Re: [Harp-L] 1847 three harp Boogie in Klingenthal, video lightened for viewing pleasure



Hi Dave

The lead is most of the time done by Herbie and Bertram does more of the rhythm part. It's one of herbie's songs and that's why I tried to do no more than doing a bass line.The last 1.30 min I played on a regular A...

I'v learned so much about this from doing a tour with Caroline Aiken last winter. She's a fantastic singer/songwriter....www.carolineaiken.com (also on myspace).. and she told me that she in fact "hates" bluesharp players who are all over the place. There were songs that we did in which i only played 1 or 2 riffs to let shine her wonderful voice shine.

I hope to present a live cd from our tour very soon !!! In december I will do a few gigs with her in the US and maybe tour with other artists..

Ben Bouman
www.beta-harps.com
Ben Bouman
www.seydel1847.de
www.marbletones.com
www.marble-amps.com
www.harmonicainstituut.nl
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Payne" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Harp-L] 1847 three harp Boogie in Klingenthal,video lightened for viewing pleasure



I took that Klingenthal three harp boogie, video, with permission, and lightened it, also sharped it, it was really out of focus, since the camera could not focus without light. Not the clearest visual, but you can see who everybody is now and get an idea of what they are doing.

It's a pretty good lesson for newbies about how these multi-harp things work, everybody has a role and they pretty much stick to it. Bouman is laying down the foundation that "Doc" Bertram plays lead on and most of the time Herbie is complimenting Bertram's lead and there are a few times where Bertram is complimenting Herbie, obviously, he shifts into compliment mode during Herbie's vocals. Ben's Low A is pretty obvious, but since Herbie and bertram are playing the same harp, 1847s in A, I had to isolate phrasing and use body language during certain parts as a Rosetta stone to identify who went with what phrasing.
It's a good piece to pick out parts on and listen to them individually to see how three harmonica players should work as a team, there's a good lesson in Bouman's playing... I mean, if I were Ben Bouman, I'd probably be strutting around like a fightin' rooster, but he keeps it simple and does his job, laying down a foundation for Herb and Bertram to shine on. There is an "I" in "Trio," but you have to forget about it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQYOc2-MuDk


Dave



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