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I everybody quick question ?? Can people turn me onto some new music ?? Hopefully some blues but anything will do . Thanks
very cool even our man Dave is on there . Anything else you been listening too ?
Hi wahoo. These days the folks who seem to be rotating the most on my home and car playlists include George "Big Harp George" Bisharat (if you don't know, one of David's former students, with four CDs out); Mark Hummel; George Harmonica Smith; Little Walter; Paul DeLay; John Lee (Sonny Boy I) Williamson; and Dennis Gruenling. And on the Celtic side for some variety, Donald Black (check out https://donald-black.com/about/ ). It was Neil Warren's podcast interview with Black that led me to buy one of Seydel's "major cross" harps, per a tuning used by Tony Eyers. Bought a G and love it so much that I just ordered a D (from Rockin' Ron's Music, of course).
thank you listen to all but am unfamiliar with Donald Black ? pretty cool thank you
wahoo: I learned about Donald Black from his interview with UK-based Neil Warren on Warren's "Happy Hour Harmonica Podcast." Warren has interviewed a lot of blues players you and I like, including Phil Wiggins, Bob Corritore, Mark Hummel, Steve Baker, Charlie Musselwhite, Sugar Blue and Jerry Portnoy, to name just a few. But he also interviews jazz, classical and folk players, and I always enjoy being introduced to new folks through his interviews. I was fascinated by Donald Black, and bought some of his music. Irish music on harmonica differs a lot from blues, and I like to learn Irish tunes not only to have some additional solo stuff I can pull out, but also as as way to work on my tone, vibrato, and quick hole-changes.
Neil Warren's podcast is an excellent resource. I've been listening through the back episodes and found them informative and entertaining. I picked up on Errol Linton from one episode, nice blues and reggae harp. You can find a selection of his music on YouTube.
AF
Jason is a player who knows the deep blues but ventures into new territory as well. Here's a nearly one-hour set with organist Joe Krown and drummer Doug Belote, all of then residents of New Orleans. This set was recorded live last summer for the 2021 virtual SPAH convention.
Donald Black is a wonderful musician and really great guy. By the way, he's Scottish, not Irish. He plays mostly the tremolo harmonica, though he also uses diatonic and chromatic to a lesser extent.
Winslow: Thanks for reminding me that the Scots and the Irish are actually different folks. Before I committed any sort of faux pas next time I'm visiting the Irish cousins. And yes, Donald Black is one of those folks I'd love to meet some day. I know he's been to SPAH, so maybe he'll return and I'll get the chance some day. And re tremolo, I already have my hands (or lungs) full with diatonic, chromatic, and major-cross. But I do own some tremolos. I just sanitized and gave to my 7-year-old grandson a Chinese-made G Echo tremolo that Rockin' Ron sent to me as a gift with an order, and after two years of playing his Suzuki Airwave diatonic, he LOVES the sound.
thanks to all having a great time making santa a list
in band camp can you buy disc or is it all just downloads ?
https://tomwalbank.bandcamp.com/album/low-blows-for-ida