Re: [Harp-L] Pleasant Surprise

[Colin Epstein <colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

samblancato wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I had an interesting surprise today.  A few years ago a friend of mine made
> me a copy of Michelle Shocked's CD, Short Sharp Shocked. He even copied the
> liner notes.  I haven't listened to it in two years and really haven't
> thought about it since but today I grabbed it and brought it to work with
> me.  I heard the song Graffiti Limbo which I forgot was on the CD- there is
> a great harp solo on this song.  I don't know why I was never curious about
> who the harp player was but I  was this time and so I scoped out the liner
> notes and what do ya know? It was Rod Piazza.  the thing is, of the four
> Piazza CDs I have he really doesn't do any acoustic harp like you hear on
> this Michelle Shocked CD.  He sounds great.  I was just really surprised  to
> learn it was him on the CD.
I'd never heard of Piazza before I bought that that Michelle Shocked 
album (which remains a favorite) back when it came out.  But since he 
sounds so good on it, and he and the Mighty Flyers were mentioned in the 
liner notes, I went to check them out at a club in L.A.  I was surprised 
that it was all amplified harp, since he plays such nice acoustic on the 
song as you mentioned, but it was a hell of a show all the same.

Aah, college days. :o)

--
Colin