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BOOKS & CD'S

Books: Four String Fingerpicking / Follow Me Merrily / Fingerpicking Dulcimer /
Blues & Ragtime for Fretted Dulcimer

CD's: Stardust / Solace / Blues & Ragtime / Walkin' Around Lucky / Hot Rod Sleigh /
Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer Play Music for Christmas

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* Special Offer *
Purchase Stardust at regular price of $15.00 and select any other CD listed on this page for $10.00.

[* The fine print: This is a limited time offer and limited to stock on hand--some titles in short supply. Offer applies to any quantity of Stardust CD's at $15.00 each--buy two, get any two other cd's. Second CD can not be Stardust. Regular shipping rates apply; CA residents add 7.25% sales tax.]

STARDUST

A collection of mostly instrumental arrangements featuring standard, bass and the 5 string AJ baritone dulcimers, Janita is accompanied by Robert Baker's vocals and guitar on three of the selections: Ain't Misbehavin', Paper Moon, As Time Goes By; Robert's guitar accompaniment on A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, and by Robert and Sarah Elizabeth (playing bass dulcimer) on Lennon & McCartney's beautiful love song, I Will.

CD $15.00

CONTENTS

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Stardust (H. Carmichael)
As Time Goes By (H. Hupfeld)
Anapau (Traditional Hawai'ian)
I Will (Lennon & McCartney)
Le Cygne (The Swan) (C. Saint-Saens)
Ain't Misbehavin' (T. "Fats" Waller)
Paper Moon (H. Arlen)
Clair de Lune (C. Debussy)
Wild Mountain Thyme
(Traditional)
Nanea Kou Maka i Ka Le'ale'a (Traditional Hawai'ian )
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Sherwin/Maschwitz)
Goodnight (Lennon & McCartney)

AJ 5 string baritone songs: Anapau, Nanea Kou Maka
Bass songs: Le Cygne, Clair de Lune, Wild Mountain Thyme, A Nightingale Sang
All other songs performed on a Style II Rosewood

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FOUR STRING FINGERPICKING
by Janita Baker
Sixteen arrangements for four equidistant string mountain dulcimer ranging in skill level from advanced beginner to advanced player. Many of the arrangements can be heard on the Solace and the Blues & Ragtime CD.

Book $15.00

CONTENTS

Amazing Grace
Anapau
Baker's Dozen
Baker's New Blues
Bobcat Ramble
Fishing Blues
Home Sweet Home
In Christ There Is No East Or West
Loch Lomond
Maple Leaf Rag
Planxty Fannie Powers
Snowy Owl
Spanish Fandango
The Riddle Song
Weeping Willow
Wylla's Waltz

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FOLLOW ME MERRILY
by Madeline MacNeil and Janita Baker
Thirty four rounds arranged for the mountain dulcimer and suitable for all skill levels. "Playing rounds is a wonderful way to experience the magnificence and beauty of harmony; it can unify a group of players with a synergistic performance, one in which the individual players cease to be individuals and become one with the music."

Book $12.00

CONTENTS

Ah My Heart
Ah, Poor Bird
Bona Nox
Chantez Joliment
Cherubini Round
Come Follow
Come Follow Me Merrily
Day Is Gone
Dona Nobis Pacem
Fox and Geese
Gaudeamus Hodie
Go It Jerry
Hauptmann Canon
Hava Nashira
Hey, Ho, Nobody Home
How Great Is The Pleasure
I Am Athirst

I Walk In Beauty
Jane Glover
Jubilate Deo!
Music Shall Live
Not A Nightingale
Now To All A Kind Good Night
O How Lovely Is The Evening
O'Hurley's Round
Rose Red
Shalom Chaverim
Sing This Grave And Simple Strain
Sing We Now Our Morning Song
The Nightingale
The Sun Is High
Time Sounds Its Evening Call
Wachet Auf
White Coral Bells

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FINGERPICKING DULCIMER (newly revised and expanded)
by Janita Baker

Book and CD $20.00

A collection of 22 songs arranged in a fingerpicking style for the mountain dulcimer, this book offers a wide variety of musical genres and playing levels. Divided equally between arrangements for three and four equidistant strings, the songs progress in difficulty within each section from beginner to advanced level. Each piece is written in both standard music notation and dulcimer tablature, and is accompanied by performance tips for playing that song. Many arrangements utilize the 6 1/2 fret, and tunings range from standard modal tunings to four-string variations. The arrangements cover a wide range of song styles including traditional ragtime, blues, and classical standards. There is an extensive introduction on playing techniques for both left and right hands, tunings, reading tablature, and dulcimer embellishments. The accompanying CD is an instrumental recording of solo dulcimer, designed to give the student a note-for-note reference to each written arrangement while providing a performance-quality listening experience.

CONTENTS

In Christ There is No East or West
House of the Rising Sun
Country Gardens
Londonderry Air
Ode to Joy
Grandfather's Clock
All Through the Night
Trumpet Voluntary
Medley: The Minstrel Boy to the War has Gone/Scotland the Brave
Spanish Fandango
Minuet in G Major
Greensleeves
Andante (F. Sor)
Für Elise
My Old Kentucky Home
Aura Lee
Rondo (Carulli)
Careless Love
Bink's Waltz
The Entertainer
Ragtime Dance
The Old Piano Roll Blues

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BLUES & RAGTIME FOR FRETTED DULCIMER
by Janita Baker
Mel Bay Archive Edition

Fifteen arrangements for four equidistant string dulcimer. The arrangements are accurate transcriptions of the songs as performed on the Blues & Ragtime CD and are suitable for intermediate to advanced fingerpicking skill level. Recently released by Mel Bay Publications, this book has been out of print for several years.

Book $20.00

CONTENTS

Baker's Dozen Twelve Bar Blues
Bink's Waltz
Bobcat Ramble
Careless Love
Fishin' Blues
Frankie and Johnnie
Maple Leaf Rag
Memphis Blues
Rocks and Gravel
Solace
St. Louis Blues
Sweet Home Chicago
The Entertainer
The Ragtime Dance
Weeping Willlow

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SOLACE

An all-instrumental fingerpicking dulcimer album, this recording presents a wide variety of musical styles performed on standard and bass dulcimer. The dulcimer is accompanied by guitar on Wylla's Waltz and Cry Me A River.

CD $15.00 • Cassette $10.00

CONTENTS

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Solace
Fishin' Blues
Cry Me A River
Jesu—Joy of Man's Desiring
Snowy Owl
Swan Lake
Wylla's Waltz
When You Wish Upon A Star
Yellow Bird

Yesterday
Clair de Lune
Bink's Waltz
Stormy Weather

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BLUES AND RAGTIME

Primarily an instrumental album featuring mountain dulcimer as the lead instrument, this recording combines classic piano rag selections with delta and country blues performances to explore two of America's most recognizable musical roots. Several tunes feature guitar and vocal accompaniment, but the dulcimer always remains clearly up front. Displaying the versatility and depth of both the mountain and bass dulcimer, Janita Baker's fingerpicking arrangements are a true measure of the dulcimer's capacity to perform complex music in an elegant and easy-to-listen-to style.

Compact Disc — $15.00

CONTENTS

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Rocks and Gravel
Baker's Dozen
Sweet Home Chicago
Frankie and Johnny
Careless Love
Memphis Blues
Fishin' Blues
Bobcat Ramble
St. Louis Blues
Maple Leaf Rag
The Entertainer
The Ragtime Dance
Bink's Waltz
Solace
Weeping Willow

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MASTERS of the MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
Play Music for Christmas

CD $15.00


CONTENTS

In Dulci Jubilo - The Nashville String Quartet
In Dulci Jubilo - David Schnaufer
In the Bleak Midwinter - Sue Carpenter
White Christmas - Janita Baker
Mary's Boy Child - Tull Glazener
Frosty the Snowman - Sarah Elizabeth
Il Est Ne, Le Devin Enfant - Lois Hornbostel
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime / Hush, My Babe - Maureen Sellers
Away in a Manger - Lorinda Jones
Angels We Have Heard on High - Beth Lassi & Nina Zanetti
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Susan Trump
Down in Yon Forest - Lorraine Hammond
O Holy Night - Stephen Seifert
Coventry Carol - Steve Eulberg
Little Drummer Boy - Linda Brockington
I Wonder as I Wander - David Schnaufer
Silent Night - Karen Mueller
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Gary Gallier

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WALKIN' AROUND LUCKY

Acoustic guitar and vocals performed by Robert Baker and accompanied by Janita Baker on mountain dulcimer. Guest artists include Howie Bursen on banjo and vocal, Karen Mueller on Autoharp, Kelly Powers on fiddle and accordion, and Madeline MacNeil and Jean Sutton on vocals.

Compact Disc — $15.00

Walkin' CD

CONTENTS

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Walkin' Around Lucky
Hobo's Lullaby
Leaping Leo
Waltz Across Texas
Looking Down on the Moon
Dixie Darling
Spanish Fandango
Did I Catch You At a Bad Time
Arlo's Hornpipe
My Rifle, My Pony and Me/Back in the
Saddle Again
California Blues
Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me
Annie
Bill Cheatham
I'm Satisfied

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THE HOT ROD SLEIGH

This is an acoustic collection that celebrates the season with a great balance of light-hearted parody and lovely old country traditionals, with just a touch of delta blues and acoustic swing for good measure. Robert Baker on guitar, National steel and lead vocals; Janita Baker on mountain dulcimer and autoharp; Kelly Powers on fiddle, mandolin, accordion and harmony vocals, Jean Sutton singing harmony, and Peter Morin on dobro.

 

Compact Disc — $15.00

Hot Rod Sleigh Cover

CONTENTS
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Wrap My Heart in Ribbons
Santa's Back in Town
The Hot Rod Sleigh
Walkin' the Floor This Christmas
Hesitation Christmas Blues
Winter Wonderland
Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
Santa the Knife
It's Christmas Time Pretty Baby
Jingle Bell Rock
His Baby Done Changed
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Reindeer Boogie
Christmas Carols 'Round the Old Corral

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