Neal Hellman
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Neal Hellman (born April 13, 1948 in New York, NY) is an American folk musician, music teacher, and performer 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, Hellman wrote the score for Princess Furball, a children's video by
An original composition, written by Neal and performed by
He has written books on the Appalachian dulcimer,[1] 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,[2] director and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music record label, Hellman 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 (1988) – Gourd Music
- Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) (1989) – Gourd Music
- Autumn in the Valley (1993) – Gourd Music
- Emma's Waltz (2007) – Gourd Music
References
- ISBN 978-0-87930-855-1. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Kava, Brad (May 17, 2001). "Recording Industry .Gourd Label Carries On With The Tools..." The Vindicator. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
Further reading
- Neal Walters & ISBN 1-57859-037-X
External links
- Podcast episode about Neal Hellman.
- Oktober County - Artist's Biography.
- FolkLib Index - Gourd Music discography
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