Re: SPAH (Norton Buffalo)

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxx>]

rlwilliger wrote:
> I have read all the SPAH reviews, but really read nothing about 
> Norton Buffalo's performance/attendance.  I thought he was supposed 
> to be a main attraction.  Any reviews on him/his stuff?

I sat in Norton's "circle" at the Friday teach-in and thought he was 
articulate and passionate about his playing.  I especially liked the 
way he described himself as a musician and harmonica player, and how 
much he disliked being catagorized by type of instrument or style or 
any of the other "boxes" people tried to put him in.  I also liked 
his description of learning to sight read music for other instruments 
but not for harmonica.  He told a story about being in a studio 
session in Japan and unable to read his scored harmonica part -- a 
fact he could not communicate to his hosts because of language 
barriers.  They finally looked at him and smiled and said, "Okay, ad 
rib".

His performance on Saturday night was wonderful.  First he 
demonstrated his virtuosity at the chromatic harmonica, then tore the 
place down with some mean diatonic work, and closed with a good old-
fashioned blues.  

I'm still trying to remember how I managed to miss his Saturday 
seminar.  I'm sure I have a good excuse, I just can't remember what 
it is...

- -tim