Author Archives: Wilf

Harmonica Mid-Winter Festival: Sat 4.Feb 2012, Brighton (UK)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Wilf

HARPIN’ BY THE SEA 2012 – WE’RE BACK! Learn To Play Harmonica Day Sat 4. Feb 2012 11.00am-11.00pm  The Brunswick, 1 Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF The Brighton & Hove Harmonica Society, with support from the UK National Harmonica League … Continue reading →

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Auld Lang Syne – Happy New Year from The Harp Surgery!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Wilf

Should old acquaintance be forgot.. The Harp Surgery team would like to wish all our fans a very Happy New Year 2012. From The Good Doctor, Otis The Mailman (left), Our Monica and The Riverboat Captain, we hope the new … Continue reading →

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Boogie On Reggae Woman..[with tab]

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Wilf

Stevie Wonder diatonic harmonica It was 1974. With a string of hit singles under his belt, Stevie Wonder recorded Boogie On Reggae Woman amidst some more reflective compositions for his new album, Fullfillingness’ First Finale. The song’s title is slightly misleading. This is no Trench … Continue reading →

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The Harmonica At War – Lili Marlene [..with tab]

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Wilf

LILI MARLENE [..with tab] Underneath the lantern, by the barrack gate Had we been shovelled onto a grimy conveyor belt and pitched alongside millions of innocents into the inferno of the Great War (1914-18), there is a strong chance we would have had a musical companion. An emollient for the mental and physical agonies … Continue reading →

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Joe Filisko – The Brunswick, Hove, Fri 29.July

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Wilf

Harpin’ By The Sea presents… Once again, ahead of his tenure at this year’s Blues Week in Northampton, Joe Filisko will be making a one-night-only appearance on the UK’s South Coast. JOE FILISKO,  plus The Shoestrung and Marika Hackman Friday 29th … Continue reading →

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Internet Blues Radio – Blues & Son

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Wilf

Cruisin’ and playin’ the radio Long, long ago, the Harp Surgery crew grooved to the atmospheric intonations of Radio Luxembourg/Radio My Amigo and Radio Caroline. The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio – US) captures the rock’n’roll spirit of this early pop radio broadcasting. Now that hyper-space has … Continue reading →

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Dave Ferguson, La Vie, Cape Town, 30.Jan 2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Wilf

Check him out now, the funk soul brother If a sour mash of Alabama 3, Johnny Cash, Son of Dave, hip-hop, dub and fried green tomatoes was used for a whole new ass-kicking brew, the label would read Dave Ferguson’s Lucky No.7 Straight Bourbon Whiskey. In our interview with The Mountain … Continue reading →

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Spring Harmonica Festival 2011 (UK)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Wilf

NHL Spring Festival 2011 The National Harmonica League (NHL) Spring Festival will take on 7 May 2011 at The Stables Theatre in Wavendon, Milton Keynes, 10am to 5pm, with Jam Session 8.45 to 11pm. Tickets are £26.00 each (£16.00 NHL members) … Continue reading →

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Irish Harmonica – Garryowen

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Wilf

Eireann go Brach ! Virtually forgotten in the post-war revival of traditional Irish music, Celtic and folk harmonica has recently enjoyed a massive rise in popularity. This is largely down to the work of Brendan Power and Mick Kinsella, both of whom joined us at the UK … Continue reading →

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Country Harmonica – First Steps

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Wilf

I’m going up the country, baby do you wanna go? So you’re a blues harp player and you’ve been asked to cover a country tune. Or perhaps the blues got you started on the harp, but now you want to try something different. Either way, … Continue reading →

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