Re: Fun in Europe



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Hi Richard,

Next time you come to Vienna, please check out the "Louisiana Blues Pub" =
on Prinz-Eugen strasse, near the french embassy on Schwarzenbergplatz, =
for some good blues. Next to it, there is the "Zugabe" which books some =
good blues acts. And also Jazzland downtown, which offers blues from =
time to time. As for the pastry, any place is a good place here.
Sunnyside

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From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: Fun in Europe


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> I returned Sunday from my visit to Zurich, Vienna, and the UK, and I =
had
> a lot of fun.  In Zurich, I met up with my old friend Roland van
> Straaten. Roland had a key to the biggest cathedral in Zurich, and =
late
> one night we went to the chapel and played harmonica duets in that =
big,
> resonant space.  I recorded the event on my Zoom PS02; I'll be =
checking
> the results later this week and will advise if there's anything worth
> posting to my website for download.
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> I found no jams in Vienna -- in fact, one of the two jazz clubs in =
town
> was apparently closed on Saturday night! -- but there was plenty of =
good
> pastry and amazing ice cream available, not to mention lots of great
> architecture.  I was luckier in the UK.  I was invited to a jam with
> Honkin' Dave Shannon and his Kickass Blues Band in a club in London, =
and
> a good time was had by all. In Burton Bradstock, a little village in
> Dorset, 2 hours from London, I happened entirely by accident on a
> Saturday night performance by the English acoustic blues band Sugar =
Mama
> UK in the Three Horsehoes pub. Sugar Mama's instrumentation is two
> acoustic guitars and brushes on drums, and harmonica fit right in.  It
> was a good night.=20
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> I carried my yard sale Labtec AM22 mic throughout Europe -- it's =
cheap,
> light, and easily replaced if lost -- and it performed well with Sugar
> Mama UK.  With Dave Shannon's amp, which is tuned specifically for =
harp,
> the relatively low output and steep high-end drop off of this mic =
didn't
> cut it, so Dave kindly lent me an Astatic.  I am more aware than ever
> lately that the mic and the amp act as a unit, and the mic that sounds
> great with one rig will sound like hell with another.=20
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> I missed seeing Rob Paparozzi, who informed me via email that he was
> playing the Montreaux Jazz Festival (backing Bonnie Raitt and Carla
> Thomas) while I was in Zurich.  I trust Rob had as much fun as I did
> (and worked a lot harder -- what a tour schedule!).
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> Thanks to all on the list for their helpful suggestions for harmonica
> opportunities abroad. =20
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> Regards, Richard Hunter
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