I recorded this last year after listening to Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli for a few days. Happy Holidays!
What is Just Intonation? I know how to tune a harmonica. That is easy for me. Understanding what I am doing and explaining it to someone else is a totally different thing. There is something about this subject that makes me a little bit crazy. I keep wanting nice, simple
Golden Mel & Pre War MB
I have always been fascinated by the “inner game” of music or anything in my life that I want to get good at. This has led me over the years to read a ton of books, listen to all sorts of audios and videos and seek out people who can
Click on the Headline above (YouTube Harmonica Tuning Videos) and you will find four links to my YouTube Harmonica Tuning Tutorials. You will find a crash course in tuning harmonicas – Enjoy!
I like working with rivets to replace harmonica reeds. I feel like a medival craftsman tapping away, and learning how these things hold a reed in place is something you need to know if you want to master harmonica upgrading on a high level. Rivet technology is definitely not for
I got all kinds of feedback and ideas from people reading the email about Melody Gardot, and non-harmonica recordings that are fun and inspiring to play along with. I decided to write about one or two recordings at a time, or I could go all over the map and drive
Do you ever struggle with inspiration and self discipline? I do. More often that I care to admit. One of the reasons that I belong to forums and email lists and have master-mind groups and other ways of connecting with other folks is so I don’t have to deal with
We (that’s me, my wife Jane, daughters Julie and Violet & feline Ginger) moved from my home town of Philipsburg PA to Boalsburg PA, one of a dozen or so communities that claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. Sonny Boy
Joe Vitale (From the movie THE SECRET) jamming with R.Sleigh at Pat Obryan’s Unseminar 7 in San Antonio Texas in October.