I was so impressed with Trip's stuff, I put my own Myspace thing up. The harp I'm playing is a Hohner New Best Quality from the 1920s. I've slightly flattened...
Trip, have you ever heard Tom Ashley's version of cuckoo? He had a great recording of it in the 1920s, then some folk music historians found him in the 1960s...
Sure! I'm pretty confident that Clarence was one of the first to record that tune. I used to play in the John Herald Band - John was in the Greenbrier Boys...
The guys I run with play a lot of bluegrass, but I run with some old- time country guys, too. I've been finding the chromatic is working very well to get that...
One guy I play with sometimes, Roy Clark (junior not senior), plays that all the time and anytime he shows up, you know it's two hours of fiddle tunes. We were...
Hey Dave, Check out Jimmie Riddle's on the Roy Acuff sides from the 40's. Freight Train Boogie comes to mind but he also played chromatic on reels and ...
... natural way to ... Hello all. Just joined this group last week. I played around with the harmonica about 35 years ago, but never understood it. My papa...
Cool, I like your banjo content <g>. I'm a semi-newbie on clawhammer myself. For 'Old Joe Clark' in G, you need a flat 7th, so a regular C harp in 2nd position...
I have a simple tab and clip on my website for "Old Joe Clark", if you need it. Go ahead and download them. If you are in need of many keys and a little case...
Oops. Pulled a DUH. My website where you can download the info is www.cyberharp.isonfire.com. Cara ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I play Old Joe Clark on a Melody Maker starting on the draw 6. You might be able to do the same with your Country Tuned harp since they both have the draw 5...
I appreciate the opprtunity read all your info. I am a beginner playing totally by ear, with no hero,s to listen to. Can anyone direct me to a cd and/or...
Well I'm home from the Sawtooths (Mtns. in Ida. for you non plain- aire painters, which is a fancypants way of saying guys who like getting bugs and sticks and...
Steve, I thought that Sawtooths ate you up. Welcome back. Here's what you can do about your guitar playing but don't tell your guitar buddy friends. Buy this...
... now. ... I have a Seydel, a brass finished one that Cara talked me into keeping, (it is in C minor). I love that rascal! You can do some neat stuff on it....
In the end, you will enjoy learning more about the music than you will enjoy the hooch. The hooch will have to be replaced in time. The music will stay with...
Hi All, Unfortunately we have received word from Hohner of an impending price increase due to take effect on November 1st. According to Hohner this is due to...
Greetings fellow harmonica players... I just received the following email from the folks at the Ultimate Band List. If you can find the time to play each of...
They are as follows: "Still Got The Blues For You" (Slow, sweet blues by Gary Moore) "Pangaea" (A Harmonica Spiritual by Dennis M. Cooper) "Foggy Mountain...
... Dennis, That was some awesome playing! I especially like "Still Got The Blues For You" and "Working Man Blues", two of my favorite songs from two of my...
I came across this question and its answer by Pete Wernick, the banjo teacher who has some DVDs out...thought it might provoke some discussion. I thought...
BILL THOMPSON WROTE.... I came across this question and its answer by Pete Wernick, the banjo teacher who has some DVDs out...thought it might provoke some ...
It still remains a matter of "each to his own" opinion. Most people hardly ever hear me breathe when I play fast or slow, unless I am having some sort of...
