RE: [Harp-L] Irish/celtic harmonica

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> I am looking for suggestions on CD's to purchase so I can learn some irish 
> tunes.  Been playing blues for over 30 years and looking for a new 
> direction.  I have checked out Brendan Power's site.  Not sure which CD to 
> purchase.  I need an easy one to start with.  Any celtic/irish style harp 
> players have a suggestion?
>
> Thank you
> Blunt White


Apart from the CDs mentioned, there's a whole set of articles about playing 
traditional Irish music on (mainly diatonic) harmonica in the quarterly 
publication The Harmonica Educator, covering in detail many of the practical 
aspects of playing this music.  http://members.aol.com/heducator2/index.html 
 The editor is Richard Martin, and he hasn't updated the site for a while, 
but you can email him from the site for back issues.   I should declare that 
the author of the articles is...me!  (as I don't get paid I don't feel that 
I'm advertising!).  The articles started in the Winter 2003 edition and run 
up to the Spring 2005 edition.

Steve

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/trad_irish_harmonica
HEAR my CD clips: http://www.gjk2.com/steveshaw/cd.htm
READ review of my CD: http://www.irishmusicreview.com/sshaw.htm