Around six or seven years ago, a singer and guitar player called Ben had a smart idea. Music is a powerful thing, he thinks. How…
Why? Well, you should respect him anyway. He got where he is by doing the hard work, and doing his own thing. He’s not a…
During the last few weeks I’ve put a huge amount of time into writing an “introduction” to harp mics. As usually happens, something I think…
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…
Great article here – supported by copious recordings – by Seth Shumate. One In Every Pocket: The Rise of Harmonica on Old Time Music. The…
The harp players spot in Willie Nelson’s touring and recording band must be one of the best gigs going. Mickey Raphael has been at it…
Whenever I tell a beginner harmonica player we’re going to look at improvising there’s always a flash of fear in their eyes. BUT there is…
David Barrett on the Musicality Podcast talking blues harp, musicianship, improvisation and more. There’s a lot of great info packed in here which should be…
I’ve written a brief primer on the notes on your harmonica and how they work in the first three positions. It examines major scales for…
Been working on this for a while now and I think it’s ready to release into the wild. The first part of what I intend…