Rock or Pop music that feature a hammer dulcimer.

I really like the sound of a hammer dulcimer and tried to search for music with that sound. Not much luck. I know some John Barry soundtrack stuff that makes use of it. But other than that it's pretty hard to find. So any suggestions mainly rock/pop style? Maybe even classical if it's not too hardcore.

 

The first three Spiritualized albums feature hammer dulcimer on several tracks, although it's subtle and used as a rhythm instrument for the most part. Lazer Guided Melodies (1992) even credits two different members of the band with it (although Mark Refoy may be playing a traditional folk dulcimer instead, Jason Pierce is definitely playing the hammered variety).

 

Watching the Wheels by John Lennon uses one, I believe.

 

Aerosmith use one on a track from Pump (can`t recall the track right now) and Rush use one on "Resist" from Test For Echo.

 

Might want to fix up the tile to just hammer dulcimer.

A hammered dulcimer might get out of control

 

Thanks. My English isn't very good.

 

Lady Jane?

 

Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side. Thanks.

 

Oh yes. Nice one.

 

I'm going to check out Spiritualized more closely thanks!

 

Quite a bit of Dead Can Dance's work features Lisa Gerrard on the dulcimer, or the Chinese yangqin which is pretty much the same thing, I believe. See also her solo work too.

 

Thanks. ☺

 

Secret Chiefs 3

 

I was just listening to an album by Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping, that featured hammer dulcimer right at the start, though it wasn't that prominent throughout.

Richard Thompson would sometimes play it on his albums with Linda in the 70's, like Hokey Pokey.

 

Joemy Wilson has some great hammer dulcimer CD's.


I don't think the dulcimer played on "Lady Jane" is a hammer. I believe it's known as a "mountain dulcimer". I could be wrong.

 

Joni Mitchell plays one a bit on some of her albums, for example, California

 

Thanks everbody. There seems to be a lot. Some diverse stuff that's for sure. And that's only a good thing.

 

Richard Farina played dulcimer in his duo with Mimi. Not rock but it made the charts like pop.

 

Beulah's Cruel Minor Change has one.

 

XTC's "Beating of Hearts" has one.

Also, Tim Hart of Steeleye Span used one pretty extensively.

 

Definitely my first thought.

 

Scott Walker-Boy Child

(Or is that a zither?.. I'm not sure now)

 

My friend, John McCutcheon

 

Christian artist Rich Mullins has several songs featuring the dulcimer.

 

"Lady Jane" features a mountain dulcimer, not a hammer dulcimer.