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Tongue Block Boogie

Posted Wed, 11/17/2010 - 16:06 by hank stefaniak
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Something I did for the jam at HarmonicaBoogie with a bt by "NotSureYet". Lots of good free bt's there if you are looking.
http://jamq.org/jamqueue/harmonica/hbmainstage/btracks.php

After a couple of tries at the local Sunday jam. I'm trying to work up more courage to use vocals. This is a safe venue so pretty simple lyrics and a total TB effort to pay homage to the bt title and what I've learned from David. Nothing too fancy but it was fun to put together. Also an opportunity to learn blending tracks in Garage Band. As always, appreciate any comments.

Blowin' The Family Jewels (William Clarke tribute)

Posted Tue, 11/16/2010 - 13:38 by Wheel
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This is my interpretation of William Clarke's famous instrumental. I hope you enjoy it.

Cornbread cookin contest

Posted Mon, 11/01/2010 - 04:20 by Hobostubs
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Just something I did on my CbG and Harmonica for fun

Soft low blues

Posted Fri, 10/29/2010 - 15:24 by jodanchudan
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Inspired by George Harmonica Smith to try some 3rd position playing.

1st chorus is the head in 3rd position on a G harp - I hope it's an original lick but usually when I think I'm making stuff up it turns out a few days later that I hear it on a record and realise it isn't mine at all!

2nd chorus - 3rd position again, kept it simple and threw in some wah wahs.

3rd chorus - 2nd position on a low D harp (don't know 3rd position well enough to vary my playing - hence the switch) continue reading...

Ghosts and Goblins

Posted Tue, 10/26/2010 - 08:36 by Hobostubs
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just a Halloween song i wrote last night Trick or treat;-)

Medium Blues

Posted Mon, 10/25/2010 - 16:57 by hank stefaniak
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Backing track by Mark Wilson. Trying to work chorus forms, dynamics and the techniques that we are learning into my playing. As always, comments appreciated. Thanks

Feelin' for the Blues

Posted Sat, 10/02/2010 - 21:02 by David Barrett Admin
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This is a live performance at Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout in 2006 at Yoshi's nightclub in Oakland, California. For the construction process I started with the hook you hear on the guitar and bass. My main focus was that I wanted something with a lot of feeling and something that connected with the audience... that was 100% my goal. In most of the songs that I write I like to work out the head and use Chorus Forms, but I didn't want it for this song... I wanted pure emotion. continue reading...

Angle with broken wings

Posted Tue, 09/28/2010 - 07:33 by Hobostubs
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Something I recorded about 2 weeks ago,the harp could of been better,exspecially the 1st part i thought after i mixed maybe i should of brought it in around the 2nd and even then it could of be better,so any tips greatly appreaciated

I got to go

Posted Sat, 09/11/2010 - 04:18 by Hobostubs
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this is the last song i recorded about a week ago,I used two 3 string cigar box guitars that i built last month,both tuned to open G one strung with the 3 high strings G B E the other ADG, the harmonica has some delay and chorus on it but its played acoustically into a stereo mic, built into my Boss br-600 8 track any tips or advise on or things i should consider greatly appreaciated,I record all the time nothing of mine is set in stone im just looking for improvement thanks

Shades of Grey

Posted Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:51 by hank stefaniak
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Trying to work tone shadings and variations naturally into melody flow. Dennis Gruenling backing track

I'm frustrated by the "muddiness" (my perception) of the recording. I'm using an sm57 with bulletizer into an M-Audio Fasttrack into the computer. I've tried to adjust with an AU equalizer in Garage Band but probably (OK for sure) not really knowing what adjustments to make.

Any ideas or tips on recording appreciated and comments on the flow of the melody and tone shadings appreciated