Between Here And There: A Song History

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"Between Here And There" is one of fourteen tunes in DulciFlute 2, the second volume of duets for mountain dulcimer and Native American flute from John and Karen Keane, published by Fingers Of Steel.[1] The listing presents the book as a collection of original pieces written for the two instruments to play as a pair, and it does not say which of the Keanes wrote any particular tune.[1] According to their DulcimerDownloads biography, the Keanes come from Shreveport, Louisiana, hold degrees in music education, and have composed a number of books and recordings of their own music for dulcimer and Native American flute.[2] The sources consulted here say nothing about how this tune came to be written or what its title refers to.[1][2]

Travelers carrying loads cross a plank bridge over a stream, with Mount Fuji in the distance

Katsushika Hokusai, A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge, color woodblock print, ca. 1835. Shown for its travelers on the road; it has no connection to the tune.

Our book that contains the song "Between Here And There"

Sources

  1. Fingers Of Steel: "John Keane And Karen Keane, DulciFlute 2".
  2. DulcimerDownloads: "John Keane".
  3. Image: Katsushika Hokusai, A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge, color woodblock print, ca. 1835. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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