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Love me like a man (cover)

Posted Sun, 09/30/2018 - 09:27 by jgwilks
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My Wife and I were asked to join a blues band 1 week ago from a jam we attended regularly. 

2 days later we were at a studio to do the recording and 2 days later did a video shoot. 

This is all a first for me and what an awesome experience. 

For inspiration I listened to Bonnie Rait with special guest Jerry Portnoy live video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ws2mDwsqI4&feature=share continue reading...

Tin Pan Nate

Posted Wed, 09/26/2018 - 12:56 by dej
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Hi, with this recording I let me inspired by two great artists who both have that warm melodic harmonica sound in common: Big Walter Horton and Jerry Portnoy.  I made some cocktail of pieces from

- Tin Pan Alley (BWH, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8VYYNDWFM),

- Blues for Big Nate (JP, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng4XQXI6EKc),

- and Live at Cha (JP together wih Rick Estrin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8VYYNDWFM )

 

 

mellow blues

Posted Sun, 09/23/2018 - 10:29 by Bluevan
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Mellow jazzy blues backing track. Been listning to Denis Gruenling was going for that style/sound of playing. I got the backing track off  youtube, then converted it to mp3, its made by Quist.  I used a Masco ME-18

pattern playing

Posted Wed, 09/19/2018 - 20:15 by J.Connolly403
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Here is me playing some of Davids demonstration of pattern movements.  The Marching Shuffle in F on my Bb Harmonica. I have started to use my breath more efficiently and have jumped up a notch in my estimation. I think ive been trying to keep my air capacity to resting or half filled. releasing air continuously and filling back up to half or resting. I think my breath is like one of the most importent things to get familiar with. Im thinking its were the magic comes from. 

Survival guide for beginner gigging performers

Posted Thu, 08/23/2018 - 07:04 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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Hello You,

Few days ago I have played at my first concert hall amplified gigging.

First and most important take-away: You define the circumstances not they you!

- always take all of your instruments, who knows what changes in the mind of band members to be played, key to be played compared to the previously discussed one

- never use battery in your FX pedals 'cause anyway it will be depleted, use power supply

- always set the sound level of all instruments separately and together, play your song together if you just a guest star continue reading...

My Babe (Little Walter)

Posted Tue, 08/14/2018 - 07:50 by Guillaume-15
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Hello Everyone. Today I post another tribute to  legend song from the master LWJ, "My Babe". I try to stay in the spirit of Walter but it's very difficult. I play fills first, and then I try to reproduce the melody and after I try to play in the spirit of the originel solo and then I improvise.

I play this one with a marine band classic in Bb, with a old turner CX microphone and my little fender champ 20 to not annoy my neighboors ahaha

Cheers from France.

Last Night (Little Walter)

Posted Sat, 07/21/2018 - 14:01 by Guillaume-15
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Hello everyone! I post today a cover of classic and beautiful tune "Last Night" from the master Little Walter. It's illusory for me to re-create the sound of LWJ particulary in this tune because his technique, and his sound amplified is incomparable. But, in my modest level I try to play this tune as honestly as possible. I play the theme first and I try to play the original solo and for close  a little passage in the high register.

I play this with a Marine Band Classic in G (2nd position) and wita Old Electrovoice mic with a little fender champ 20. continue reading...

The House is a Rockin'

Posted Sat, 07/21/2018 - 06:11 by BCurtis
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Nothing too fancy here, but just another example of not needing to overplay and serving the song. Also how working off a basic bass line makes for a nice solo.
I'm playing a Seydel Session Steel "E" harmonica in second position (key of B) through a Ultimate SM57 with bulletizer. My amp is a Fender Super Champ X2 with line out to the PA. Unfortunately the line out was not working during the beginning of the song so you only hear me through my amp. However the sound guy soon got it fixed.

Link to video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx5XkizDTP8

Brian

Rhumba cocktail

Posted Wed, 07/18/2018 - 12:10 by dej
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Hi all

I made a little cocktail of the Rhumba licks from our favorite Blues Harmonica site, mixed with some licks I found on youtube (my special thanks and congrats to Ted Burke with his great Rhumba clips on Youtube), and 'personalized' with some own interpretation and feeling.

For me this was a very enjoyable and learning exercise :-)

 

Joris

(Belgium)

"Dimples" John Lee Hooker song

Posted Tue, 07/03/2018 - 13:23 by J.Connolly403
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Thanks for checking out my playing and Singing. Please make suggestions for me to try if you like. Im like a baby learning to speak as someone put it in some reading I was looking at. Words are first a little gurbbly and gets better over time.