0443 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum10 Slow Jams, Show-offs, and Hearts of SpaceWikipedia describes a slow jam as an umbrella term for music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs. The term is most commonly reserved for soft-sounding songs with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. This definition has led to intense debate over whether particular songs should be classified as a "slow jam", e.g. Ginuwine's 1996 hit single "Pony". The common use and possible origin of this term traces back to 1983 when Solar Records group Midnight Star recorded the song "Slow Jam" on their album No Parking on the Dance Floor. ...
2015-06-3041 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum09 Festival ConcertsPlanning dulcimer festival concert sets.
2015-06-2433 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum08 - Can't We Just Get AlongMixed tonality: how to get mountain and hammered dulcimers to play nicely together.
2015-06-1640 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum07 - Dulcimer Mamas and Airplane RhythmsRemembering Jean, and real world experience flying with a small instrument.
2015-06-0834 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum06 - Hippy HistoryFrom the folk revival to your life. Dulcimers have a bit of a hippy history.
2015-06-0132 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum05 - Make Something BeautifulDulcimers make it easy for all of us to make something beautiful.
2015-05-2531 minDulcimer Geek Podcast - Seifert and Landrum04 - Recording QualityWant to get a quality recording of your dulcimer? Know what you want, and how to ask for it.
2015-05-1630 min