Anne Lough ~ autoharp, guitar, hammered and mountain dulcimer artist; vocalist, storyteller, folk dance instructor
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Mountain Dulcimer

An international collection of traditional Christmas melodies beautifully arranged for mountain dulcimer. Many Appalachian carols as well as folk carols from the British Isles and Europe in several tunings are presented including Babe of Bethlehem, Baloo... More »
Forty Eight beautiful, timeless airs from the Celtic tradition beautifully arranged in DAD, DGD and DAC tunings, some with capo. Included are Afton Water, An Eriskay Love Lilt, Annie Laurie, Arran Boat Song, Auld Lang Syne, Believe Me If All Those Endearing... More »
Thirty six timeless classical tunes arranged for the mountain dulcimer in DAD tuning. Included are: Air From Water Music, All in a Garden Green, Bouree, Bridal Chorus, Can Can, Canon in D, Caprice From Alceste, Country Gardens, Dehors Lonc Pre, Emperor... More »
Thirty One Christmas favorites tastefully arranged in DAD and DGD tuning, some with capo. Included are: A Virgin Unspotted, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, Born Is He the Divine Christ Child, Christmas... More »
A delightful and extensive collection of dearly loved and time honored hymns and old time gospel songs creatively arranged to be enjoyed and successfully played at any skill level.The thoughtful and intentional use of DAA, DAD and DGD tunings encourage... More »
A complete instructional book with CD for the beginning mountain dulcimer player. Includes diagrams, basic playing and strumming techniques, chord charts, DAA, DAC and DAD tunings and many familiar songs. Tunes include Bile' Dem Cabbage, Amazing Grace,... More »
Drawn from the shaped note tune books and the spirituals, folk hymns and ballads that grew out of the camp meeting revival movement of the early 19th century, this collection reflects the vigor and robust enthusiasm as well as the hardships and trials... More »

Hammered Dulcimer

A wonderful collection of thirty nine familiar and timeless Classical melodies arranged for hammered dulcimer. Perfect for weddings, receptions, or pure enjoyment, each tune is presented first with the melody followed by an ornamented version. Contents... More »
Forty beloved hymns tastefully presented with the simple melody followed by an ornamented version. Included are: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Be Thou My Vision, Blessed Assurance, Brother James' Air, Come Thou Fount,... More »
Forty Eight beautiful, timeless airs from the Celtic tradition for all levels of players. A simple melodic version as well as an ornamented version is given for each tune. Included are Afton Water, Annie Laurie, Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch, Arran Boat... More »
An enchanting collection of Christmas solos for the hammered dulcimer for all levels of experience. A simple melodic version as well as an ornamented version of each tune is presented. Selections include A Virgin Most Pure, Birthday of a King, Born Is... More »
A complete instructional book with CD for the beginning hammered dulcimer player with basic playing technique, diagrams, rounds and many standard repertoire tunes. Included are All Through the Night, Amazing Grace, Ash Grove, Ashokan Farewell, Bay of... More »

Other Books

An introduction to music theory in twenty-six lessons. By the end of the book, the student will be familiar with all of the terms and concepts necessary for a basic and confident understanding of music. Lessons cover note values, time signatures, key... More »
An authentic presentation of songs collected by Cecil Sharp in the Virginia mountains between 1916 and 1918 and included in the historic and important publication of "Folk Songs in the Southern Appalachians." The songs are presented in standard musical... More »
Beautiful, powerful spirituals collected on the Sea Islands of South Carolina in 1862, including historic notes and pictures. Slave Songs of the United States, first published in 1867 by Lucy McKim Garrison, became the first published book of field... More »
An authentic presentation of songs collected by Cecil Sharp in the Great Smoky Mountains between 1916 and 1918 and included in the historic and important publication of "Folk Songs in the Southern Appalachians." The songs are presented in standard musical... More »
An authentic presentation of songs collected by Cecil Sharp in the Kentucky mountains in 1917 and included in the historic and important publication of "Folk Songs in the Southern Appalachians." The songs are presented in standard musical notation with... More »
Chosen from Cecil Sharp's "One Hundred English Folk Songs" and "English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians," these tunes are presented here in standard musical notation with guitar chords and tastefully arranged for mountain dulcimer by Madeine... More »

CDs

A gorgeous and masterful collection of Christmas music by various musicians performing at the Biltmore Estate at Christmas. Includes flute, hammered dulcimer, classical guitar, harp, violin, cello, keyboards, mandolin, bodran, banjola and bass. Contents:... More »
A delightful sampling of hammered and mountain dulcimer solos, representing some of Anne's personal favorites and most requested tunes. Includes fiddle tunes, Celtic airs, jigs and harp tunes as well as more contemporary songs. Contents: Somewhere... More »
A sampler of many styles of music played by some of the dulcimer's finest nationally known players. Contents: MacPherson's Lament (Mike Anderson), Sheebeg-Sheemore (Linda Brockington), Be Thou My Vision (Mike Clemmer), A Mighty Fortress (Joe Collins),... More »
A collection of ballads, folk songs and folk hymns of the Southern Appalachians featuring vocals, mountain dulcimer, autoharp and guitar. Contents: How Can I Keep From Singing, Black Is the Colour, Woody Knows Nothing, Get Up and Bar the Door, Barbary... More »
A lovely Christmas collection beautifully presented by Anne Lough and Karin Lyle featuring hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer and harp. The tunes are all international traditional carols. Contents: O Sing a Song of Bethlehem, Lo How a Rose Ere Blooming,... More »
Madeline MacNeil: Hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, guitar, cello, bass, banjo and singing. Featuring Madeline MacNeil with Ralph Gordon, Michael DeLalla, Anne Lough, Charlie Casabona, Rhodes Woolly, Jay Hurley, Molly Andrews, Melissa Weaver Dunning,... More »
Wonderful old time tunes played on Hammered Dulcimer, Mountain Dulcimer, Banjo, Fiddle, Autoharp and Guitar, delightfully combining the talents of Anne and Rob Lough with Jeff and Janet Furman. Tunes include Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, Kitchen Girl,... More »

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