Greensleeves - Hammered Dulcimer and Guitar - Steve and Ruth Smith 

Being a bluegrass guitar player, I admit I never paid much attention to the hammered dulcimer, until we had a baby and began being exposed to tunes like this one on the various baby soothing devices. Being also a vinyl collector, I started looking for folk records and found a few hammered dulcimer albums. Turns out our little guy LOVES the sound of it. I'm considering buying a dulcimer, as it seem like a good instrument to get children started on making music. We still have some time, since he's only five months now. :-) Your version here is stunningly beautiful.

Just beautiful! I love the song, and together you played it masterfully! I am enchanted with the hammered dulcimer.🙂🎶

Gently done with expression and sensitivity!

I don't know why youtube shows me a 13 year old video but I am happy to be here!

Absolutely beautiful! God bless you and keep you in his loving kindness!

Thank you for warming my heart on this Christmas Eve. It was truly beautiful. Merry Christmas

Beautiful

The very 1st time I heard this lovely song (supposedly composed by Henry VIII) was at our annual Summer primary school concert in the sunny garden of Lyndhurst vicarage in the New Forest when it was sung by the class above mine in 1953 when I was 8. The rest of the class performed a living tableau based on the famous 1878 painting titled "And when did you last see your father?" in which a Roundhead tribunal interrogate the young son of a Cavalier while his mother and young siblings look on. I've loved it ever since that far off time.

I envy you two. To be able to be this talented together is something Special..

That was beautiful!

Beautiful sound. That’s one of my favorite songs. And I love the room!

I play multiple instruments by ear and life is always fun. That’s why we play❤

Greensleeves might be the best most beautiful song ever written! ❤

That was a great session. Probably one of my favorite.

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing 😊

Love this song and the beautiful playing in their nice home. Happy New Year to all!

🎶 Lovely 🎶 👏👏 ⭐🐪⭐

Love this song! My favorite so far with all of the instruments I have seen you play so far!!!

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Wow!! Absolutely beautiful! Bravo! Best rendition I've ever heard. Maybe it is the delicacy of the dulcimer paired up with that glorious Martin. Wonderful playing of a none too easy instrument. Thank you so very much for putting this up. Made my week!

Oh, how lovey. Thank you so much! (Lovely home, too!

Been playing this every Christmas for at least ten years now. We love y'all, Merry Christmas Steve and Ruth🎸💝✌🏼

Finally! The version of the song I was searching for! Exactly perfect! Thank you!

Beautiful and blissful. Thank you ❤🎼

OmG love it I've been looking for this one played on a hammered dulcimer ❤😊...Thank You kindly

I would buy any christmas album you two produced.

Omgoodness! That’s so …Exquisite! I love that song and that’s the most beautiful rendition of Green sleeves I’ve ever heard! Thank you for sharing! I subscribed because I’d love to hear more! Do you have dvds?? Happy Holidays to you and yours!❤

I have always loved both guitar and hammered dulcimer. Thank you for a truly lovely rendition.

Thanks for sharing. Wonderful 😄

Wow, gorgeous… thanks!

Thank you for sharing this 😊

Awesome! Makes me wanna grab my guitar and head on over . . .

Beautiful!

So beautifully played! I could listen to it all night, it makes me want to drag mine out and start playing again.❤️

Still enjoying this to this day.....

Beautiful. I love the hammered dulcimer and your arrangement. Thank you.

Just beautiful. My favourite piece of classical music.

This was so beautiful! I wonder how In The Bleak Midwinter would sound on the hammered dulcimer. The first time I heard it I thought it might be a 500 year old carol because the melody reminded me of Greenesleeves. I imagine it would be beautiful as well.

fantastic! thank you for sharing.

Fabulous ! Brings back Great Memories , especially over the holidays....Love Your Style , and Your Frontroom...

And Steve has a wonderful full guitar backup that so adds to the music...

I had never seen a hammered dulcermer. The sound is beautiful

Lovely

My goodness your playing is beautiful...

This is the best recommendation I've gotten in years

I first heard this tune as the theme in the cinerama version of How The West was Won. Fell in love with it and that was in the early '60's.

I caught your show at the Marion Theater in December, it was an absolute delight !

Very beautiful!! greets from Belgium! Like to here mor of you two! ;-)

one of my very favourite melodies - and one of the oldest - before merlin & nimue - an amazingly beautiful rendition - you have the feel for it. love, arthur

I come back to y'all every Christmas. Love this. Merry Christmas Steve and Ruth, love y'all🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🎼🎶🎵

wonderful, amazing, best couple. I really enjoyed. Thank you for sharing this. Thank you :)

Oh so Beautiful! Gives me the chills! Thank-you for sharing!

This is so beautiful, listening to it gave me goosebumps.

best version I found on youtube. Thank you so much

Thank you both! This is such wnderful music.

That was so beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing.

That was amazing!! thank you so much for playing this!

Another brilliant version, thankyou so much for posting it. Jane

Just absolutely wonderful ❤

Beautiful song, so comforting the way you play it. Thank you!

Beautiful! Thanks.

Outstanding - thank you 🩷

Love this!

Absolutely beautiful!

Sublime and Sweet. Never heard this tune played so Wonderfully before like this. Thank-You! Keep Playing!!!

this is lovely!!

BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️

Very nice combination of instruments and playing! Thank you for posting.

Love it !! Ruth has a magical touch!

Merci beaucoup! Steve and Ruth

Elegant and beautiful!

This is amazing

Beautiful

Magnifique! Merci, Thank you for this video! Une version vraiment superbe...

Lovely!!!

Beautifully played.

Beautiful rendition of this piece of music.......

I took a workshop from you this summer in Evart, Michigan, you inspire me beyond words, I only wish I were closer to take lessons from you. Merci beaucoup!

Excellent!! Very nice!!

Ruth honey you play wonderfully! ( and your hair looks fabulous!)

Excellent!

I love the simplicity-sounds great! I just got a hammered dulcimer so it will be fun to see where it takes me and hopefully I will gain enough skill to play as well one day. Thanks for sharing.

Angels in Heaven play hammered dulcimers.

I love it. I'm a hammer dulcimer player myself and the tune is always a hit at the Re-enactments I play at.

very cool

Spectacular.

JUST LOVELY!!!

That was absolutely beautiful! I had never heard of this instrument before. Thank you for sharing your talents

So beautiful , Steve and Ruth !

Lovely.

This is the best version i've heard

Excellent duet! Ideal couple! ❤🙌💐❗

Эта флейта такая необычная и классная. Ты классно исполнила эту мелодию.

Brilliant! Nothing more to say....

Awesome !!

❤❤❤

EXCELLENT! Nicely done. I'm an amateur HD player in east Tennessee, does Ruth give lessons?

My god.... I wept

musica divina

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