Hello, Long overdue an update here. Firstly, all is well, rest assured that behind the scenes things are still ticking over well. There have been…
We are living in a golden age of harmonica teaching. I know I bang on about Joe Filisko a lot (and posted a link to…
I’ve put together a PDF (I suppose you could call it an ebook, if you wanted to be fancy) of “easy” folk songs for beginner…
Well it’s that time of year again. Hay Fever is an absolute blight for harmonica players. I’ve suffered from moderate hay fever since I was…
I’m very late to the party with this one, but just in case you haven’t seen it yet I thought it worth a plug. Tomlin…
Here’s the first installment of a short series of beginners guide to the 12 bar blues. This one discusses counting through the form and identifying…
Quick workshop style video here. One of the great strengths of the harmonica is the wide variety of options we have in presenting a note.…
Here – at long flippin’ last – is part eight of The Chromatic Harmonica Chronicles. I do a play through of the second study song…
Great footage here from a 1972 interview with Sonny Terry. He’s talking quite openly about his playing and hand technique etc. Super stuff. I can’t…
Sometimes I get asked about custom harmonicas. What makes them custom? Will they help me play better? Do I need one? and so on. Happily,…