Thank you, Idaho, for all you give:
Potatoes keeping tummies full.
So versatile and tasty,
And they last a long time.
Boiled, baked, fried or grilled…
Fruit of the Earth,
Potatoes,
I love
You!
Author Archives: Dr. Crystal Grimes
Lullaby of the Ages on BJL Lyres
This is a piece I wrote several years ago. It sounds especially beautiful played on Brandon John Luthiery lyres with steel strings.
19-string acoustic lyre, played as originally composed
16-string solid body lyre, slight modifications because you don’t have the F3. Also, I forgot the intro. Oops!
Double strung is my favorite way to play this piece! Here I play 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres.
And because I wrote it on this instrument, here it is on Lynda Lyre
Added 7/6/26
7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. This is the standard G major pentatonic tuning, and the melody is slightly modified.
#LyrePoemTanka #3 Unicorns
Magic unicorns
Are they real or fantasy?
Better to believe.
Let the children imagine,
And follow your dreaming heart!
Lyre: 16-string solid body
Tuning: C Major pentatonic (tune in C, then lower all F strings to E, and raise all B strings to C)
Fingerstyle Aeolian Improv
I call this a fingerstyle improv because it’s based on a ukulele fingerpicking pattern. I play this on 16-string solid body BJL lyre
#LyrePoem Cinquain #2 Dreams
Moonlight
Dances softly
Inviting me to play
And so I ask the Moon if dreams
Come true…
2 River Songs
Peace like a River and Michael, Row the Boat Ashore played on BJL lyres, starting with 16-string solid body.
7-string pentatonic, plucked and with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5.
Now double strung, on 2 19-string acoustic lyres, which I think sound beautiful.
#LyrePoem Triolet #2 Boat Ride
Take comfort in the rocking boat.
Relax and leave the land behind.
Your mind and body gently float;
Take comfort in the rocking boat.
And in this moment, make a note,
While savoring the peace you find.
Take comfort in the rocking boat.
Relax and leave the land behind.
Lightly Row – BJL Lyres
Lightly Row, German folk song, played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5.
16-string solid body lyre.
Double strung arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
#LyrePoem Haiku #2
Birds are returning
Building nests and laying eggs
Singing songs of Spring
Little Boat – BJL Lyres
Little Boat is a song I wrote in 2020. Take a listen to the melody played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5.
Arrangement with harmony on 16-string solid body lyre.
And double strung, which is especially beautiful played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
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