Enjoy This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Category Archives: Pentatonic 7-string
God Is So Good/In His Time
Enjoy these 2 hymns/choruses, God Is So Good and In His Time, played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. In His Time is slightly modified for this lyre.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
19-string acoustic lyre.
Adding another for the double strung arrangements.
Wash the Day Away
I wrote Wash the Day Away for meditation and relaxation. You can listen to the original version with lyrics at the link at the end of this post. Today, enjoy the melody played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre in its standard tuning, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
And double strung, adding another 19-string acoustic lyre.
Original version with ukulele, flutes, vocals, etc.:
Dusk – Lyre Versions
Dusk is a piece I wrote several years ago. You can listen to the original versions at the link at the end of this post. For today, enjoy the melody played on 7-string pentatonic lyre in its standard tuning, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Spirit Flutes version with link to previous alto recorder version:
As the Deer
Enjoy the simple but beautiful hymn, As the Deer, first played on pentatonic 7-string lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
16-string solid body lyre.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Consider the Lilies
I wrote Consider the Lilies in 2021, in response to a poetry prompt. I hope you enjoy this soothing pentatonic tune played on lyres.
Melody played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
16-string solid body lyre.
Double strung on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. I think this one is beautiful!
Original song:
The Red Bridge
The Red Bridge is a piece I wrote for meditation and relaxation. Enjoy it first played on 7-string pentatonic lyre in its standard tuning, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
16-string solid body lyre.
2 19-string acoustic lyres playing double strung.
Previous instrumental with link to lyrics and meditation:
Baloo Baleerie
Baloo Baleerie is a beautiful traditional Scottish lullaby.
Pentatonic 7-string lyre, plucked then with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
Lynda Lyre with wire strings.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
Enjoy this well-known Scottish tune played in various lyre versions.
Pentatonic 7-string lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
19-string acoustic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
The same lyre, played as you might expect, plucked with melody and harmony.
Lynda Lyre with wire strings.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
The Wheels on the Bow?
I call this The Wheels on the Bow? Because I’m using the Pickaso Rotary Bow. With 16-string solid body lyre. Enjoy!
Pentatonic 7-string with Pickaso Rotary Bow. There’s a learning curve with this as well, mostly getting the rosin on the bow wheel, but it’s much less of a learning curve than the standard bow models. It sounds good, and it’s fun!
Mystical Strings 
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