Tina Bergmann and Bryan Thomas hammered dulcimer and bass
All Roads Lead Home Music
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A Collection of Tunes for the Hammered Dulcimer, Volume I (1990)
Going to Boston (1985)
Just Because (1983)
All Roads Lead Home is Tina and Bryan's second recording as a duo,
featuring inventive and grooving takes on Celtic tunes, American rags and
reels, South American gems and more. This is music they've collected
throughout the years from all aspects of their lives; the traditional
tunes Tina has played since childhood, new music from Cape Breton friends,
Classical music gleaned from Bryan's solo bass repertoire and more.
All Roads Lead Home (2003)
1. Swinging on the Gate
2. Spring Thaw/Hare in the Hat/
Grace Hay's Delight
3. Hawkin’s Rag/Rockin’in Rhythm
4. Karen’s Theme
5. Gigue/Maggie Brown’s Favorite
6. Oklahoma Rooster/Hog Trough Reel
7. Dusty Miller/Church Street Mary
8. La Partida
9. Drume Negrita
10. Breiz
11. La Llorona
12. Galician Waltz
A long awaited recording that includes seasonal tunes along with
beautiful and spirited music that is appropriate year-round, this
critically acclaimed CD is perfect for holiday gatherings and quiet
moments alike. These Winter Joys will delight you with new music and
traditional favorites and help to create a holiday season that is
celebratory as well as reflective.
These Winter Joys (2001)
1. Ding Dong Merrily on High
2. Leaping and Dancing
3. Sleigh Ride
4. January Waltz
5. Goddesses/Andropov
6. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
7. Waltz of the Little Girls
8. Ode to Joy/Simple Gifts
9. Carol of the Bells
10. In the Bleak Midwinter
11. What Child is This?
12. Joy to the World
This eclectic recording is the Bergmann Brothers at their finest,
performing a wonderful variety of old time and old country blues
instrumentals and vocals. With Tina Bergmann on hammered dulcimer, guitar
and vocals, David Rice on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Bryan Thomas on
bass, the Bergmann Brothers create a musical experience that includes
driving old time tunes, beautiful waltzes, Celtic dance tunes, funky old
blues songs as well as two amazing solo harmonica performances by David
that will knock your socks off. This CD contains selections performed
live in concert as well as studio material.
Fine Artiste: The Bergmann Brothers (1997)
CD
Cassette $5
1. Langstrom’s Pony
2. Tug River/Meg Grey
3. In the Pines
4. Snowbound Blues
5. Rip Van Winkle
6. Up Country Blues
7. New Waltz
8. Valse Petit Dejeuner/Far Away
9. I Had to Give up Gym
10. Combination Rag/Control of Earth
11. La Partida
12. Banana Man Blues
13. Swallowtail Jig/Bellman’s Jig and Reel
14. Jim Shank
15. Old Hen Cackle
16. Brigg’s Jig and Brigg’s Reel
17. Soir et Matin
18. Fine Artiste Blues
19. Ships are Sailing
A high energy recording that will have you tapping your feet and itchin’
to get up and move, Shady Grove is filled with dance tunes from the United
States and beyond. With a full sound that includes hammered dulcimer,
fiddle, harmonica, banjo uke, bass, baritone horn and piano, Shady Grove
captures the excitement, rhythm and drive of a contra dance while still
retaining the fine musicianship you’ve come to expect from this band.
Tina Bergmann, Diana Bergmann, Jason Hamilton, David Rice, Mark DeLozier.
Shady Grove: Strings& Things (1994)
CD
Cassette $5
1. Doctor, Doctor
2. Over the Water to Charlie
3. Icy Mountain
4. Lady Walpole’s Reel
5. Honeysuckle
6. Temperance Reel/Shenandoah Falls
7. Spider Bit the Baby
8. Kitchen Girl/Cascade Road
9. Pikes Peak
10. Smash the Windows/Bellman’s Jig and Reel
11. Combination Rag
12. Frenchies Reel
13. Paddy on the Landfill
14. Southtown
15. Valse Petit Dejeuner
16. Shady Grove
Tunebook: A Collection of Tunes for the Hammered Dulcimer, Volume II
(1999)
A total of 31 tunes including unusual fiddle tunes, some standards, plus
jigs, rags, some originals and a few beautiful waltzes. This 31 page
tunebook compiled and written by Tina Bergmann that includes method for
the hammered dulcimer, a diagram of note location on the dulcimer showing
where each note is placed on the staff, as well as chords throughout. The
tunes are broken down into categories of reels, waltzes, jigs, etc., and
are graded by difficulty under each heading. This is a book of Tina’s
arrangements, filled with the techniques she uses to achieve her unique
rhythmic and syncopated sound plus important information on the techniques
necessary to achieve musicality. As well as being an outstanding resource
for many unusual and lesser-heard tunes, this book is a must for musicians
who wish to play more complete and varied arrangements.
Companion Cassette: A Collection of Tunes for the Hammered Dulcimer, Vol.
II (1999)
This is a companion cassette recorded with the learner in mind. The tunes
listed above are played through once slowly and then up to tempo on the
hammered dulcimer with no accompaniment to facilitate ease of listening.
Whether you’re learning by ear or want to use the tape to help capture the
feel of the tunes, this cassette is a great addition to your learning
library. Extra long playing tape.
1. Doctor, Doctor (on Shady Grove)
2. Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Forked Deer
4. Rowe’s Division
5. Cambleton Snows
6. Cuffy
7. Hog Trough Reel (on All Roads Lead Home)
8. Spotted Pony
9. New Boston Hornpipe
10. Shenandoah Falls (on Shady Grove)
11. Meg Grey (on Fine Artiste)
12. Wes Muir’s Tune
13. Tug River (on Fine Artiste)
14. Icy Mountain (on Shady Grove)
15. Oklahoma Rooster (on All Roads Lead Home)
16. Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom
17. Iberia Breakdown
18. Appleknocker
19. Poplar Bluff
20. Dusty Miller (on All Roads Lead Home)
21. Langstrom’s Pony (on Fine Artiste)
22. Spring Thaw (on All Roads Lead Home)
23. Whiskers
24. Happy Heiny
25. Honeysuckle (on Shady Grove)
26. Control of Earth (on Fine Artiste)
27. Squid Squirt Stomp
28. Kathy, Bride of Matt
29. La Valse Pour Des Jeunes Filles
(Waltz of the Little Girls- on These Winter Joys)
30. Wedding Waltz lead sheet
31. Wedding Waltz
A Breathing Room Yoga Music Design (2004)
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