The Blues Foundation is holding a Youth Showcase at the IBC (international blues competition) in Memphis next month. My blues society is sending a great local...
Bill Hines
billhines4@...
Jan 1, 2009 2:10 pm
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We're in the DC suburbs.... The Harmonica Players Organization of Frederick (HPOOF) was formed in August 2007 and offers free meetings with no dues, special...
blyburn@...
Jan 1, 2009 4:01 pm
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'blame it on the blues' recorded live. 2 very lovely ladies dancing together in front of the band in a highly questionable manner. 16 gauge strings on the...
bfrain@...
Jan 1, 2009 4:05 pm
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That wonderful nine tone scale - diminished scale - has also been called "half-tone, whole tone" scale, as it describes the intervals that create the scale. In...
IcemanLE@...
Jan 1, 2009 4:46 pm
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Stretching (very loosely) the Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee thread from last month; I notice that today is the 50th anniversary of the release of "Shouting the...
Mick Zaklan
mzaklan@...
Jan 1, 2009 5:50 pm
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I've been playing harmonica since I was 15. That's a few years and a pompadour ago. Over time, my playing seemed to plateau. Recently, I made a commitment to...
Les Weiner
les.weiner@...
Jan 1, 2009 7:00 pm
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ok, i have a super reverb and a bassman RI. this bridging thing. how does that work and how do you do it and what effect does it have, etc.? ...
bfrain@...
Jan 1, 2009 7:09 pm
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Jon Paris is a great- bass and harp at the same time -player,too. A pic or two of him doing this are on my Myspace site.myspace.com/racnroll I saw him many...
harmoniman@...
Jan 1, 2009 7:48 pm
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I think this didn't post - sent from the wrong email... so, try again. I got my Irish needs figured out -- gonna use a simple Paddy G Diatonic to begin with. ...
James boutilier
jamesb@...
Jan 1, 2009 7:49 pm
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Hey all, Many of you are probably aware of BluesWax, but I thought the rest would like to know that BluesWax's Artist of the Year nominations for 2008 include ...
Jonathan Metts
pr@...
Jan 1, 2009 8:13 pm
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been doing this on some swing tunes. very cool on te upper end, sounds like stevie wonder.in concert key F play a C harp. ************** New year...new news. ...
Toungblock@...
Jan 1, 2009 8:36 pm
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The genuine old-time stuff is played on a standard diatonic, not on altered tunings. If you haven't already, get the 2-CD set "Folk Songs of the Louisiana...
Winslow Yerxa
winslowyerxa@...
Jan 1, 2009 9:19 pm
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This is a great position for Dixiland-ish tunes, too... ... From: Toungblock@... Sender: harp-l-bounces@... To: harp-l@... Subject: [Harp-L]...
ac@...
Jan 1, 2009 11:01 pm
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Good advice from Winslow as usual, always a trusted source! Isom is a wonderful player who works with unaltered harps even when playing modal pieces. My...
Trip Henderson
trip.tunes@...
Jan 2, 2009 12:56 am
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Wondering if the version of Juke in Cadillac Records is available as a recording. Sounds like a fresh recording, probably Kim Wilson, and not the the sound...
Jim Rossen
jimjimdr@...
Jan 2, 2009 12:58 am
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The Cadillac Records CD is available at Barnes & Nobles. www.myspace.com/harpdad _______________________________________________ Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH,...
venkyr@...
Jan 2, 2009 1:38 am
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I'm going to get as definitive as I can about jams in and around NYC. Forget about the Roadhouse and the Murray Street Grill on Murray Street. The latter...
dennis moriarty
dmoriarty@...
Jan 2, 2009 2:09 am
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Thanks for the reminder, Jonathan....Jason Ricci and New Blood have already gotten my vote. Not only are Jason and the band well deserving..but AFAIK he's...
EGS1217@...
Jan 2, 2009 2:26 am
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Turns out that the small bullet mic I have is made by Frank Ruskin, not Rick Estrin. Looks like writing e-mails while sipping bourbon is a bad mix. LOL. ...
Kel620@...
Jan 2, 2009 3:20 am
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Mick Zaklan wrote: I notice that today is the 50th anniversary of the release of "Shouting the Blues and Old Timey Songs". This was an Andy Griffith album...
havaball@...
Jan 2, 2009 3:38 am
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Hello harp-L members. Just got my new amp. My budget was quite limited (it had to cost less than $200. For now I am interested in a clean sound so I went with...
Daniel Perrone
dany_perrone@...
Jan 2, 2009 4:17 am
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Dennis, Nice Post and very good info on the NY Blues Jam scene, thanx for sharin' it. We may not have a LARGE blues scene like other towns but the crew you ...
Robert Paparozzi
chromboy@...
Jan 2, 2009 5:35 am
72085
Well, i installed a set of JJ Electronics replacement tubes in my PRRI. As expected, the tone is now a little smoother and slightly fatter than it was with...
John F. Potts
hvyj@...
Jan 2, 2009 9:04 am
72086
As a sometime mechanical engineer may I act the nerd and suggest that the appropriate term for this technique is swaging. Beannachtaí Aongus Mac Cana ...
Aongus MacCana
amaccana@...
Jan 2, 2009 12:11 pm
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Hello! and Happy New Year!! I was wondering this for a long time. Suppose you have to play without backing support, I mean track or a guitar making the song...
Dear List, The weight of this Amp is taking its toll. Can anyone here point me to an Amp transporter? Thanks. www.myspace.com/harpdad ...
venkyr@...
Jan 2, 2009 2:25 pm
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Hi Gang, I'm finally over whatever respiratory problem I contracted back in September and now the exercise program begins. While I'll still be out of the...
diachrome@...
Jan 2, 2009 2:47 pm
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Harp Tuners: what electronic tuner are you using? and why? Thanks. Robert Hale, "the Duke Of Wail" http://www.dukeofwail.com/ Gilbert, Arizona 480-720-8897 ...
Robert Hale
ynfdwas@...
Jan 2, 2009 2:57 pm
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Mics: Unisphere and Sphere-o-dyne Seydel Chromatic deluxe Best offer for all. I've got a bottle-o-blues I'll throw in for free. ...
Phil Eich
phil_side@...
Jan 2, 2009 2:59 pm
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You can download the version of "Juke" identified as "Soul Seven & Kim Wilson" for $.99 from I Tunes. Its available on the Cadillac Records (Music from the...