Where y'all from?
Roseville, CA about 20 minutes NE of Sacramento. I just joined this site a few weeks ago and sure am glad I did! Never played harmonica before. Play a little guitar (badly). Just enjoying learning harmonica and guitar now that I'm retired.
I'm from Latvia.
Port Clinton, Ohio, which is on the south shore of Lake Erie. I'm currently taking the free lessons after buying a Hohner C harmonica. I have a new A harmonica arriving tomorrow and I plan on sticking around after the free trial ends.
play in folsom a couple times a year
I think we need more details on "play in folsom."
Got Hohner Speacial 20 and staying around for the free lesson...but if everything are intresting planning to subscribe for the lesson
Hello. I live in an inner ring suburb outside of Detroit, Southfield MI. I joined the BluesHarmonica several years ago but never spent time with the program. I have been playing for 7 years but there is SO MUCH more for me to learn about this instrument and I plan on learning it here.
Hello everybody, I'm from Rimini, Italy, I was a student 7 years ago here at BluesHarmonica.com, then I stopped playing because I had less time to spend on it.
Now in this lockdown situation I started to study again and I'm having a lot of fun.
The Blues will save my soul.
Bye.
Danilo
Been playing a couple weeks now. Seeming to be picking up on it pretty well.
Abilene, Texas.
I play harmonica from two months, this site is fantastic, thanks David.
titti
I started out in London, during the 90s my local pub was The Railway Tavern, home of Bob's Goodtime Blues Bar on Latimer Road in west London ... used to see Paul Lamb and Kingsnakes at least monthly and a bunch of other great Blues acts (Ask me how I got hooked on blues and harp!!). Also photographed for blues publications through 90s and 00s.
a little under a decade ago I immigrated to Richmond VA USA, and live here now, and I regularly bug Adam Gussow to bring his awesome to Richmond VA
I started out in London, during the 90s my local pub was The Railway Tavern, home of Bob's Goodtime Blues Bar on Latimer Road in west London ... used to see Paul Lamb and Kingsnakes at least monthly and a bunch of other great Blues acts (Ask me how I got hooked on blues and harp!!). Also photographed for blues publications through 90s and 00s.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/6008293370
a little under a decade ago I immigrated to Richmond VA USA, and live here now, and I regularly bug Adam Gussow to bring his awesome to Richmond VA
Just getting started in the world of harmonicas.
Brian
Live in Swindon , work in Bristol , joined this site few days ago, looks great and looking forward to learning properly having had harmonicas around the house for years and picking out very basic simple tunes for fun, love the sound of the blues !
@tonyholmes, I live down the road in Williamsburg. Every two or three years, Howard Levy comes to town, and he was here in late February. The room was packed, and he said words like, "It's great to see so many people here. I worry this is something we won't be able to do in the future."
Total beginner at the harmonica. Took it up to teach myself patience and persistence really. Have always given up quickly in the past, so trying to find something to keep occupied with and to take my mind away from today's crazy world.
.. just getting started as well.
I was born and raised in Rome. Moved out in northern Italy for work and actually I live in Genoa.
Hello, Another level one here, having started playing the harmonica this summer. Have been drawn to Blues music for as long as I recall, and tried to learn sax back in college. I choose harmonica this time to not annoy my family and neighbors and because I can carry it everywhere (and do) and most of all because it is a wonderfully expressive instrument when played well. I'm amazed and a little overwhelmed by all of the instructional content for harp on the web, and appreciate the thoughtful structure, careful organization and broad scope of content on Blues Harmonica.com.
Interesting to see BluesHarmonica’s demographics – David must be proud!
If the users’ locations were easily searchable on the site, and not hidden in a forum, it could help in bringing interested students together (to share learning experiences, jam, curse about lack of progress etc.).
Not sure it’s the best timing for such thoughts though (Covid) nor if the probability of having a fellow user nearby is high enough, but why not?
Hello everybody!
I'm from Brasil, currently living in Argentina. I've been playing guitar since 1992, mostly for fun. These covid quaretine days connected me to the musical world and I decided to get back to the studies. One thing leads to another and here I am with my very first harp in C, the A is arriving tomorrow and so it goes.
I admire how organized and systematic things are around this site, which from my point of view is what one should care most on the learning process of an instrument.
Anyway, it's been a great time and hope everyone here feels the same!
Keep harping!
Gustavo
Born in Montreal Quebec Canada, currently living in the GTA of Toronto! Love seeing everyone global. Todays my first day of learning harmonica.
I`m from Saint-Petersburg, Russia
And originally from Warsaw, Poland (the birthplace of the blues).
I'm just outside of Toronto, Ontario. Total newbie!
I'm originally from California, now in the Detroit Metro area.
Hey all, just signed up from sunny San Diego. I've always been drawn to the harmonica and am really excited to give this a whirl!
Hello everyone, I been carring a harmonica around for bout 50 years. Playing, Oh Susana,Turkey in the Straw, an any thing else I could Hum. The started folk music, Bob Dylan was first one I ever tried to copy.One day discovered Sonny Terry. I was hooked on the harp.
No body wanted a Harp player in the band, i played on. I can't count the number of harps I've gone thru, or that you could fix them, shoot $1.25 was'nt so much for a new one. i would always throw 'away all the paper work in the boxI didn't need any lessons anyway.
December,2020, I didn't throw amay the paperwork, WOW the stuff I have Been Missin. So, where's the tab to OH Susana? Ineed to See if I got it Right.
I am living in the Great State of Texas north of Dallas.
I am living in the Great State of Texas north of Dallas.
Hey Harp Playing Humans,
I'm from Washington, DC and now live in the country northwest of the city. A lovely little town on the Potomac River called Point of Rocks, MD. I live close enough to the train tracks to hear the whistle but not shake the house. I'm enjoying BluesHarmonica.com immensely and learning a lot. Hopefully someday I can get back up on a stage safely and start to inject some new techniques into my playing! Actually have an outdoor show booked in April, fingers crossed it'll happen.
Y'all be safe now, stay healthy in these crazy times. It's enough to make you want to play the blues,
TomE
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I received my first harmonica kit for Valentines...don't know anything about it and trying to learn.
Greetings from Milan, Italy :)
Hey guys i'm in a city called Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Hey harpers! I'm ecstatic to be a part of this community! I was born and raised here in Virigina. Really cool to see that some of you guys are located nearby. I have a background in software engineering. I play piano and drums too. I've never done a gig, but hopefully that will change soon. My current audience consists of my girlfriend and my cat :D I find tranquility while playing in my car, on a hike, or in a canoe down the Potomac River...which is somewhat more feasible with a harmonica than the aforementioned instruments ;) I have a strong interest in learning how to better transcribe by ear and maybe in the future, contribute toward modeling polyphonic pitch detection ~Ryan
I'm located Tons River NJ
I'm located Tons River NJ
Just a little unincorporated hamlet next to Hayward, California. I'd love to get down to the San Jose school in person whenever that's covid-safe again. I'm about an hour's drive away.
Hi, I'm in the UK and I just bought a Hohner so I could learn to play Heart of Gold properly. I just found the little leaflet in its case pointing me here and the lesson content looks great, thanks!
New to this amazing learning course, a wee bit jealous of all the beach bum members.
Greetings everyone! I am originally from Northern California and now living in Paris, Ontario, Canada for the last 25 years. I am 4 weeks into learning to play the harmonica as a senior returning to music in 2021 after a long hiatus (I must have left my musical performance days back in California).
I live in Huddersfield, Yorkshire (UK) I'm so glad ive found this website, i'm having hours and hours of fun