Monthly Archives: July 2008

Paul Jones – Flatfoot Sam [..with tab]

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Wilf

Background It was Blues at The Fort, Portsmouth 2007 and the Good Doctor was in the backstage marquee with The Elevators. Three years earlier he was playing the same gig with The Blackjacks. ‘Who else is on the bill tonight?’ … Continue reading →

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Blow Bending… that ‘Mini-Gillespie’

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Wilf

Ken had a very productive session this evening, learning how to blow bend. He reminded the Good Doctor the first blow bend on hole 10 is necessary to complete the upper major octave (doh-ray-me..): 7B 8D 8B 9D 9B 10D … Continue reading →

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Candy’s Blues Jam – The Cantab Lounge, Boston 9th July 2008

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Wilf

According to the logo, The Cantab Lounge was established in 1938. Don’t ask who by or what for, but do take it as read that this is Boston’s answer to Chicago’s Rosa’s Lounge. A 15 minute taxi ride from downtown … Continue reading →

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What Speed Do You Do Vibrato?

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Wilf

This was a genuine and very welcome question asked during a session at the Harp Surgery today. Before answering, a smile grew on the Good Doctor’s face. His thoughts flashed back to a time when he first noticed how other … Continue reading →

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Lip Freeze

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Wilf

Why do my lips freeze up? It happens to us all – embarrassingly this can be in the middle of our showcase number, live and dangerous on stage. It’s happened to me on Whammer Jammer a few times. As with … Continue reading →

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Top End Harp Playing

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Wilf

‘Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?’ Harold Pinter What is the ‘Top End’? Holes 7-10 and everything that goes with them. When I first took up the harp, it seemed players always asked each other … Continue reading →

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