I had a request to learn this song and then I heard from quite a few people on my Facebook music page that wanted to hear it too so I spent a few weeks working on this song to get you a really nice completed version of it. Hope you like it. Pass it on if you do. Thanks.
oh Ted i am totally hooked on your music. I too had a santoor to play with when i lived in Iran. Don't have it any more since I moved to states and man, you make me miss having it around
ted, all i can really say is how envious i am of you, i have listened this song over and over, and wish i could learn it myself to play it at my daughters wedding next year - i am not a man of means, and the gifts i give to people i care for are some part of me; poems, paintings - playing this song in person would be a level of amazing i can only hope to achieve. your talent is really an awesome thing to witness.
Such a beautiful song, this is probably one of the best raw renditions I've heard of it. King Henry III in 1253 and the Scarborough Fair, timeless - time-warping emotion you can still feel from what is still shared today from music ages ago. Although the earliest composition is from the early 1600s, there is an even more distant musical influence taken into account and I would imagine very similar melodies throughout those centuries leading up to this one.
A true talent you have sir. The sounds you produce are amazing. I'm hooked, I've shared your work with several friends, drummers, guitarist, flutists etc etc and we are simply amazed. I would like to thank you for sharing your amazing sounds with people all over. Keep up the brilliant work...we love it!!! Hot Springs Ar
As a child, I spent a lot of time on the inside of a piano, plucking the strings and loving the harmony. This is as good as it gets. Love to have one of these today. Its a new discovery,
Stunning! 30 years ago we lived in Elkhart. This morning I quite randomly stumble upon this beautiful gem coming from Goshen - and I am in my kitchen in England :-) Internet magic. So glad I'm found you across the miles. Any chance this is on a CD?
Thank you Amelie. That's a high compliment. Let me know if you have questions about buying one. I sell them and I want to help you get a good one. You can email me from my website. www.tedyoder.com
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. This song is on my new album so if you want to preorder it you can go to my website www.tedyoder.com. Take care.
Thanks cuz. Good to hear from you. Boy have you grown any older at all? I know I've grown older but you've stayed right around 22. ;) Hope you're doing well bro.
Very, very nicely done. Yes, an excellent rendition. And I would second the request for Road to Zion. I think it would transfer really well to HD. Not to mention, since it is a number of years old, you could really make it your own without comparisons. Always a good thing. :-)
Oh man, I hope Simon and/or Garfunkel sees this and tells you you're a fool for suggesting they'd disapprove! :) I'm self-taught on the hammered dulcimer, and have a few videos but I'm so messy compared to your crystal-clear playing! Beautiful job, Ted!
Horns of Pan Thank you so much. :) I'm a bit of self deprecating artists so it's hard for me to think folks will like my arrangements as much as I enjoy creating them. So thank you for the vote of confidence. I think I've seen a few of your videos. I'll have to go check them out again. Keep at it. It's all about the music and so little about us.
Matt, was it you that sent me the message about putting your girls to sleep and then mentioned this song? If it was you, I posted your message to me about putting your girls to sleep to my music on Facebook and then mentioned your request for Scarborough Fair and my page lit up with other people wanting to hear this song too. So thanks for the suggestion. I love when people want to hear something with this much enthusiasm.
This is a fantastic arrangement. Thank you very much for playing and posting this. I have always been mesmerized by the sound of the hammer dulcimer. I'm slowly working on a version of this song myself. As there are so many covers, I need to get it right. I would very much appreciate being able to sample your performance in my own work, crediting you accordingly of course. Please let me know if this is acceptable. Thanks again for this cover. It's the kind of instrument that it should be played on.
Thank you very much. I have no problem if you use what I've done. I'm honored to be mimicked. :) Let me know if you need any help. You can email me from my website. www.tedyoder.com
+Ted Yoder Hey Ted at it again! Keep it up I bet if he was alive you would make Beetoven jealous. Your a great musician ones who don't claim their good are the best of all.
Honestly I think Russell has done a few upgrades bit he's not too quick or fond about it. He had added an extra brace to the new models that mine doesn't have just to be safe. If you have a RCE I would call or email and ask one but I wouldn't guarantee any specific response. Russell's very kind and nice about things but he is careful. The extra range is really great though.
Happy Birthday!~! That was AWESOME!! I loved it so much! I just have one question.... What made this hammered dulcimer sound so much deeper in tone than others? Is it the type of wood that it is made from? Did you have an electronic device to help the sound for the making of this film? Or is it a higher quality of hammered dulcimer? Thank you so much!!
I'm sorry I'm just getting to answering you. Missed it. No electronics involved. It's a mahogany too and higher quality build. Also there's just more range on this model than most you've heard. This one is 4.5 octaves and the standard model is 3.
I'm cursed with perfect pitch, and believe me it is a curse. Please could someone explain to me why I hear flat notes from the bass strokes from this magical musician.
Well done then! I find I can do that a bit on the piano, but the non-linear scale configuration of these seems as though it would make that kind of thing more difficult. Do you agree? Also, I have never played an HD but have wanted to get one for years. Is a 16/15 a good start? What affordable ones would you recommend?
Yes I would start with at least a 16/15 or 15/14 size. If you go to my website and look under the store page, you'll see some hammered dulcimers for sale. That will give you an idea of what's out there and what I recommend. If you have any questions, just let me know. www.TedYoder.com/store
The only time that I use sheet music to learn a song is usually on classical pieces. These pop songs, I usually figure it out myself or at least get the chord progression from some place on the web and then arrange from there.
I'd never heard of a Hammered Dulcimer until yesterday. Listening to Ted Yoder play is a wonderful musical gift and I'm grateful for it.
This is so incredibly nostalgic, I remember my mom humming this song to me for me to go to sleep when I was 4. This truly brought back memories.
If music be the food of love, play on.
I had a request to learn this song and then I heard from quite a few people on my Facebook music page that wanted to hear it too so I spent a few weeks working on this song to get you a really nice completed version of it. Hope you like it. Pass it on if you do. Thanks.
oh Ted i am totally hooked on your music. I too had a santoor to play with when i lived in Iran. Don't have it any more since I moved to states and man, you make me miss having it around
Ted Yoder im speechless.
ted, all i can really say is how envious i am of you, i have listened this song over and over, and wish i could learn it myself to play it at my daughters wedding next year - i am not a man of means, and the gifts i give to people i care for are some part of me; poems, paintings - playing this song in person would be a level of amazing i can only hope to achieve. your talent is really an awesome thing to witness.
what a truly captivating instrument, absolutely beautiful, reminds me of the beginning of the Silmarillion when the Ainur played music for Eru.
LOVELY like the song was written for a Dulcimer !
Such a beautiful song, this is probably one of the best raw renditions I've heard of it. King Henry III in 1253 and the Scarborough Fair, timeless - time-warping emotion you can still feel from what is still shared today from music ages ago. Although the earliest composition is from the early 1600s, there is an even more distant musical influence taken into account and I would imagine very similar melodies throughout those centuries leading up to this one.
I don't see how anyone could give this a thumbs down. This is some mesmerizing stuff.
Great job! More songs!
I should have known this classic and you would collide and you made it a new masterpiece! ❤
Scarborough Fair is one of my favorite songs!
Your music is so lovely! 💛💙
MOT
My jaw just dropped, I love this song, and it sounds amazing on the dulcimer. What a beautiful melody.
So beautiful.. and so light and airy.
A true talent you have sir. The sounds you produce are amazing. I'm hooked, I've shared your work with several friends, drummers, guitarist, flutists etc etc and we are simply amazed. I would like to thank you for sharing your amazing sounds with people all over. Keep up the brilliant work...we love it!!!
Hot Springs Ar
I am freezing at listening to this heavenly sounds. . Shimmers and goose bumps. .🤩🥰 .
😂 thank you.
As a child, I spent a lot of time on the inside of a piano, plucking the strings and loving the harmony. This is as good as it gets. Love to have one of these today. Its a new discovery,
Soothing music for the mind
Amazing performance
OMG, you and that instrument are amazing! Can't stop listening, oh and can't stop sharing. Thank you so much for your music. Patty
What a beautiful instrument I need one
Thanks for the nice music. And what a precious kitty! 🤗
You bet. Thank you.
Stunning! 30 years ago we lived in Elkhart. This morning I quite randomly stumble upon this beautiful gem coming from Goshen - and I am in my kitchen in England :-) Internet magic. So glad I'm found you across the miles. Any chance this is on a CD?
Love the cats name. I think that was one of the loveliest renditions of that song I have ever heard.
This song/video DID it. I WILL buy a hammered dulcimer. Thanks so very much.
Thank you Amelie. That's a high compliment. Let me know if you have questions about buying one. I sell them and I want to help you get a good one. You can email me from my website. www.tedyoder.com
Beautiful cat you have. Great music too!
Please do more songs they are more than beautiful
Fabulous.
Thank you. 😊
Love this so much! Your version of Norwegian Wood had me hooked!
This instrument has such a unique sound.
Awesome Music!!! Thank You from Denver NC
Thank you Andrew. My pleasure.
Beautifully done. Love Simon and Garfunkel's music and you have INCREDIBLE talent too.
Very nice. As was stated in another comment, I was not aware this instrument existed. Very cool indeed.
LOL, and if you're taking requests, I think Classical Gas would be awesome.
This is such a beautiful rendition!
TRULY BEAUTIFUL TED KEEP IT COMING & GBY & MANY THANKS
Have a terrific day! Wishing you happiness on your special day!
Wonderful I could listen to it over and over again
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. This song is on my new album so if you want to preorder it you can go to my website www.tedyoder.com. Take care.
You are very talented.
yep.... goosebumps!
Incredible!
Que instrumento incrivel! Maravilhoso! É facil de aprender?
Nice, clear, beautiful.
He's amazing!!!
Q TALENTO ...
happy birthday & yes, did enjoy it very much/very nice! You are very talented ted!
amazing
Just lovely!I'm well chilled now.
Thank you Mark. Stay chilled or just come back when your not. 😛
Breathtaking!
well played ,, soul soaring peace ,,Bravo
Thank you Brent. I love playing this song. It has such a great history for me and many others I'm sure.
Wow Ted, you are amazing!!! Happy Birthday... I hope you have a great night!
Thanks cuz. Good to hear from you. Boy have you grown any older at all? I know I've grown older but you've stayed right around 22. ;) Hope you're doing well bro.
Thank you :-)
Que incrível!! Eu tô amando! Parabéns!
i think i just fell in love! that was beautiful!
Very, very nicely done. Yes, an excellent rendition. And I would second the request for Road to Zion. I think it would transfer really well to HD. Not to mention, since it is a number of years old, you could really make it your own without comparisons. Always a good thing. :-)
I think I have a new favorite instrument, and a new subscription! Thanks for the gorgeous music!
Oh man, I hope Simon and/or Garfunkel sees this and tells you you're a fool for suggesting they'd disapprove! :)
I'm self-taught on the hammered dulcimer, and have a few videos but I'm so messy compared to your crystal-clear playing! Beautiful job, Ted!
Horns of Pan Thank you so much. :) I'm a bit of self deprecating artists so it's hard for me to think folks will like my arrangements as much as I enjoy creating them. So thank you for the vote of confidence. I think I've seen a few of your videos. I'll have to go check them out again. Keep at it. It's all about the music and so little about us.
Thank you Mr Yoder ! ( and OREO too)
It is beautiful.
TheWildsourdough Your'e so welcome. Thanks for listening. :)
Beautiful!
Happy Birthday Eve!
I sent you a request for this song awhile back. Thanks so much. You certainly did this classic melody justice. It's just beautiful. Happy Birthday!
Matt, was it you that sent me the message about putting your girls to sleep and then mentioned this song? If it was you, I posted your message to me about putting your girls to sleep to my music on Facebook and then mentioned your request for Scarborough Fair and my page lit up with other people wanting to hear this song too. So thanks for the suggestion. I love when people want to hear something with this much enthusiasm.
Never mind Matt. I found the old message. It was you and I'm so glad that you mentioned it. I really like this song.
Ted Yoder wow, actually wasn't even aware of your fb page til now but just "liked" it. So happy to see the response my message received.
Very well done.
Thank you Bridget. Thanks for watching.
Oh this is lovely 😄
Fantastic !!!! :D
SPECTACULAR!!! :-)
+Karen Ridgway Thank you. 😊
Those bass notes are the truth
😆👊
Ted you are a pro.
Thomas Barber Thank you sir.
Woow, how nice. I am planning to make an arrangement for harp for it, ispired from yours. Regards!
Awesome. Thank you and please post a video once you get your arrangement done. I'd love to see it.
Wouldn't sound out of place in Skyrim
Beat me to it
Man, this song always seems so wistful. More so, played on this.
This is a fantastic arrangement. Thank you very much for playing and posting this. I have always been mesmerized by the sound of the hammer dulcimer. I'm slowly working on a version of this song myself. As there are so many covers, I need to get it right. I would very much appreciate being able to sample your performance in my own work, crediting you accordingly of course. Please let me know if this is acceptable. Thanks again for this cover. It's the kind of instrument that it should be played on.
Thank you very much. I have no problem if you use what I've done. I'm honored to be mimicked. :) Let me know if you need any help. You can email me from my website. www.tedyoder.com
+Ted Yoder Hey Ted at it again! Keep it up I bet if he was alive you would make Beetoven jealous. Your a great musician ones who don't claim their good are the best of all.
Am I right in thinking you used the Simon & Garfunkle version as your base? That's some pretty complicated stuff there! Wow.
You are correct. It took me a little while to put it together and I haven’t played it since. 🤣
Nicely done! I'm liking the extra range of the XR. Can a RCE be modified into an XR?
Honestly I think Russell has done a few upgrades bit he's not too quick or fond about it. He had added an extra brace to the new models that mine doesn't have just to be safe. If you have a RCE I would call or email and ask one but I wouldn't guarantee any specific response. Russell's very kind and nice about things but he is careful. The extra range is really great though.
Happy Birthday!~! That was AWESOME!! I loved it so much!
I just have one question.... What made this hammered dulcimer sound so much deeper in tone than others? Is it the type of wood that it is made from? Did you have an electronic device to help the sound for the making of this film? Or is it a higher quality of hammered dulcimer?
Thank you so much!!
I'm sorry I'm just getting to answering you. Missed it.
No electronics involved. It's a mahogany too and higher quality build. Also there's just more range on this model than most you've heard. This one is 4.5 octaves and the standard model is 3.
Can you play any bollywood song for me
Nice! Is it a DIY instrumment?
I'm cursed with perfect pitch, and believe me it is a curse. Please could someone explain to me why I hear flat notes from the bass strokes from this magical musician.
Well done then! I find I can do that a bit on the piano, but the non-linear scale configuration of these seems as though it would make that kind of thing more difficult. Do you agree? Also, I have never played an HD but have wanted to get one for years. Is a 16/15 a good start? What affordable ones would you recommend?
Yes I would start with at least a 16/15 or 15/14 size. If you go to my website and look under the store page, you'll see some hammered dulcimers for sale. That will give you an idea of what's out there and what I recommend. If you have any questions, just let me know. www.TedYoder.com/store
Sounds great! Do you ever use sheet music for these fan Friday videos or do you figure it out yourself?
The only time that I use sheet music to learn a song is usually on classical pieces. These pop songs, I usually figure it out myself or at least get the chord progression from some place on the web and then arrange from there.
Hi Ted, I am wanting to learn this instrument in India. Please guide
You’re best bet would be to get a santoor over there in India. The US hammered dulcimers would cost too much to ship and import.
Hi Ted, Thanks very much. I shall get one, but Santoor do not give the kind of melody that a Dulcimer gives which is close to a Piano.
Thanks again.
hi ted,i would like you to play trully madly deeply.i love your music.
Try adding rainymood.com in the background. 👌👌
are harmonics hard to play on HD?
+Christopher Pederson Not really. Some of them are in hard to reach places but it’s just practice.
maybe some Lindsey Sterling stuff also
Wots wiv the double vision film pish. High angle to see the magic of what he's doing would be more constructive and entertaining.
Sounds vaguely like something from a Ghibli film.
wrr
Who are the 14 idiots who don't like this??
Wonderful, I love the arrangement
+johnwboston Thank you sir.