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DULCIMERHEAD

About Me

LISTEN ABOVE, to just 6 songs, if you use Linux, or see the ReverNation widget below for ALL songs, videos, shows, and more information. Linux users might be able to view some of the Widget tools, though, just not the music, and this problem is being worked. ALL SHOW INFO WILL NOW BE IN THE RN WIDGET BELOW, UNDER "SHOWS" (why put it in twice?). More new demos leading up to the upcoming new album will be uploaded frequently, so go to the ReverbNation widget to hear EVERYTHING, and we do mean everything! Turn the music on at work and you will be a very hard working, relaxed noodle (or jazzed producer of top-notch work), we guarantee!


Improvisational playing and a dedication to "open space" creativity has allowed Dulcimerhead to create a seemingly endless string of original songs laden with beautiful melodies and infectious rythmns. The synthesis of numerous folk traditions with classic rock began with the experimental/progressive project "East by West" (Dave Rankine and Billy Fairley) on their "Trancemhor" CD release (Arathusa Records 2006). Dave went on to form Dulcimerhead in 2007 with the addition of Fernando Villalobos (and initially) Gillian Thomas and Tara Hillyer. The EP, ALL THAT IS was released in March 2007 folowed by GNOSIS in June and REVEALED STRUCTURE in October 2007. Each member of Dulcimerhead has brought their own influences into the mix. Dave's love of Indian music, classic rock and progressive rock combined with his years of experience as a bagpiper to create a songwriting and playing style that is hard to define. Fernando adds a totally unique and original hand percussion style that is based upon his years of experience as a drummer in a number of metal bands (Heavily Medicated, Krakatoa and presently, Skorched). "Innovative and progressive" are words that are often used to describe Dulcimerhead's fusion of folk, medieval, indo -persian, rock, metal and jazz.MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 3/9/2007
Band Website: www.davidrankineart.com/dulcimerhead.htm
Band Members: David Rankine- Mountain Dulcimer, Keyboards.Fernando Villalobos - Percussion.

Influences: The Who, Alan Stivell, Sigur Ros , the Doors, Radiohead, Steve Earle, Pink Floyd, the Strawbs, Hendrix, Dead Can Dance, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Robin Trower, The Clash, Ten Years After, The Grateful Dead, Skorched, Crucible, the Glorystrokes, Brian Wilson jigs and reels, Persian Music and Santana,
Sounds Like: Indo-Persian/Celtic/Medieval dance grooves
Record Label: Arathusa Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Western Voyage , Eastern Shore

Hello folks!I know, I know, It seems like only a few days since Dark Mandala was released, but we here are working on a new release in collaboration with poet/singer Daniela Godina. This CD is time to...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 10:04:00 GMT

Spirit and the Dark Mandala

Hello folks!Saturday's CD launch and Spiritfest was nothing but....amazing! These combined events on April 11 at Newmarket's Old Town Hall began with an intention and that intention (of bringing toget...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:02:00 GMT

Operatic Mandalas

Hello  folks!The March 18th Dulcimerhead performance at the Opera House was a milestone event as this was the first time we have played to a definite ROCK audience and a Metal one at that.  For those ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:46:00 GMT

A Chair for Mara

 Hello Folks!It has been a while and Dulcimerhead is about to release the new CD. What an undertaking! Of course any endeavour big and worthwhile comes with its attendant doubts...its "Mara".   Mara i...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:34:00 GMT

The Shimmering Window - the mandala as interface

The Shimmering Window   Recently while leading a workshop on mandalas I had to compress what normally takes 2-3 hrs into a 1 hour format. I needed to sum up the experience of the mandala quickly. When...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:30:00 GMT

New Dulcimerhead CD

Hi Folks, friends, fans and family!Well...it is all happening! Material for the new Dulcimerhead CD is now being recorded and oh my, what fresh and intense material it is. Some of you may have already...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:35:00 GMT

Agent L reports on Brave Art gig

Totally enjoyed an evening with Dulcimerhead at one of York Region's coolest new venues: BraveArt in Mount Albert. This gallery café space is owner Faith Dentay's labour of love, a welcoming place fu...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:52:00 GMT

Getting Comfortable WIth Creativity

Hello Folks!A few years ago I had a showing of my art in a public gallery. It was the largest display of my visual art to date and the gallery room looked marvelous. The show was set to last a month a...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:04:00 GMT

Agent L reports on the Exhibit Cafe gig

Hey folks, The Exhibit Cafe is a wonderful venue for a Dulcimerhead concert!  Never been there before, but it was easy to find on the very coolest stretch of King Street West, across the street f...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:53:00 GMT

Who's Next and the Utopian Dream

Hello Folks Today I watched the Eagle Vision DVD titled "Who's Next" - a film about the music of the Who's 1971 seminal album and especially about the conception of the music/film/stage maesterwerk p...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:43:00 GMT