Let the birds carry all your worries away with this Animal Improv played on 7-string pentatonic lyre.
Author Archives: Dr. Crystal Grimes
5 Little Ducks
Five Little Ducks is not a happy tune… Until the end! I play it here first on 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Polly Wally Doodle
I hope Polly Wally Doodle makes you smile today. It is played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5
19-string acoustic lyre.
Adding another for the double strung arrangement.
The Farmer in the Dell
Today we take a little trip to visit The Farmer in the Dell. We begin with 7-string pentatonic lyre and Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
And double strung, which adds another 19-string acoustic lyre.
Brethren, We have Met to Worship
Enjoy this gospel tune played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Animal Improv: Sloth
Enjoy the calm, laid-back sloth, moving from tree to tree in this Animal Improv. This one is in mixolydian mode, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Drunken Sailor – Double Strung
Like Wellerman, Drunken Sailor is another tune that is great for double strung! Enjoy this arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen‘s Hallelujah is a very familiar and beloved tune. Enjoy it first played on 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
I really love the double strung version of this piece, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Early one Morning
Early one Morning is a folk song that I really enjoy playing. Listen to it first on 19-string acoustic lyre.
I hope you also enjoy the double strung arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. It’s my favorite version of this piece.
Open Causeway – BJL Lyres
Open Causeway is a piece I wrote several years ago in response to a prompt. Enjoy it here played on 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. Note that it is written in 3/4 or waltz time.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Occasionally, I like to experiment with a piece by changing the time signature. That’s what I’ve done here with the following versions in 4/4 time, beginning with 16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre in 4/4.
Double strung in 4/4, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Lynda Lyre with nylon strings + lyrics:
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