vela matson Thank you, Vela! Ha, I wouldn’t consider myself a celebrity ;-) I just *love* playing and sharing the hammered dulcimer! Please tell your mother hello for me. I appreciate you watching and commenting! Best, Joshua
My grandfather built hammered dulcimers before he passed and my grandmother played them but is no longer able to.This ignites such nostalgia. Beautiful playing
Mark Paich aww, thanks for sharing these tender memories with me, Mark. I’m so glad you found this video. I appreciate you sharing this with me. Thank you! Best, Joshua
He plays it with the beauty of a harp, but knows how to make it sound like many different instruments... Amazing job! I'm so enjoying binge-watching your videos right now!
Stunningly beautiful!!! It's okay, I have an autistic grown son, his favorite rock band's time signature is also 11/8, I alerted him and and was counting out the beats and got that "Oh, Mom, I already know" look :)
From one musician to the next bravo 👏🏽. The sheer beauty of this composition is mind boggling . So ethereal. So deep. So incredibly beautiful. I could listen to this all day ! My favorite one by you so far ! You make me , a guitarist of 20 years , want to learn this beautiful instrument , the hammered dulcimer .
You are gifted. Do you teach? I never learned music as a kid - so I learned bansuri (Indian bamboo flute ) at 32. One of the best things I did in my life. Dropped it after two years - life too busy. Now at 60 I pledge to Learn dulcimer by 63 latest. Music is core to being human for me.
Thank you for the beautiful music and video Joshua. My whole life i had the dream to master a musical instrument, but it never happened. Harp and flute my preference. Played a bit of flute and bass. Sadly they're collecting dust now. Next month i will be 62 and tell myself I'm too late and too old to start playing a dulcimer. More affordable than harp, but lovely heavenly sound too. Maybe i will try anyway. Thank you again for making the world nicer, friendlier and more peaceful. We all should take time to listen and connect to the fairies. ❤😊
I know many people in your age group who have started playing the dulcimer for the first time, and they're really enjoying the experience. I hope you can find some time to dedicate to music. I find it very rewarding and it makes my soul happy. Thank you for listening!
And I thought nothing could beat Scarborough Fair :) You are not punching the classic, you are creating classic of equal level! Abbolutely marvellous. Thank you :)
Joshua, this is the most melodious music I have ever heard. I could listen to it all day long. Thank you for creating music that tugs at the heart strings. Bravo!
Comparing to your first videos, here i can notice such maturity in the Dulcimer, so much improvement, and with your own touch with the music... It' beautiful. I can hear this for days and days. God bless such talent.
Oh wow... I might have found a new favourite instrument. I thought only harps could make a sound as beautiful as this. This is an amazing composition, played so beautifully. Perfect music for that natural setting, and great for the themes you talk about. I really like using 11/8 as well.
So awesome to hear!! I’m glad you stumbled upon my channel and am grateful you enjoy my music. The hammered dulcimer is so much fun, and I love sharing it with new people. Please, stay in touch!
I just realized that I did not yet comment this video although I listen to it quite often. It is wonderful like most of your tunes. And so often when I listen after a day full with work or other stuff then it feels like flying or diving away in spheres of light. Which is so important in our times. "Everlasting" especially is like an invitation to click on the repetition button to listen "everlasting" (at least: for a while).
@@JoshuaMessick YOUR WELCOME MR. MESSICK, LIKE I SAID WHEN I WITNESSED YOU PERFORMING "WOODLAND DANCE " THE FIRST TIME I BECAME INSECURE, AND WANTED TO QUIT PLAYING MUSIC. I MESSAGED YOU THROUGH YOUR UTUBE CHANNEL. I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE MIRACULOUS, AND INCREDIBLE. THINKING THAT I WOULD NEVER HEAR FROM YOU, AND HAD NEVER MESSAGED ANYONE ON UTUBE BEFORE. YOU POLITELY MESSAGED ME BACK IN LESS THAN 8 HOURS THANKING ME FOR MY COMPLIMENTS. THEN YOU HUMBLED YOURSELF AND GAVE ME ENCOURAGEMENT TO PLEASE KEEP PLAYING. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR KIND AND ENCOURAGING WORDS. NOW WHEN I HEAR YOU PLAY, IT IS INSPIRING AND UPLIFTING. YOU ARE NOT ONLY A TALENTED MUSICIAN, COMPOSER. YOU ARE A NICE PERSON. SO AGAIN MR. MESSICK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THANK YOU. YOU ARE MY FAVORITE 21ST CENTURY MUSICIAN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PROMOTE YOUR BRILLIANT MUSIC ON MY END OF THIS COUNTRY. PEOPLE ARE ASTONISHED AT HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR MUSIC IS. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOU MY FRIEND.
I just found you Joshua and I have to say that your music is absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing with the world - listening from Illinois - what an amazing and talented musician! I love music so much playing the saxaphone for many years, and the piano!
Hey there! I'm thrilled you found me and enjoyed listening to my music. Your comment made my day! Also, I can't thank you enough for ordering my CDs through my website. It means the world to me!
I think is almost heavenly music. It reaches right into my soul, thank you. Bahá'u'lláh said that music is a ladder for ascending to the heavenly realm. How true.
Outstanding work ! As a santur player, I can relate to the creative process stemming from the improvisation, especially when carried on peculiar time signatures such as this 11/8, 9/8, 5/4... These signatures often provide a great backdrop to come up with more expressive melodies, but one must remain focused to avoid messing up the fragile rhythmic patterns. You masterfully succeeded in this one :)
Just came across your channel and wonderful music today. This particular tune is just so mesmerizing and is now my favourite. Thank you so much for spreading the joy!
And listening to this again one year later. Your music has helped me through some very tough moments. Thank you so much. Please continue to share your beautiful music!
This is spectacularly beautiful. I will be buying the CD soon. As a piano technician, I always love hearing predecessors to the piano and showing how extraordinarily difficult they were to play well! A piano is a typewriter compared to this. Thank you infinitely, stay safe and please keep playing!
Wow, thank you for the thoughtful comment Kathleen! I appreciate your support!! You can snag a cd (or vinyl!) from my website here. I will mail it tomorrow :) joshuamessick.com/product/pure-hammered-dulcimer/
Simply wonderful, Joshua! I'm thoroughly enjoying your new album, and I love it when you take your music to the Appalachian forest! Thanks for the therapy and inspiration.
Spineloccio Thank you, sir! It was a fun tune to compose and play. Thanks for your continued support, and I’m thrilled you’re enjoying Pure Hammered Dulcimer. Hope to see you again soon!
Hopefully the water didn't ruin any of your equipment! This song is refreshing and the greenery suits another listen tomorrow morning, where the melody will spur my creativity. Thanks for uploading!
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it! The water didn't damage anything. It was just a flew splashes that dripped from the leaves after the rain. My instrument's finish repels water very nicely. I hope you enjoyed your morning listen! I appreciate you, very much. Best, Joshua
I've only recently found out about this instrument and have fallen so deeply in love with both it's designs and your channel. I hope you continue to fill the world with these ethereal harmonies. Thank you for playing.
This was a special comment to read, Kai Dragoon! I’m touched to hear how much you enjoy the hammered dulcimer and my music. Thanks foe taking your time to discover my little space on TH-cam and for taking the time to comment. I hope you have a wonderful 2021!
Wonderful. I think this is one of my favorites from your new album (but maybe they all are, haha). This has such a classic "Joshua Messick" sound in my mind. Thanks for sharing! :)
So glad you're enjoying it, Elizabeth! Everlasting is one of my favorites, too. It was the last track on the album to be composed & recorded. As soon as it was recorded, I the album just felt complete. Thanks for being a my #1 listener for about 20 years!
Another great piece Mr Messick, well done! Your music always takes me on a journey that I don't want to come to an end. And don't worry, I won't try this at home. I'm not very good and I'd probably destroy my instrument if I tried haha! Blessings to you and your family...🕊️
Thank you, Michael! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it! Yes, I recorded in between rain showers. A few raindrops from the leaves hit the soundboard. I finished up just in time before the next big downpour! Many blessings to you and yours as well :-)
Joshua, just stunning!! I have been so inspired by your playing as well as a few others that I ordered my own first (notice I said first) dulcimer from Songbird, and it will be here Monday. I play folk harp and piano already, so I'm really looking forward to my new journey with the hammered dulcimer now! Thank you for inspiring me to take the next step and follow my dreams!
Wow! Thanks for the kind words. It’s amazing to hear you’ve started a new journey, Nelson!! So glad to hear you’re inspired to play. Enjoy your new instrument. Please stay and touch - I’d love to hear you play your dulcimer sometime.
I find myself fascinated by Joshua’s hands in this video. There is a beautiful stillness in his playing and almost no wrist movement. When practicing fast passages, my wrists become the focus of movement. A bad habit I’m trying to break! I wonder what exercises might be employed to develop technique like we see here. This video is beautiful to listen to, but also instructive to watch!
I'm glad to hear you're inspired to practice and motivated to become better. Try to isolate the essential movement and eliminate non-essential movement. Common problem areas are playing from the elbows and recoiling the hammer after a strike. I'd recommend that you practice your percussion rudiments. Also, focus on quality tone and stretch your body to eliminate tension before and after you practice. Quality tone and comfort in your body will help guide you to the proper technique.
Kathryn McKenna Aww, that’s wonderful to hear! It’s very nice to hear the music brought some cheer to your day :) Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Joshua
It's D-Ketch! Great to hear from you! Thank you so much. I'm really glad I have a recording studio and TH-cam channel to reach out during this pandemic. It hasn't been easy to have all my concerts cancelled, but it's awesome to have an outlet to connect with people. Best wishes, Joshua.
Can put in a request that you make some videos of hymns? They have such a deep place in many of our hearts and I just love your style. Your song What Child Is This is your only hymn I could find you do. Pleeeeeeaaaassseee? 😊😊😊
Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoy my music! I'd love to make some videos of hymns. I have quite a few recorded on my albums. You can check them out here: joshuamessick.com/product-category/music/
@@adamflory8473 Honest: Songs of Hope is a collection of hymns. Also, my Christmas albums have quite a few hymns on them. Desire for Departure, and Stillness also have hymns.
@@JoshuaMessick Are you a Christian Joshua? I find the fact you like playing hymns fascinating. I’m probably gonna buy the honest album cuz I really liked it is well and that lady with the mountain dulcimer. I play the mountain dulcimer too. I did holy holy holy and put it on TH-cam some years back.
I met Hammered Dulcimer first time on your youtube video, 'Mary and the Witch's Flower'. It was so interesting, and I started learning it! (Actually not just same one) Thank you for sharing music!!
Gilsu Yun / 양금 - Korean Hammered Dulcimer Music Wow!! This is so special to hear. And now, you are playing Yangguem? I have played a yangguem before. It is an amazing instrument. I’ve checked out your videos and you sound wonderful - keep up the awesome work and please stay in touch.
Superb. Suggestion: You might want to consider doing a cover version of "Special" by Garbage - it's vaguely similar and would sound great on the dulcimer.
Thanks, Graham! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm primarily focused on original composition and studio soundtrack sessions these days. I enjoy listening to all music, but I don't do very many covers. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello TH-cam friends! I'd love to hear from you! How did you enjoy this video? Please leave me a comment ;-) You are the best!
i love it!
vela matson Thank you! :)
@@JoshuaMessick thank you!, im trying to link it to my 94 year old mother, she loves it too!
you made my night, i told my mom a celebrity wrote me back, so shes so happy!, your doing great!
vela matson Thank you, Vela! Ha, I wouldn’t consider myself a celebrity ;-) I just *love* playing and sharing the hammered dulcimer! Please tell your mother hello for me. I appreciate you watching and commenting! Best, Joshua
My grandfather built hammered dulcimers before he passed and my grandmother played them but is no longer able to.This ignites such nostalgia. Beautiful playing
Mark Paich aww, thanks for sharing these tender memories with me, Mark. I’m so glad you found this video. I appreciate you sharing this with me. Thank you! Best, Joshua
It’s the most beautiful music I’ve heard for a long time. It sounds like it comes from the kingdom of the fairies.
Aww, thank you Barbara!!
You’re so welcome. Your music brings both peace and inspiration to me so thank you……
This is what's playing in the elevators in Heaven. Lovely!😊
I am in ..... heaven. I have loved the hammered dulcimer for my entire life. Bravo!!!
Thank you!!
Absolutely stunned. As always :D the variety and creativity is.... just wow. Who votes that Mr. Messick should be the dulcimer mozart!?
Thanks so much Mikkel! This was a fun tune to compose and play. Really glad you enjoyed it!
I HATE Gangsta rap music so bad. The vulgar foul demeaning language in the lyeics.. Even at work it's played!
Then there's this- HEAVEN ON EARTH.
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He plays it with the beauty of a harp, but knows how to make it sound like many different instruments... Amazing job! I'm so enjoying binge-watching your videos right now!
Wow, thanks so much!
@JoshuaMessick waves of love I hear through these tunes. #everlasting love. My #1 is here.
Wow, thank you!!
You are a gift to Humanity sir...thank you!
That is very heart warming to hear, D P. Thank you! :)
I'd love to be walking through a forest and suddenly hear you playing! Magical❤❤
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I’m glad you enjoy my music.
Stunningly beautiful!!! It's okay, I have an autistic grown son, his favorite rock band's time signature is also 11/8, I alerted him and and was counting out the beats and got that "Oh, Mom, I already know" look :)
It's great to hear both you enjoyed the music. Thanks for watching!!
From one musician to the next bravo 👏🏽. The sheer beauty of this composition is mind boggling . So ethereal. So deep. So incredibly beautiful. I could listen to this all day ! My favorite one by you so far ! You make me , a guitarist of 20 years , want to learn this beautiful instrument , the hammered dulcimer .
Thanks for listening! This is so encouraging to hear, Jawad. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate you!
You are gifted. Do you teach? I never learned music as a kid - so I learned bansuri (Indian bamboo flute ) at 32. One of the best things I did in my life. Dropped it after two years - life too busy. Now at 60 I pledge to Learn dulcimer by 63 latest. Music is core to being human for me.
Thank you for the beautiful music and video Joshua. My whole life i had the dream to master a musical instrument, but it never happened. Harp and flute my preference. Played a bit of flute and bass. Sadly they're collecting dust now. Next month i will be 62 and tell myself I'm too late and too old to start playing a dulcimer. More affordable than harp, but lovely heavenly sound too. Maybe i will try anyway. Thank you again for making the world nicer, friendlier and more peaceful. We all should take time to listen and connect to the fairies. ❤😊
I know many people in your age group who have started playing the dulcimer for the first time, and they're really enjoying the experience. I hope you can find some time to dedicate to music. I find it very rewarding and it makes my soul happy. Thank you for listening!
@@JoshuaMessick thank you for the uplifting and motivational words Joshua. I keep hoping. ☺💜
Do it! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Just enjoy it how ever many years you play. Don't judge, just enjoy.
this music is like a trickle passing into a river. Very beautiful music. 🌊 👍👍👍
Thank you!!
In the words of John Keats: A thing of Beauty is a joy forever!
Thank you, Joshua❤
Wow, thank you Sajjad! :)
Have loved to listen to hammered dulcimer since first heard at Silver Dollar City 50 years ago. 😮
Awesome! Silver Dollar city has some amazing music. Thanks for stopping by channel.
He's so good! make me want to get one of those and spend a lifetime mastering it
SecondHand Watermelon Thank you so much, Watermelon! It’s a blessing to hear you’ve been inspired. I’m thrilled you enjoyed it! Yours, Joshua
@@JoshuaMessick very inspired! I also really like your song Ancient Roots, keep making music
SecondHand Watermelon Thank you 🍉
Really want to get one! Just have to find a good one for the right price
Agreed, though I don't have the willpower or ambidexterity to do so.
And I thought nothing could beat Scarborough Fair :) You are not punching the classic, you are creating classic of equal level! Abbolutely marvellous. Thank you :)
Wow! What an encouraging comment ;-) I just love playing and composing, and I'm grateful folks take their time to listen. Thank you so much, Sverr!!
Joshua, this is the most melodious music I have ever heard. I could listen to it all day long. Thank you for creating music that tugs at the heart strings. Bravo!
Wow!! Thanks so much Ravi!
Beautiful!!! The intensity was so mesmerizing and unexpected. I
felt privileged to hear this. 🌹
Janet Brooks Thanks, Janet! I appreciate the thoughtful comment. Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for staying connected!
this is the kind of music i imagined playing at my court when i daydreamed about being a powerful empress as a child.
Very glad you enjoyed it!
Comparing to your first videos, here i can notice such maturity in the Dulcimer, so much improvement, and with your own touch with the music... It' beautiful. I can hear this for days and days.
God bless such talent.
Thrilled you enjoyed this! I appreciate your participation on this channel. Thank you 🙏🏻
Ahh your music makes my imagination soar to heights unknown! I love all your albums!
Wow! Thanks so much. You are appreciated!
Aw thank you ! Your welcome ! Keep hammering that dulcimer and bringing the Lord glory with your amazing gift! 😊
Oh wow... I might have found a new favourite instrument. I thought only harps could make a sound as beautiful as this. This is an amazing composition, played so beautifully. Perfect music for that natural setting, and great for the themes you talk about. I really like using 11/8 as well.
So awesome to hear!! I’m glad you stumbled upon my channel and am grateful you enjoy my music. The hammered dulcimer is so much fun, and I love sharing it with new people. Please, stay in touch!
Incredibly serene and beautiful . Talent on loan from GOD ! 🙏😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it! :-) It's good to hear from you again, Fern.
You really put your soul into your music. ❤️
Thank you! I love it :)
I just realized that I did not yet comment this video although I listen to it quite often. It is wonderful like most of your tunes. And so often when I listen after a day full with work or other stuff then it feels like flying or diving away in spheres of light. Which is so important in our times. "Everlasting" especially is like an invitation to click on the repetition button to listen "everlasting" (at least: for a while).
Wow, thank you!
How I love this! It's so beautiful, mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing. 💕💕💕
Thank you so much!
I can't decide which of the two is most beautiful, your music or the scenery! I love your music a lot.
Thank you, Laura! :)
Really love the way you play my friend.
You are a master.
Thank you so much 😀
It ignites my ability to dream, to know where is my direction, thanks a lot for this piece
Thank you for sharing that - I'm thrilled you enjoy the music!
THANK YOU MR. MESSICK, SO INSPIRING.
Thank you! :)
@@JoshuaMessick LOVE YOUR MUSIC I AM ADVERTISING YOU ON MY FACEBOOK STORY.
@@jonsmith4985 I appreciate you helping spread the word!
@@JoshuaMessick YOUR WELCOME MR. MESSICK, LIKE I SAID WHEN I WITNESSED YOU PERFORMING "WOODLAND DANCE " THE FIRST TIME I BECAME INSECURE, AND WANTED TO QUIT PLAYING MUSIC. I MESSAGED YOU THROUGH YOUR UTUBE CHANNEL. I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE MIRACULOUS, AND INCREDIBLE. THINKING THAT I WOULD NEVER HEAR FROM YOU, AND HAD NEVER MESSAGED ANYONE ON UTUBE BEFORE. YOU POLITELY MESSAGED ME BACK IN LESS THAN 8 HOURS THANKING ME FOR MY COMPLIMENTS. THEN YOU HUMBLED YOURSELF AND GAVE ME ENCOURAGEMENT TO PLEASE KEEP PLAYING. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR KIND AND ENCOURAGING WORDS. NOW WHEN I HEAR YOU PLAY, IT IS INSPIRING AND UPLIFTING. YOU ARE NOT ONLY A TALENTED MUSICIAN, COMPOSER. YOU ARE A NICE PERSON. SO AGAIN MR. MESSICK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THANK YOU. YOU ARE MY FAVORITE 21ST CENTURY MUSICIAN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PROMOTE YOUR BRILLIANT MUSIC ON MY END OF THIS COUNTRY. PEOPLE ARE ASTONISHED AT HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR MUSIC IS. I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOU MY FRIEND.
I just found you Joshua and I have to say that your music is absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing with the world - listening from Illinois - what an amazing and talented musician! I love music so much playing the saxaphone for many years, and the piano!
Hey there! I'm thrilled you found me and enjoyed listening to my music. Your comment made my day! Also, I can't thank you enough for ordering my CDs through my website. It means the world to me!
Josh I absolutely love your music, and I'm mainly just commenting because I'm the first one here (I think) XD
Keep serving the King!
Thanks so much, Caleb!! I appreciate you! Yes, you were the first! Congrats ;-)
It was peacefully wonderful! I love it.
Absolutely amazing work Joshua! A beautiful song played brilliantly! I thoroughly enjoy your music!
Thank you, David! :-) I appreciate your continued support.
❤ Beautiful ❤️
It is a combination of great professionalism, creativity and the God's talent!!!
Thank you, Elvira! So glad you enjoyed it.
sehr schön gespielt,Danke für die herrliche Musik
Vielen Dank! Ich bin froh, dass du die Musik genossen hast.
Very nice, lovely music and video! They help put my 2 year old to sleep 💞
Wonderful! That's amazing to hear. Thanks for sharing that with me. My daughter is almost 20 months old and loves music.
Such a beautiful instrument and wonderfully played.
Thank you!
Incredible. What a lovely piece on a lovely instrument. Cheers.
Thanks a bunch! I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to write. Please stay in touch!
That was absolutely beautiful. I am amazed how much you have to memorize to play these songs..Beautiful instrument too!
Thank you! :)
So mesmerizing! I never leave this channel after one play! I always have to listen to two or three pieces! Love from the Heartland! ❤🌻
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks, Onyx.
Joshua, this tune is the best!!! Love the sound, arpeggio-like. 💗🌈
Lynne Adcock Thank you, Lynne! ;-)
Joshua, you are absolutely incredible!
Chelovyek Wow, thanks a million! Glad you enjoyed this ;-)
I think is almost heavenly music. It reaches right into my soul, thank you. Bahá'u'lláh said that music is a ladder for ascending to the heavenly realm. How true.
Wow, thanks so much for sharing this with me, Ian. Very glad you enjoyed it. Please stay in touch! Best, Joshua
So ~ so ~ so pretty🍃
Thank you! 😊
Outstanding work ! As a santur player, I can relate to the creative process stemming from the improvisation, especially when carried on peculiar time signatures such as this 11/8, 9/8, 5/4... These signatures often provide a great backdrop to come up with more expressive melodies, but one must remain focused to avoid messing up the fragile rhythmic patterns. You masterfully succeeded in this one :)
Zakaria Haffar Wow! Thank you very much, Zakaria! Thanks for the watch and wonderful feedback. Please stay in touch, ok? :)
@@JoshuaMessick Sure thing, I subscribed right away :) best of luck !
Zakaria Haffar Awesome! I watched a few of your videos too. You sound awesome! Keep up the great work.
Divinely-inspired music. No words!
Ergo Sum Thank you, Ergo! I am so happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.
My life's purpose is just completed, by listening to this music. I can die peacefully now🥲
Thank you, Tech!
my new favourite instrument
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy it.
So beautiful and peaceful.
starburstwrappers Thank you!!
Just came across your channel and wonderful music today. This particular tune is just so mesmerizing and is now my favourite. Thank you so much for spreading the joy!
Thanks so much, Smitty! I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment. Please stay connected. Best, Joshua
I will, for sure! Your music is enchanting. I’ve been listening almost every day! Thanks again!
And listening to this again one year later. Your music has helped me through some very tough moments. Thank you so much. Please continue to share your beautiful music!
This is spectacularly beautiful. I will be buying the CD soon. As a piano technician, I always love hearing predecessors to the piano and showing how extraordinarily difficult they were to play well! A piano is a typewriter compared to this. Thank you infinitely, stay safe and please keep playing!
Wow, thank you for the thoughtful comment Kathleen! I appreciate your support!! You can snag a cd (or vinyl!) from my website here. I will mail it tomorrow :) joshuamessick.com/product/pure-hammered-dulcimer/
Simply wonderful, Joshua! I'm thoroughly enjoying your new album, and I love it when you take your music to the Appalachian forest! Thanks for the therapy and inspiration.
Spineloccio Thank you, sir! It was a fun tune to compose and play. Thanks for your continued support, and I’m thrilled you’re enjoying Pure Hammered Dulcimer. Hope to see you again soon!
Fabulous. Listening to you loud and clear from Krungthep Maha Nakorn ( Thailand).
Thanks, Divad!
선율이 아름답네요...❤
Thank you!
I love Everlasting! The unusual time signature I think appeals to my senses.
Janet Sanford That is awesome to hear! Thank you for watching, Janet ;-)
I love tricky time signatures. Nice.
Thanks!
Pure inspiration
Thanks so much!
definitely would be an awesome theme song
Thank you! I'm very glad you enjoyed it.
Hopefully the water didn't ruin any of your equipment! This song is refreshing and the greenery suits another listen tomorrow morning, where the melody will spur my creativity. Thanks for uploading!
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it! The water didn't damage anything. It was just a flew splashes that dripped from the leaves after the rain. My instrument's finish repels water very nicely. I hope you enjoyed your morning listen! I appreciate you, very much. Best, Joshua
So beautiful, thank you for sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
I've only recently found out about this instrument and have fallen so deeply in love with both it's designs and your channel. I hope you continue to fill the world with these ethereal harmonies. Thank you for playing.
This was a special comment to read, Kai Dragoon! I’m touched to hear how much you enjoy the hammered dulcimer and my music. Thanks foe taking your time to discover my little space on TH-cam and for taking the time to comment. I hope you have a wonderful 2021!
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed it :)
Love this so much!! Can't wait to have my Dulcimer built!! Thank you for creating such beautiful music.
Thank you!!
Amazing interpretation, greetings from Mexico
Hello, Raul! It is wonderful to have a new listener in Mexico. I appreciate you!
Absolutely beautiful! I needed to hear that today ... Blessings on ya ...
M Rice. Aww, thank you Maurice!
Wonderful. I think this is one of my favorites from your new album (but maybe they all are, haha). This has such a classic "Joshua Messick" sound in my mind. Thanks for sharing! :)
So glad you're enjoying it, Elizabeth! Everlasting is one of my favorites, too. It was the last track on the album to be composed & recorded. As soon as it was recorded, I the album just felt complete. Thanks for being a my #1 listener for about 20 years!
Eeeexxxcellent !
Thanks, Charlie! :)
Another great piece Mr Messick, well done! Your music always takes me on a journey that I don't want to come to an end.
And don't worry, I won't try this at home. I'm not very good and I'd probably destroy my instrument if I tried haha!
Blessings to you and your family...🕊️
Thank you, Michael! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it! Yes, I recorded in between rain showers. A few raindrops from the leaves hit the soundboard. I finished up just in time before the next big downpour! Many blessings to you and yours as well :-)
Joshua, just stunning!! I have been so inspired by your playing as well as a few others that I ordered my own first (notice I said first) dulcimer from Songbird, and it will be here Monday. I play folk harp and piano already, so I'm really looking forward to my new journey with the hammered dulcimer now! Thank you for inspiring me to take the next step and follow my dreams!
Wow! Thanks for the kind words. It’s amazing to hear you’ve started a new journey, Nelson!! So glad to hear you’re inspired to play. Enjoy your new instrument. Please stay and touch - I’d love to hear you play your dulcimer sometime.
Hey Joshua! I recently discovered your music and today i bought this album in Amazon. Thanks for sharing your music and your inspirations with us!
Thank you, Roberto!! I appreciate you :) Please stay in touch!
Wow!! That is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Kelly Pagan Thank you for watching and commenting! Really glad you enjoyed it.
It's very soothing, Joshua! Thank you for sharing it with us.
And, thank you for watching and commenting! Very glad you enjoyed it. It is great to hear from you again.
Amazing powerful and relaxing! Greetings from Mexico
hekbott Thank you! :) Thanks for finding my channel and leaving me a comment. Stay in touch! Best, Joshua
Love every note!
Thanks so much!!
I find myself fascinated by Joshua’s hands in this video. There is a beautiful stillness in his playing and almost no wrist movement. When practicing fast passages, my wrists become the focus of movement. A bad habit I’m trying to break! I wonder what exercises might be employed to develop technique like we see here. This video is beautiful to listen to, but also instructive to watch!
I'm glad to hear you're inspired to practice and motivated to become better. Try to isolate the essential movement and eliminate non-essential movement. Common problem areas are playing from the elbows and recoiling the hammer after a strike. I'd recommend that you practice your percussion rudiments. Also, focus on quality tone and stretch your body to eliminate tension before and after you practice. Quality tone and comfort in your body will help guide you to the proper technique.
Just lovely. What more can I say?
Thank you! :-)
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Joshua replies to every comment☺
Haha! I do my very best. Thank you! :)
@@JoshuaMessick You're very welcome!
yeah, i have a lot of respect for him
Absolutely gorgeous! One of my new favorites
Jacob Odom Thanks a million, Jacob!
Super!!Great game! Super!!! Wonderful channel! Thank you! I'm staying!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Magnificent !! Bravo !! 💚
Hello from France 😊
Thank you! I am very happy you enjoyed the music :-)
Thank you! Subscribed. 😎👍🏻
Welcome aboard!
Pure. Relaxing. I love it
Kokey Thank you!! ;-)
Came for the Scenery ...
Stayed for the both .
Glad you enjoyed it!
That’s an incredible instrument, and incredible skill playing it. Beautiful
Thank you, MintyFresh! :) I’m very glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing!
Thanks!
Another beautiful piece, Mr. Messick!
I have ordered the CD.
David O'Banion Sweet!! I can’t wait for you to get it ;-) I appreciate the support!
That’s beautiful 😊. You have a wonderful talent.
Kim Breeding Thank you, Kim! I appreciate the spin and comment.
Magical, thank you for sharing. Made my day!
Kathryn McKenna Aww, that’s wonderful to hear! It’s very nice to hear the music brought some cheer to your day :) Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Joshua
This is really amazing! You play so well. Thank you x
Thank you, Matt! I appreciate the spin and comment. Please stay in touch!
So beautiful
Thank you!!
@@JoshuaMessick You are welcome
Excellent as always, Josh! Stay safe and well!😁
It's D-Ketch! Great to hear from you! Thank you so much. I'm really glad I have a recording studio and TH-cam channel to reach out during this pandemic. It hasn't been easy to have all my concerts cancelled, but it's awesome to have an outlet to connect with people. Best wishes, Joshua.
Can put in a request that you make some videos of hymns? They have such a deep place in many of our hearts and I just love your style. Your song What Child Is This is your only hymn I could find you do. Pleeeeeeaaaassseee? 😊😊😊
Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoy my music! I'd love to make some videos of hymns. I have quite a few recorded on my albums. You can check them out here: joshuamessick.com/product-category/music/
@@JoshuaMessick is it the Honest: Songs of Hope album?
@@adamflory8473 Honest: Songs of Hope is a collection of hymns. Also, my Christmas albums have quite a few hymns on them. Desire for Departure, and Stillness also have hymns.
@@JoshuaMessick Are you a Christian Joshua? I find the fact you like playing hymns fascinating. I’m probably gonna buy the honest album cuz I really liked it is well and that lady with the mountain dulcimer. I play the mountain dulcimer too. I did holy holy holy and put it on TH-cam some years back.
I met Hammered Dulcimer first time on your youtube video, 'Mary and the Witch's Flower'. It was so interesting, and I started learning it! (Actually not just same one)
Thank you for sharing music!!
Gilsu Yun / 양금 - Korean Hammered Dulcimer Music Wow!! This is so special to hear. And now, you are playing Yangguem? I have played a yangguem before. It is an amazing instrument. I’ve checked out your videos and you sound wonderful - keep up the awesome work and please stay in touch.
@@JoshuaMessick I will. Thanks a lot!!
Love it, josh! Such a deeply inspiring piece of music!
Kyle Offidani Thank you, Mr. Kyle! I appreciate you staying connected after our busking jam session years ago. Glad you enjoy the music.
@@JoshuaMessick My pleasure man, Thank you!
Superb. Suggestion: You might want to consider doing a cover version of "Special" by Garbage - it's vaguely similar and would sound great on the dulcimer.
Thanks, Graham! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm primarily focused on original composition and studio soundtrack sessions these days. I enjoy listening to all music, but I don't do very many covers. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very Nice👍
Thank you! :)
@@JoshuaMessick Have a nice Day ♥