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Many of you may be wondering what a hammer dulcimer is and what it sounds like.
Well, here it is.
Well, here it is.
posted by Russ Rentler, M.D. | 10:47 PM
Crossed The Tiber
An Evangelical Converts to Catholicism
About Me
- Name: Russ Rentler, M.D.
- Location: Pennsylvania, United States
I was born into the Catholic faith. At 14, I was "born again" and found Jesus personally but lost His Church. After thirty years as an evangelical protestant, I have come full circle to find that He has been there all the time, in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I wish others to find the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith as I have found.
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6 Comments:
What does this have to do with Crossing the Tiber? What can possibly be the Catholic connection here?
Glad you asked Tiber! It's not necessarily Catholic but it is a Christian connection. I composed that tune about 12 years ago to be performed at the baby dedication of
an irish lad at my old evangelical church. we didn't babptize babies! I recently asked the father of this young man who is now 12 if he has been baptized and thankfully his dad said yes!
Whenever I play the hammer dulcimer I imagine that each note is a prayer that goes up to heaven . I sometimes think that it is such a beautiful instrument that surely God is glorified by it's sound and I give Him all the credit for gifting me with the ability to learn to play it. The Tibetan's have a prayer wheel they spin as they walk by that says prayers for them. Well, this isn't that , but surely nearly a thousand notes are played in one short song and I like to imagine that each note is a praise to the Lord.
When this tune was recorded, I was playing live on a radio station in northern Jersey and was praying like crazy that I wouldn't hit a bad note!
Doesn't sound familiar...gloves, remember?
That' s why I never do cover tunes!
I live in fear that someone won't recognize what tune it is!
Just kidding, Bro! Like I wouldn't recognise your opening tune at every performance I've been to?
Oh wait...maybe it's Jacob's Ladder...aw, I forget.
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