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David's Tip of the Day: Paul Oscher's Secret Tone

Posted Wed, 09/30/2015 - 07:17 by David Barrett Admin
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Cool story from Paul's quest for unique tone
https://www.facebook.com/PaulOscherMusic/posts/1710559882505468:0

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David's Tip of the Day: Preparing for Performance - Listening to the Instruments

Posted Tue, 09/29/2015 - 08:57 by David Barrett Admin
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School of the Blues students rehearsed for their Fall student concert Sunday and one of the areas they could have benefited from doing beforehand was to listen carefully to what the band was doing in their song. They did work out what the groove was, the key, the opening, ending and if there were breaks, but what they missed was what the instruments were doing within the groove of their song. In many cases this level of detail was not needed, but in some it was essential. continue reading...

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David's Tip of the Day: Are You Ready for a Custom Harmonica?

Posted Mon, 09/28/2015 - 08:33 by David Barrett Admin
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It’s important to understand that a custom harmonica will reward good technique and punish poor technique. continue reading...

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David's Tip of the Day: Big Walter Horton Discography

Posted Fri, 09/25/2015 - 09:49 by David Barrett Admin
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While we're on a discography trip, here's a great one that Joe Filisko and friends put together for Big Walter Horton http://www.filisko.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Walter-Horton-Discogra...

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What's New: Todd Parrott Interview

Posted Fri, 09/25/2015 - 09:00 by David Barrett Admin
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Todd has not played with an exhaustive list of famous musicians nor toured to the point that he’s a household name, so his bio really doesn't do him justice. He’s a highly skilled musician and in the harmonica community respected as a heavy-hitter…

“One of the tastiest and most accomplished overblow players around today." Brendan Power continue reading...

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David's Tip of the Day: Little Walter Discography

Posted Thu, 09/24/2015 - 07:57 by David Barrett Admin
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Not a complete discography, but interesting none the less. Thanks to Bruce for sharing.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/340688-Little-Walter?page=1

For the most complete listing get:

Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story
http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Feeling-Little-Walter-Story/dp/0415937116

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What's New: Overbend Study 1 Tech Videos by Richard Sleigh

Posted Wed, 09/23/2015 - 12:28 by David Barrett Admin
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A new addition to the Overbend Study 1 Lesson (http://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/bending_study_8_overbend_study_1_t...) continue reading...

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What's New: Harmonica Recording Techniques by John Shirley

Posted Wed, 09/23/2015 - 12:22 by David Barrett Admin
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Part 1 of this series offers audio demonstrations from Professor John Shirley of various microphone types and mic placements for recording both acoustic and amplified harmonica. It also outlines issues of audio interference (comb filtering) when combining multiple signals from the same source and provides examples of the use of Direct Injects and Line Outs.

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David's Tip of the Day: Tom Ball Interview

Posted Wed, 09/23/2015 - 08:18 by David Barrett Admin
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Overbend instructor Ross Garren's interview with Tom Ball http://www.sheriffsofschroedingham.com/ross/archives/09-2015

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David's Tip of the Day: Complete Muddy Waters Discography

Posted Tue, 09/22/2015 - 07:48 by David Barrett Admin
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Pretty cool Muddy Waters Discography compiled by Phil Wight and Fred Rothwell in PDF form (give it a second to load, you'll see a blank screen while it does). I used it last week to research Little Walter recording dates http://www.bluesandrhythm.co.uk/documents/200.pdf

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