Time for an Appalachian Sunday morning.
Kevin Roth is one of the world's foremost mountain dulcimer players. This is a bit like saying he's the worlds foremost amplexus coordinator as far as how much people understand or care. Which is a shame, because the mountain dulcimer (different from a regular dulcimer) is a beautiful and unique sounding instrument.
The instrument has its origins in the Appalachian Mountain range and is considered a key part of the indigenous music of that region, though Roth plays the dulcimer in an unconventional style almost more like slide guitar.
This is Roth's reading of The Beatle's Norwegian Wood. As opposed to a straight cover of the song, Roth has used the melody framework to create a mini suite more suited to the sound of the dulcimer.
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