Re: Hot ~New~ Short Harp Players

[Gatorharp@xxxxxxx]

<< PS: Paul DeLay has been blowing my mind lately. Man,
 he's good! My only hope/fear is that he stays with
 what he does so well and doesn't get any more
 ~experimental~ [or if he does, that he does it in a
 ~studied~ manner, and doesn't let some wannabe
 producer- like so many of our
 Virtuoso's-with-chips-on-their-shoulders- add elements
 of music that they don't really understand to their
 sound in the hopes of coming off as ~more than just a
 harmonica player~].  
Nothing like sitar, syntheisizer and Lithuanian folk
dance; with newly mastered overdraws.>>

paul delay ~is~ wonderful.  still, i don't know that ~any~ of his stuff has 
been experimental (unless you count one foray into straight chicago blues), and 
i'm not sure why you think he would be heading in this direction.  
my hope is that he keeps writing good songs, and plays the way ~he~ wants to 
play.  if that included lithuanian folk dance totally lacking in harp, that's 
his perogative.  he (or any artist) certainly doesn't owe anyone anything 
other than the music he wants to make.  

steven j gatorman