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,…
It’s conventional for beginner harmonica players to start with a C harmonica. There are some good reasons for this, which I’ll explore below. Often people…
Here’s the latest on my chromatic journey. I’m tackling the first two choruses of David Barrett’s Cool Blue. Some new tasty licks and even a…
This is priceless. Over an hour of music and harp talk from two of the greatest players alive today. There’s a lot of wisdom here.…
Part five of the Chromatic Chronicles series in which I apply David Barrett’s chorus form concept to lick from the study song No Sweat. Please…
Here’s part four of The Chromatic Chronicles in which I attempt to play the first chromatic study song “No Sweat” from www.bluesharmonica.com. I get there…
Here’s part three of the Chromatic Chronicles. I’m starting to properly explore the first five holes following David Barrett’s first Chromatic Study lesson on bluesharmonica.com.
I’ve made a short video on a technique I like to call “The Gob Wobble” (I dunno if there’s a catchy name for this technique…
Since I have a few days away from the day job I’ve had time to throw this together. A little explanation of three different approaches…
A Big Walter Horton lick I got mildly obsessed with a couple of weeks ago. It’s from the stone-cold-classic solo on Jimmy Rogers Walking By…