Neal Hellman
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Neal Hellman is a performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer
. He has been active in performing, writing, teaching and recording acoustic music
for the past thirty years throughout the United States
and Europe
.
In collaboration with Joe Weed, Neal wrote the score for Princess Furball, a children's video by Weston Woods which won a 1993 American Library Association
Commendation.
An original composition, written by Neal and performed by Jay Unger and Molly Mason, is featured on the Ken Burns production "The Story of Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
" which was broadcast on PBS across the United States in the fall of 1999.
He is the author of many books on the Appalachian dulcimer
, including It's A Dulcimer Life, The Dulcimer Chord Book, The Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method, Beatles Dulcimer Book and The Music of the Shakers For Mountain Dulcimer on Mel Bay Publications.
As founder, director and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music
record label
, Neal has produced over thirty albums, including Simple Gifts, Tree of Life, The Fairie Round, Tender Shepherd, The World Turned Upside Down and A Victorian Christmas.
Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) - Gourd Music
Autumn in the Valley - Gourd Music
Appalachian dulcimer
The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...
. He has been active in performing, writing, teaching and recording acoustic music
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
for the past thirty years throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
In collaboration with Joe Weed, Neal wrote the score for Princess Furball, a children's video by Weston Woods which won a 1993 American Library Association
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
Commendation.
An original composition, written by Neal and performed by Jay Unger and Molly Mason, is featured on the Ken Burns production "The Story of Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement...
" which was broadcast on PBS across the United States in the fall of 1999.
He is the author of many books on the Appalachian dulcimer
Appalachian dulcimer
The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...
, including It's A Dulcimer Life, The Dulcimer Chord Book, The Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method, Beatles Dulcimer Book and The Music of the Shakers For Mountain Dulcimer on Mel Bay Publications.
As founder, director and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music
Gourd Music
Gourd Music is a record label featuring acoustic, instrumental music. With various ensembles of guitar, cello, flute, oboe, harp, fiddle, hammered and mountain dulcimer, banjo, mandolin and more.Gourd Music was founded by Neal Hellman in 1987....
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Neal has produced over thirty albums, including Simple Gifts, Tree of Life, The Fairie Round, Tender Shepherd, The World Turned Upside Down and A Victorian Christmas.
Discography
Oktober County - Gourd MusicGourd Music
Gourd Music is a record label featuring acoustic, instrumental music. With various ensembles of guitar, cello, flute, oboe, harp, fiddle, hammered and mountain dulcimer, banjo, mandolin and more.Gourd Music was founded by Neal Hellman in 1987....
Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) - Gourd Music
Gourd Music
Gourd Music is a record label featuring acoustic, instrumental music. With various ensembles of guitar, cello, flute, oboe, harp, fiddle, hammered and mountain dulcimer, banjo, mandolin and more.Gourd Music was founded by Neal Hellman in 1987....
Autumn in the Valley - Gourd Music
Gourd Music
Gourd Music is a record label featuring acoustic, instrumental music. With various ensembles of guitar, cello, flute, oboe, harp, fiddle, hammered and mountain dulcimer, banjo, mandolin and more.Gourd Music was founded by Neal Hellman in 1987....