Hard Times Come Again no More

Enjoy this tune by Stephen Foster, written in 1854. Hard Times Come Again no More is just as fitting now as it was back then. I play it first on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5

Lynda Lyre with wire strings.

19-string acoustic lyre.

Adding another for the double strung arrangement.

Around the World on Lyres

I wrote Around the World several years ago on Native-American style pentatonic flutes. So, the melody doesn’t need to be modified for a pentatonic lyre. You will hear this lyre first, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

19-string acoustic lyre.

Double strung, adding another 19-string acoustic lyre.

Original version with High Spirits Flutes, ukulele, and lyrics: