Dulcimerica with Bing Futch

  Direct Download “Found At Sea” is a new tune that Bing composed and recorded on March 8th, inspired by the 2024 Castaway Music Cruise. Here, it provides the soundtrack for a glimpse at the seafaring fun aboard the Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas. Www.CastawayMusicCruise.com Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download A glimpse at the music and merriment that took place at the 10th Annual Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat in Homosassa Springs, Florida. GulfCoastDulcimer.com Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download A new tune inspired by Bing's oldest cat, Simba. Includes introductions to all five rescued felines at Casa de Milagro, and a tribute to Simba's BFF, Roscoe, who left for Rainbow Bridge in January. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download The Stark Sessions are bare-bones song studies shot in high contrast black and white with no dialogue, allowing viewers to focus on the tune at hand. For this session, the song, “Colored Aristocracy”, is broken down into melody, drone melody and then chords are added along with a backing track. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download Bing teaches the tune “Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss” on mountain dulcimer in the key of D, tuned DAD, and then cranks up the backing tracks to audition the song for “Mountain Dulcimer in the Band (Book 8)”. Play along with the band and Bing, plus download tracks at http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download Bing teaches the tune “Shaving a Dead Man” on a Folkcraft Instruments LAP-JO hybrid mountain dulcimer/banjo. Also, a sneak preview of “Mountain Dulcimer in the Band (Book 8)”, and Bing receives a surprise phone call mid-shoot. Download tablature and backing tracks from Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/posts/98044374 Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download A full-blown music video for Bing's new song, “ChatGPT (Been Very Very Good To Me).” It started January 20th with Bing singing the chorus melody for fun, and ended up two weeks later as both a new single, and his first official music video! Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download 8 years ago this week, Bing won the “Best Solo Guitar” award at the 32nd Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. This episode features recently discovered footage of his finals set at The Orpheum Theater, along with the announcement of his win at the awards ceremony, which had somehow not been included in episode 303. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download For all the mountain dulcimer players using amplifiers and mixers, this episode is for you! And everyone else who would like a front-row seat to the basics of equalization. This is just a small portion of the full 90-minute free workshop “Putting it into Gear: Equalization” - join for free and take the next class: Patreon.com/BingFutch Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download A jam-packed 6-minutes that offers insight on how to choose strings for your mountain dulcimer using an Instrument String Tension Calculator like this one right here: https://chordgen.parmakis.co.uk/tensiontool.php Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download The 17th season of Dulcimerica launches with a big episode featuring 8 new online workshop series available through Bing's Patreon. Here, Bing shares video from each of the new series, which can be attended for free by joining Bing's Patreon community (also free!) Get hooked up at: Patreon.com/BingFutch Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download Wrapping the 2023 season, Bing celebrates the simplicity and joy of being home with a look around Casa de Milagro, and the recording of a new track called, “Saved From the Memory Hole.” Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download Kicking off the Christmas 2023 weekend with a big holiday spirit, Bing performs his new arrangement of “Jingle Bell Rock” on the mountain dulcimer along with a backing track. The tablature and tracks are a free download away at Patreon.com/BingFutch! Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download Bing runs through a new tune called “Fine Corduroy Jacket”, and is visited by Abraham Delacey Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley the Alley Cat. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

  Direct Download Bing shoots a casual episode where he cleans up and re-strings a couple of Folkcraft Instruments mountain dulcimers. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!