Re: [Harp-L] cool horn band w/harp

[Robert Rowe <robertrowe2@xxxxxxx>]

I asked Jackson if they were playing near Savannah this year, but Atlanta is as close as they are going to get. Looks like an October road trip for me. Somehow I missed them here in Savannah this spring. 

I've got both of their albums and they get a lot of play time here at our house. Not a bad or ho-hum cut on either one. 

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On Jul 16, 2012, at 2:10 PM, rosco <roscoharp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> as the guy who started this post and actually saw the band live, I would like to say that Jackson did a fantastic job of playing lines with the horns when he could and using nicely tweaked effects when comping behind them - - I should have mentioned that and I don't think any of the youtubes do him justice. Tasty harp in a horn band is a good thing we should all support. I played in a horn band for years (I MISS it!!) and I'm pretty familiar with the challenges. Jackson will only get better. His sister the vocalist is THE REAL DEAL- her supermodel looks sort of get in the way of her amazing vocal chops (she sounds like our old singer Sharrie Williams) but that is probably a good problem to have at this stage of her career...let's hope some 'producer' doesn't pull a Joss Stone on her----I hope she can keep it real. I'd go hear them again any time I got the chance!
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> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:50 AM, Robert Rowe <robertrowe2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Backwards.  Jackson is Arleigh's brother  :)
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> On Jul 14, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Robert Rowe wrote:
> 
> > Jackson is Arleigh's sister. Doubtful...
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jul 14, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Jeff Baker <acornfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Great band . To keep up with a 4 piece horn section a harp player really has to "bring it " (ie.Butterfield) .
> >> This guy has the look , the shades and the moves , unfortunately not the power or the chops.
> >> He must be dating the singer. (Ha)
> >>
> >> Only my opinion,
> >>
> >>    JB
> >>
> >> On Jul 14, 2012, at 11:30 AM, buzz krantz wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 7/14/2012 9:01 AM, rosco wrote:
> >>>> Hey List,
> >>>> long time, no post...but I wanted to give a heads up to harp people about a
> >>>> band called Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds that features a good harp
> >>>> player in a funky horn band setting with a GREAT singer. Heard them last
> >>>> night in Ann Arbor and loved it. They are out on tour now...check them out
> >>>> if you get a chance.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=C8xW85JUy7A
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.sistersparrow.com/
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> WOW! Great band. Who is the harp player.
> >>>  buzz....................
> >>
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> 
> -- 
> Later,
> Rosco
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