Fed up with purchasing harps from the US, trying to take advantage of the pound/dollar exchange rate, only to find the harps are more useless than the Pope’s knackers? I was! (See my San Francisco experience – recently repeated in New York). Ever bought a new harp from your local music store, only to find [...]
Read more..You gonna get it all down, get it all night, get it all right, get it out of sight and get down baby? [PLEASE NOTE THIS PAGE IS BEING UPDATED] Here’s a top 10 entry in our I wanna play like that list. Originally recorded on the second J.Geils Band album The Morning After in [...]
Read more..Chicago – Rosa’s Lounge If you’ve never tried it, go! Don’t expect anything grand like Buddy Guy’s Legends, this is more like going down to your local. Perfect in my opinion. Get some rest beforehand and plan to arrive between 9.30 and 10.00 pm local time (yes that’s six hours behind the UK….!). If you [...]
Read more..So you joined a band and it’s your first rehearsal or maybe your first live show. At some point the rest of the guys look at you and nod: time for your first solo. What should you do? Don’t panic, Mr Mainwaring, you have plenty of options. Do what comes naturally Just pick a harp [...]
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