Harmonica literature
Can someone recommend good harp literature. I know David wrote a tons of them, you can see the list on the "About David Barrett" section.
What would be a good reference book.
What about magazine or biography.
Harmonica for Dummies by Winslow Yerxa - available from Amazon.
This is NOT one of the "dummy books that some of them are from that series. Jam packed with information. I keep going baclkto my copy as things come up.
Steve Baker's "The Harp handbook" is also very good.
The only magazine going right now in the US (aside from a few club club newsletters) is Harmonica Happenings, which you get if you join SPAH (Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica. http://spah.org
The National Harmonica League in the UK puts out Harmonica Horizons, also quite good, again as a benefit of membership. http://harmonica.co.uk/
I used to publish HIP - The Harmonica Information Publication, and still have copies of some of the issues available for purchase.
Is there a web site to get more information on "The Harmonica Information Publication" to see which issues/topics are still available??
You can go to
http://www.angelfire.com/music2/harmonicainfo/products/magazine/magmain.htm
and click on any of the magazine covers to bring up a table of contents.
Thanks Winslow - I notice no price is mentioned for mailing or shipping. I have placed an order for the four available issues, so if this is in error, let me know.
Hank -
Nope, no separate shipping charge. Mailing has gone up a lot since my initial pricing decisions, so maybe I should start doing that.
Winslow
These are the ones I like:
1) Blues with a Feeling, The Little Walter Story
http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Feeling-Little-Walter-Story/dp/0415937116
2) Harmonicas, Harps & Heavy Breathers
http://www.amazon.com/Harmonicas-Harps-Heavy-Breathers-Updated/dp/081541...
3) Blues Review Magazine
http://www.bluesrevue.com/