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She
is a hammered dulcimer player born in New Haven, Connecticut, who studied
the piano and violin as a child and once she was attending high school she
took voice lessons. She took
her further education at Barnard College, New York City, and whilst there
she began to concentrate on the Appalachian dulcimer, which led to her also
taking up the hammered dulcimer in 1979. Becoming acclaimed in the field of dulcimer playing she
has worked with artists such as Sylvia Woods, Miamon Miller and Scott
Fraser and has received acclaim for her performance of works by the Irish
harpist, Turlogh O'Carolan.
Having made many recordings she appears on Beatles on Hammered
Dulcimer, Carolan's Cup: Music of Turlogh O' Carolan Vol. 1, Celtic
Treasures: Music of Ireland Vol. IV and Dulcimer Lullabies and Gifts:
Vols. 1-3, amongst others.
Joemy Wilson recordings
Angels We Have Heard On High (Traditional
French/James Chadwick/Edward Barnes)
Dargason Music DMCD 103 (CD: Gifts: Traditional
Christmas Carols)
Hammer Dulcimer -
Joemy Wilson
Violin – Miamon Miller
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joemy_Wilson
- http://www.answers.com/joemy+wilson?cat=entertainment
- http://music.aol.com/artist/joemy-wilson/1011251
- http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Joemy%20Wilson:1927011278
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