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What's New: Gary Smith Contributor Submission #63 - Harp Amp Trials #2

Posted Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:30 by David Barrett Admin
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In Gary’s latest submission he puts the Fender Blues Jr, Fender Pro Jr, Fender Super Champ X2 and again, the Marble Max, to the test. Subscribers can find this submission here http://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/gary_smith

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What's New - Gary Smith Contributor Submission #59 – Break Songs

Posted Thu, 05/25/2017 - 09:52 by David Barrett Admin
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In Gary’s latest submission we continue the focus on songs that use breaks.

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What's New: Gary Smith Contributor Submission #57 - Songs with Breaks

Posted Mon, 03/20/2017 - 18:17 by David Barrett Admin
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In Gary Smith's latest submission he speaks of songs that use breaks.

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What's New: Edinburgh Harmonica Workshop July 21-23, 2017

Posted Tue, 11/29/2016 - 21:28 by David Barrett Admin
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July 21-23, 2017 I’ll be teaching in Scotland at the Edinburgh Harmonica Workshop with Will Wilde, Liam Ward and Tomlin Leckie. If you live in the area or are looking for a good reason to visit a beautiful city, come join us. My class subjects will be: Introduction to Blues Chromatic (All Levels); Textures (All Skill Levels); and Developing Killer V-IV-I Licks (Advanced). I’ll post a video on this soon. For more information on this class visit www.EdinburghHarmonica.com

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Tip of the Day: Position playing in a blues context on a diatonic harmonica (key of A) by Thomas Toussaint

Posted Mon, 11/28/2016 - 16:33 by David Barrett Admin
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Your tip today comes from fellow student Thomas Toussaint. After seeing the latest video interview with Lee Sankey he was inspired to share his approach to understanding chord change relative to position playing.

Video: https://youtu.be/XsuXx1YXYIA

In this video I'm playing examples of how to approach the chord changes in a 12 bar blues progression (either with a 5/4/1 or a 2/5/1 turnaround) thinking in terms of positions. continue reading...

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What's New: Lee Sankey Interview

Posted Wed, 11/23/2016 - 10:10 by David Barrett Admin
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Lee is a classic blues harmonica player, most commonly compared to the stylings of Kim Wilson in his approach. He has released two albums on his own record label and toured internationally until 2004, playing at venues such as Ronnie Scotts and festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival. He’s taught at the Harmonica Masters Workshops in Trossingen, Germany and the SPAH Convention in San Antonio, Texas. His popular YouTube channel has had over 1 million views and continues to grow a large subscriber base. continue reading...

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What's New: Joe Filisko - Fox Chase & Lost John studying DeFord Bailey, Part 2

Posted Fri, 11/11/2016 - 17:08 by David Barrett Admin
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Joe Filisko continues his series on the Fox Chase and Lost John with DeFord Bailey’s Dixie Flyer Blues. You can study this lesson here http://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/fox_chase_study_2_artist_studies

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What's New: Gary Allegretto Interview

Posted Wed, 10/26/2016 - 15:22 by David Barrett Admin
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Gary started playing upon receiving his first harp at age 5 from his grandfather. Soon after, while attending a cultural festival he wandered away from his family following an irresistible sound... a Big Walter Horton performance. As the loudspeakers blared something about a lost child, he knew he’d found his calling… and he followed. Down the road his recordings have received multiple Grammy Award nominations. His music has topped the Blues and Roots radio charts internationally. continue reading...

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What's New: Joe Filisko - Fox Chase & Lost John studying DeFord Bailey

Posted Fri, 10/14/2016 - 10:20 by David Barrett Admin
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Joe Filisko continues his series on the Fox Chase and Lost John with DeFord Bailey’s fox chase. You can study this lesson here http://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/fox_chase_study_2_artist_studies

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What's New - Gary Smith Contributor Submission #54

Posted Tue, 09/06/2016 - 16:36 by David Barrett Admin
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In Gary Smith's 54th submission for BluesHarmonica.com we continue our series on blues bridges... this time with the standard bridge (IV I IV I IV I ii V) in different groove types http://www.bluesharmonica.com/contributor/gary_smith

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