Category Archives: Announcements

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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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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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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Mountain Of Love – Brixton Windmill, London, 18.Feb 2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Wilf

Way down below, there’s a half a million people Otis, the Harp Surgery’s Postman, delivered a lovely letter this morning from our harp friend Piers Marsh, inviting us to see his new band at the Brixton Windmill on 18.Feb 2011. Their name … Continue reading →

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Gary Moore 1952-2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Wilf

I’m tired of prosperity, I’m tired of luck *** STOP PRESS *** Gary Moore Tribute Radio: BHCR 17:00 (UK) Fri 11.Mar Gary Moore Tribute Night: Brunswick Pub, Hove, Fri 25.Mar (Procedes to Chestnut Tree Childrens Hospice)  Harp Surgery would like … Continue reading →

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The Toot Suite

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Wilf

Where junior harp players make music Some of our Harp Surgery visitors may be wondering why the children’s Toot Suite menu has disappeared. The answer is, it now has its very own domain. The Toot Suite site has become the home of music, news and trivia … Continue reading →

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A Postcard From Scandinavia

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Wilf

..or when is a harmonica not a harmonica? Sometimes it is important to take a complete break from the everyday, including the harmonica. A holiday should promote a renewed sense of perspective and a fresh appetite. Which is possibly the true meaning of recreation. And so it is, that not … Continue reading →

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Special Star

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Wilf

Farewell Elwood It is with pride and sadness that we announce the graduation of Elwood The Apprentice, our own ’Special Star’, from the ranks of the Harp Surgery crew. Having contributed a vibrant and ground-breaking series of posts to our site, Elwood will be returning to his African homeland … Continue reading →

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Joe Filisko, The Blackjacks, The Shoestrung: The Brunswick, Hove – Fri 30.July

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Wilf

Joe Filisko Gig Joe Filisko is visiting Brighton & Hove (UK) at the end of this month in preparation for the annual Blues Week at Northampton University. He will be playing on the evening of  Friday 30.July at The Brunswick in Hove. Tickets can be bought in … Continue reading →

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European Blues and Roots Masterclass 3-7.Aug, 2010

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Wilf

European Blues and Roots Masterclass Otis the Harp Surgery postman dropped in a letter from our friend Robert Koch in France today. Robert is organising a Blues and Roots Masterclass from Tuesday 3.August to Saturday 7.August 2010 at La Maison du Kleebach in … Continue reading →

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