My, what a good time for an album review Writing about Jason Ricci has been on my agenda more or less since I started blogging on the Harp Surgery. It’s odd, really, that he doesn’t get much airtime here, considering he’s one of the most phenomenal players alive AND his unsolicited praise adorns our sidebar. [...]
Read more..Hey Negrita’s harmonica player teaches our Apprentice a lesson about tasteful playing Some time back I got my hands on this acoustic single, “Burn The Whole Place Down” by the British country blues band Hey Negrita, which features my friend Will “Captain Bliss” Greener on harmonica. I’ve mentioned Captain Bliss once or twice here, as [...]
Read more..In the final installment of the albums that first got us hooked on blues harp, The Captain picks out.. a blues concept album?? The Captain’s choice: One night way back in 1991, listening to Paul Jones’ blues show on BBC Radio 2, a track sneaked out of the speakers, lodged itself in my brain and [...]
Read more..As we review the albums that first got us hooked on blues harp, The Good Doctor tries to pick out his all-time favourite harmonica album from his days as a beginner. The Good Doctor’s choice: When she was a pre-schooler, I used to joke that my eldest daughter was the epitome of indecision. Presented with [...]
Read more..Which record got you hooked on blues harmonica? This week the Harp Surgery team goes back to Original Spin… Elwood’s choice: I’ll never forget the day I decided to take up blues harmonica. I was 18 years old, doing a crappy internship in a run-down part of the most boring town in England, and I [...]
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