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This stoneware mug is wheel-thrown. Mugs hold 12-16 ounces. They are dishwasher safe. The medallion is carefully stamped with a celtic dulcimer I created, underglaze is applied and wiped back to expose the relief design.
This stoneware mug is wheel-thrown. Mugs hold 12-16 ounces. They are dishwasher safe. The medallion is carefully stamped with a celtic dulcimer I created, underglaze is applied and wiped back to expose the relief design.
This is a large chip and dip bowl. It was wheel-thrown in one piece and then hand-carved. It’s dishwasher safe. I included a couple of the photos of the carving process. It’s 11” across.
This is a wide bowl with handles. It was wheel-thrown. It’s dishwasher safe. It’s 12” across. The exterior is matte finish with crystalized texture. The interior is smooth and glossy with aurora-like hues of purple and green. This is dishwasher safe.
This is a large wheel-thrown bowl. Glossy finish. It’s dishwasher safe. It is 11.5” Across and about 4” deep
This is a large wheel-thrown cauldron-shaped bowl with handles. It’s 9.5” wide and 4” deep. It is dishwasher safe. It developed a flaw on one handle (shown in photo). The flaw does not effect the function and has been sealed up well with glaze.
This is a slab built plate with a unique glaze application. I entered this into the fair and won best in show for glaze effects. Because of this, it was required that I write the glazes on the bottom of the piece. It doesn’t effect the function and nobody will see that. This is a functional plate and is dishwasher safe.
This stoneware mug is wheel-thrown. Mugs hold 12-16 ounces. They are dishwasher safe. The medallion is carefully stamped with a celtic dulcimer I created, underglaze is applied and wiped back to expose the relief design.
Hammered Dulcimer Duets by national hammered dulcimer champions, Katie Moritz (2013) & Lisa Ferguson (2009). Featuring percussion by Stephen Humphries and steel pan by Mike Schwebke.
Recorded and engineered by Stephen Seifert
This is a hard-copy of the CD that will be sent to you.
Sample the sound below.
This is a large wheel-thrown vessel with three feet. 8” wide by 3” deep. There is a tiny flaw at the very center. It’s a small crack that does not go all thr way through the floor, but could possibly cause leaking. It’s small and difficult to see in photos. I would not use this for food. It would make a pretty succulent planter, or just a nice vessel for holding your keys or trinkets.
Bill’s latest CD of all original pieces! This recording lets the dulcimer sing with a simple trio of Dulcimer, Guitar, and Bass. It also includes new recordings of old favorites.
This Hammered Dulcimer recording is a mix of bluegrass and traditional with hints of many other styles including ragtime and dixieland, all played Bill Robinson style!
1. Down on the Farm
2. Think of Me
3. Tennessee Waltz - Amazing Grace - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
4. Rocky Top
5. Beaumont Rag
6. Florida Blues
7. Angels We Have Heard On High
8. Son Shine
9. America The Beautiful - Battle Hymn of the Republic - Dixie
10. Stepstone
11. Archie Menzie's Reel
12. Simple Gifts - Bells of St. Mary
13. 12th Street Rag
The songs on this CD are original tunes with special meaning and stories related to each one, which is noted on the tray card of the CD. (All songs composed by Bill Robinson except Nathanial's Waltz by Ed Cosner)
1. Festival Rag
2. Robinson Hornpipe
3. Rossie's Jig
4. No Name Waltz
5. Jim Whitehead Special
6. The Savannah Shuffle
7. Louie's Back in Town
8. Beardstown Bound
9. Bill's Warm-Up
10. Monica's Favorite
11. Nathanial's Waltz
12. Bucher Reel
13. 59 String Stomp
1. Away in a Manger
2. We Three Kings
3. O Holy Night
4. Silent Night
5. White Christmas
6. What Child is This
7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
8. Christmas Time’s a Comin’
9. Jingle Bell Rock
10. Blue Christmas
11. Winter Wonderland
12. O Christmas Tree
13. Silver Bells
14. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The songs on this CD are the ones that you, our audiences have requested most often during our performances.
1. Deputy Dalton
2. Old Spinning Wheel In The Parlor
3. Just A Melody
4. Spanish Eyes
5. Westphalia Waltz
6. Macamoyles Reel
7. Home Sweet Home
8. Dreamer's Waltz
9. Ghost Riders In The Sky
10. America The Beautiful
11. Lay It On The Line
12. Wheels
13. How Great Thou Art
14. Listen To The Mocking Bird
This CD is great for listening AND learning. It features dulcimer playing by Bill Robinson and several of his students. Following 10 tracks of music for listening are tutorial tracks where Bill give step-by-step instructions for learning each tune on the CD.
1. Barb's Bargain Hunt - Bill Robinson
2. Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley - Alison Coyer
3. Chuckles - Monica Robinson-Klein
4. Road to Hana - Katie Moritz
5. Old Saw Mill Road - Alison Coyer
6. Ann E - Ann Robinson
7. Lone Star Festival - Katie Moritz
8. Spread the Joy - Diane Waschow
9. Ookpik Waltz - Monica Robinson-Klein
10. Shenandoah/The Call the Wind Mariah - Bill Robinson
This CD was recorded for my 16th year at the Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival. At the close of the festival, we pack up and we're Headin' to Evart (Michigan) for the ODPC Funfest. I composed a tune for them entitled Headin' to Evart.
1. Headin' To Evart
2. Dulcimer Dancing
3. Dreamin' In 3/4 Time
4. Billy In The Low Ground / Stone's Rag
5. Capri Waltz / Midnight On the Water
6. Off She Goes
7. Where The Mountain Laurel Blooms
8. Remembering Gabby
9. Crazy
10. Hold Fast To The Right
11. McHattie's Waltz
12. Tennessee Trip
13. Rebecca
14. Steppin' Out With George
The songs on both of the CD's are recorded on my grandmother's antique dulcimer.
1. Jim Whitehead Special
2. Old Spinning Wheel
3. Skye Boat Song
4. Never on a Sunday
5. 59 String Stomp
6. Liberty
7. Sherman's March
8. Hound Dog Ramble
9. Scotland the Brave
10. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise
11. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
12. Somewhere My Love
13. Slippin' the Strings
14. Merry Widow Waltz
15. Deputy Dalton
16. Fisher's Hornpipe
17. Irish Washer Woman
18. Bell's of St. Mary's
19. Walkin In My Sleep
1. Bill's Warm-Up
2. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
3. Lady of Spain
4. I bought a Rock
5. Capri Waltz
6. Rossie's Jig
7. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
8. Workin' in the Railroad
9. Buffalo Gals
10. Arkansas Traveler
11. Turkey in the Straw
12. Girl from the North Country
13. Dance With Me Sally
14. Peaches & Cream
15. Two Little Blue Little Shoes
16. Spanish Eyes
17. O' Solo Mio!
18. Mississippi Waltz
19. Down in the Valley
In appreciation for the beauty of the Fox Valley area, where my wife, Ann, and I have resided for more than 25 years, I dedicate the title and the first song. The picture on the CD was taken at Island Park, Geneva, Illinois on Labor Day during the Fox Valley Folk Festival.
1. Strollin' By The Fox
2. Black & White Rag
3. Once More
4. Watson's Blues
5. Day Dreaming
6. Berlin Waltz
7. Lover's Concerto
8. Moonlight In Montana
9. You Are The One
10. Help Me Make It Through 11. The Night
12. Slippin' The Strings
13. For The Good Times
14. Until Then
15. Whiskey Before Breakfast
This is a miniature mountain dulcimer tree ornament. It is a 1:12 scale.
I have a few mountain dulcimer ornaments that are very pretty and made in China, but they are too large for a dollhouse scale, so this ornament is a bit smaller scale and would fit in a dollhouse well.
I make these by hand on a pre-order basis. Orders placed by December 21 will ship by December 1, however orders placed earlier than that may ship much earlier. I have several on hand.