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The Tucson Dulcimer Ensemble (TDE) was started by Mary Walker along with some of her students as a way to play and practice together. As this small group expanded we became the Tucson Dulcimer Ensemble.
Mary, wishing to return to her teaching and performing trio, decided in 2016 to take a "back seat" from being the director with TDE. Mary is still part of TDE and offers wisdom as needed. At this time, we are being organized by Bob, Jo and Diane to keep us in line. Thank you to All of them for stepping up to serve in this capacity. Bob maintains this web page, our E-mail account and our FaceBook page. This keeps him busy and out of trouble while being an asset to TDE. The members only area feature has educational material and videos plus, since some of our music is under special permission use by the arranger, so we have this in the members only area.. This is why we do not have our TABS on our Web Page's public area. We enjoy having a variety of instruments in TDE to enhance our music. These include Mountain and Hammered Dulcimers, Ukulele, Guitars, both bass and acoustic, Mandolins, flutes and penny whistles, and other instruments on occasion. We try to stay with Acoustic instruments and most types are welcome We have small groups that do special types or styles of playing..We enjoy finding venues to play at and show off our instruments. We have played for Schools, parties, funerals, museums and county fairs.TDE continues to expand our repertoire. We are always looking for experienced players/ Instructors that come through to present workshops for us. Among the guest artists who have conducted workshops for TDE in Tucson are Bing Futch, Lois Hornbostel, Ehukei Teves, Steven Seifert and others. Check out the Events, Practices & Small Groups Tab to see when we meet and the current events that are happening with TDE. If you wish to attend a practice to check us out please send us an email or use the "Contact US" form on this page. |
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Sample Song List in Alphabetical Order
All I Have To Do Is Dream Amazing Grace Angeline The Baker Ash Grove Ashokan Farewell Aura Lee Balinderry Banana Boat Song – ‘Day-O’ Beethoven’s Ninth – ‘Ode to Joy’ Bile Dem Cabbage Down Black Mountain Rag Blue Moon Cajun Fiddlin’ Chattanooga Choo Choo City of New Orleans Clinch Mountain Backstep Colinda Columbus Stockade Blues Cripple Creek Crooked Ridge De Colores Dillan Bay Dona Dobins Pacem - Give Us Peace Down By The Salley Gardens Erv Shel Shoshanim Fa La Nana Bambin Five Hundred Miles Gray Cat on a Tennessee Farm GreenSleeves Hangman’s Reel Heart and Soul Home on the Range I’ve Been Workin’ on The Railroad I’ve Got Peace Like a River J’ai Passe’ Devant ta Porte Jamaica Farewell John Stenson # 2 Ka Makani Kaili Aloha Kum Ba Ya |
Lavender's Blue Liza Jane Londonderry Air –‘Danny Boy’ Love Me Tender Mary Ann Merry Widow Waltz – ‘Happy Birthday Waltz” Mes Parents Midnight on the Water Oh, Susanna Old Joe Clark Possum Up a Gumstump Rock the Cradle, Joe Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms Rosewood Casket Rosin the Beau Ruben’s Train Samanthra – From Sacred Harp Savoy Family Waltz – Mary’s Trio Shalom Chaverim Shanghai Rooster She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain Shines The Light Sourwood Mountain South Wind St. Louis Blues Sugar Hill Suo Gam Sweet Sunny South Tennessee Waltz The Lion Sleeps Tonight This Land is Your Land This Train Tombigbee Waltz Up jumped the Devil Wayfaring Stranger When Irish Eyes are Smiling When The Saints Go Marching In Whiskey Before Breakfast Wildwood Flower You Are My Sunshine |