Posts Tagged: inspiration
Music for a Blue Train
Today I had the great pleasure of discovering one of the most inspiring and talented harp players I’ve come across yet. He went by the name of Bad News Brown. A rapper and harmonica player, Bad News Brown would freestyle
Music for a Blue Train
Today I had the great pleasure of discovering one of the most inspiring and talented harp players I’ve come across yet. He went by the name of Bad News Brown. A rapper and harmonica player, Bad News Brown would freestyle
It’s all about the rhythm
For quite some time now I’ve been contemplating the purchase of a nice metronome. It just seems like an interesting thing to me as a player. For one, it objectifies the beat. I’m talking an old-school wooden box with a
It’s all about the rhythm
For quite some time now I’ve been contemplating the purchase of a nice metronome. It just seems like an interesting thing to me as a player. For one, it objectifies the beat. I’m talking an old-school wooden box with a
G.Love plays some Hobo Blues
I was skimming some tunes tonight and came across this song by one of my favorite harpists, G. Love. I first caught the G.Love bug back before I started playing the harmonica. It wasn’t until much later that I came
G.Love plays some Hobo Blues
I was skimming some tunes tonight and came across this song by one of my favorite harpists, G. Love. I first caught the G.Love bug back before I started playing the harmonica. It wasn’t until much later that I came
A Harmonic Minor Subway Jam
I haven’t recorded a video in what seems like ages, so I took a camera with me down to my new favorite spot to play. The subway platforms in Toronto give such beautiful acoustics! Take a camera out and record
A Harmonic Minor Subway Jam
I haven’t recorded a video in what seems like ages, so I took a camera with me down to my new favorite spot to play. The subway platforms in Toronto give such beautiful acoustics! Take a camera out and record
Juzzie Smith plays Bluesberry Jam
This is a video of Australian one-manband, Juzzie Smith. I love this guy. His tone is so rugged and edgy and he mixes it beautifully with whatever else he happens to be playing at the time to make a sweet,
Juzzie Smith plays Bluesberry Jam
This is a video of Australian one-manband, Juzzie Smith. I love this guy. His tone is so rugged and edgy and he mixes it beautifully with whatever else he happens to be playing at the time to make a sweet,
Music that inspires (and is not the Blues)
The diatonic harmonica is an instrument with the potential to make divine music, and yet I believe it is trapped in a world of blues, rock, and country because that is what has come before us so that’s what we
Music that inspires (and is not the Blues)
The diatonic harmonica is an instrument with the potential to make divine music, and yet I believe it is trapped in a world of blues, rock, and country because that is what has come before us so that’s what we
Morning harmonica joy…
One of the things I look forward to most when I get out of bed every morning is the few minutes I will get to play the harmonica on the subway platform as I await my train. It has become
Morning harmonica joy…
One of the things I look forward to most when I get out of bed every morning is the few minutes I will get to play the harmonica on the subway platform as I await my train. It has become
Not all harp players blow the blues…
In the course of learning the harmonica, I came across this video one day and it changed my life. I was blown away that you didn’t have to only play the blues on a harmonica! Sure, it seems like a
Not all harp players blow the blues…
In the course of learning the harmonica, I came across this video one day and it changed my life. I was blown away that you didn’t have to only play the blues on a harmonica! Sure, it seems like a
Harmonica Love Affair 