In the last post, we looked at a few ways harmonica players have made themselves unpopular and gotten us all a bad name. This time…
(Note: I can’t find a credit for the image used in this post preview. If anyone knows please drop me a line.) Something a lot of…
I’ve put together a collection of scale, chord and position references for blues players. It contains all the commonly used (and some uncommonly used) scales.…
Thought this worth a quick note. If you’re planning on buying the Amazing Slow Downer from the Mac App Store (and if you haven’t you…
A friend and student pointed me towards this short video on South London harp man Errol Linton (cheers Paddy). It’s a great video and piece…
Thought I’d kick off the new year with a quick primer on third position playing. There’s a lot more to it than this of course,…
A great – and seasonally appropriate – tune here from Lowell Fulson. A lovely loping blues. There’s no harmonica on it, but there’s a great…
The incomparable Rick Estrin and the Nightcats (featuring Kid Anderson of Greaseland Studios fame on guitar) are doing a brisk UK tour in January. Rick…
Bit of a dull post this one but I wanted to pass on the information. If you’ve taken lessons from me you’ll have seen me…
There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to listen to a lot of Jug Band music. Something to do with the…