Heart Strings
Mickey Sweeney
Heart Strings
Mickey Sweeney
Mickey Sweeney
Mickey Sweeney
Music is an undeniable and integral part of being human. It can mend what is broken and heal heartache. Music is a part of everyday life, a part of important celebrations, and an emotional support at all times.
Heart Strings grew out of my love for the hammered dulcimer and my passion to share its beauty and healing qualities.
That Passion and Power are the motivation and impetus behind Heart Strings.
I play almost every Friday and Saturday morning at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield, MO, and have performed in many locations in the area. Some of my time is spent giving private lessons in my home studio and on ZOOM. You might also find me teaching or just hanging out at one of the many dulcimer festivals around the country. I would be happy to perform at your facility or event, or provide healing music via ZOOM or in your home.
Although a lifelong music teacher and classical pianist, I first saw a hammered dulcimer on the streets of St. Augustine in 2017. It was love at first sight! Within months I had one of my own, and spent hours and HOURS learning to play before winning the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship in 2023.
My several music degrees and extensive training in therapeutic music combine to create a unique blend of classical, folk, pop, hymns, and original music.
Excerpt: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Finishing out the concert at The Ohio Valley Gathering, March 15, 2024
See the entire concert at Mason Pointe Senior Living Center, Nov. 20, 2023
See the Final Round of the 2023 National Hammered Dulcimer Championship
See Mickey Sweeney at 20:50 and 39:09
"Brave Minstrel Medley" played at the Celtic Festival in St Augustine, March, 2023.
With Friends: Rick Thum, guitar; Mark Wade, Marimbula; Colin Beasley, Cahone; Ilace Mears, Violin
Scotland the Brave meets The Minstrel Boy, accomp[anied by Rick Thum on guitar.
This piece captures the heavenly feeling of paddling on the lake with the sun barely peaking over the trees, birds singing, gentle breeze blowing, and the swish, swish of the paddling meeting the water. Come take a ride with me.
America has seen its ups and downs over the past 250 years; my arrangement is meant to express some of the various eras in our history.
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