Home on the Range

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Enjoy this relaxing arrangement of Home on the Range played on 19-string acoustic lyre.

Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Enjoy Battle Hymn of the Republic, played first on 19-string acoustic lyre.

And adding another for the double strung arrangement.

Animal Improv: Rabbits

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Rabbits run, hop, and leap about joyfully in this double strung Animal Improv. I hope you enjoy it!

To Celia

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

To Celia is better known by its first line: Drink to me only with thine eyes. It is an English poem written in 1616 by Ben Johnson. I hope you enjoy it today, played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

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

19-string acoustic lyre.

Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

Long Long Ago

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Enjoy the folk song, Long Long Ago, played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

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

19-string acoustic lyre.

Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

Hard Times Come Again no More

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

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.

Galloping Gallahad – Double Strung Original

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

I love horses! Galloping Gallahad is an original double strung piece written on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. It was also the real inspiration for my Saturday Animal Improv series. I hope you enjoy it!