[Harp-L] Harpers' International Giglist Update as of 03/01/06 - Part 1 of 2

[BassHarp <bassharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to the Harpers' International Gig List.

This list is designed for, and dedicated to, the promotion of
harmonica artists, whether soloists, band leaders, or sidemen.
With apologies to other groups, I am unable to accept
listings for groups who do not feature, or include harp players,
due to space limitations.

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http://www.bassharp.com/itininfo.htm
and
http://www.bassharp.com/giglist.htm

NOTE:
The web-based gig list is updated daily, and can be accessed at any 
time, at:
http://www.bassharp.com/bh_itin.htm
Be sure to bookmark.

Please use the "find" (Ctrl+F) function to locate an artist name or
geographic location of appearances.

Thanks to all,
BassHarp

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*** SPECIAL EVENT LISTING ***
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VIRGINIA HARMONICAFEST ‘06
9th Annual Festival
March 10-11, 2006
Williamsburg, VA

Details soon ? ? ?

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ROD PIAZZA HARMONICA CLASSES
March 12, 2006 and April 9, 2006
Oceanside, CA

Location at the office of:
Dennis B Alters, MD, Inc
2125 El Camino Real
Ste 104
Oceanside, CA 92054

Harmonica classes start at 11am
Class schedule will be a 4-hour minimum workshop

The format will include:
1. Amplification and Rig discussion
2. Followed by song dissection as Honey calls it (bring in CD's that you 
want
to learn, analyze or get the history on regarding record production)
3. Then instruction and practice for various skill levels
4. Followed by playing time emphasizing timing, rhythm and accurate 
chord changes
plus advanced soloing techniques for the appropriate skill level.

The fees are $200 for the 4 hour workshop. The deposit required is $100 
that is sent to me and $100 cash at the time
of class. Our policy for forgotten class workshops is to retain half of 
the deposit and apply half to the next workshop.

Please send your deposit noting what dates you want to participate. If 
you plan on attending both dates then your
deposit would be $200 in check and $100 in cash at the time of each 
workshop.

Deposit: To reserve your spot, please make out your check to "Dennis B 
Alters, MD, Inc".

Please label in Big Letters on the envelope: FOR HARMONICA WORKSHOP - 
this will help
my secretary with the mail sorting from our professional correspondence.

and send to:

Dennis B Alters, MD, Inc
2125 El Camino Real
Ste 104
Oceanside, CA 92024

Also send me an email so I can send you class information.

For further information please contact me as well as for information on 
band coaching.

Dennis "Doc" Alters
Email: dennisaltersmd@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Dennis B. Alters, MD
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Diplomate, American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology

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FRANKFURTER MUSIKMESSE (Frankfurt Music Fair)
March 29 - April 1
Frankfurt, GERMANY

Location:
Messe Frankfurt
Hohner Stand
Hall 3.1 - Booth G 25

Main performers - harmonica:
Steve Baker
Julian Dawson
Tollak Ollestad

Guest artists - Saturday, Apr 1st:
Jens Bunge
Thierry Cromen

For more info:
Fernando Bresslau
Email - bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Internet - http://www.hohner.de

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KLAUS KILIAN'S MESSE SESSION
March 31, 2006 - 9:00pm
Frankfurt, GERMANY

Blues & Beyond
Frankfurt, GERMANY

Performers:
Steve Baker
Matchbox Blues Band
Martin Röttger
Special guests tba

For more info:
Fernando Bresslau
Email - bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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3rd FRANKFURT HARMONICA MEETING
April 1, 2006
Frankfurt, GERMANY

Parallel to the Musikmesse

What: Workshops with subsequent Jam Session
Date: April 1st
Times:
1:30pm to 7:00pm - Workshops
8:00pm - Admission
9:30pm - Jam Session with Rattlesnake Blues Band

For more info:
Fernando Bresslau
Email - bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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HARMONICA JAM CLASS
with Dennis Gruenling and Allen Holmes

04/04 Roanoke, VA - venue tba (6-10pm)
04/05 Washington, DC - venue tba (6-10pm)
04/06 Crownsville, MD - venue tba (6-10pm)
04/12 Medford, NY - venue tba (6-10pm)
04/13 Boston area (tba), MA - venue tba (6-10pm)

http://www.dennisgruenling.com/jamclass

A unique harmonica workshop experience in conjunction
with the Jon Gindick Harmonica Jam Camp, featuring
Dennis Gruenling & Allen Holmes. Instruction for ALL
levels of playing, and covering different aspects of
playing such as:

- How to train yourself to relax for better rhythm and tone
- How to practice wisely & make the most of your practice time
- Why tongue-blocking was used by every blues harp master
- Learn how to improve your tongue-blocking
- Understanding scales and the language of blues
- Playing positions and through chord changes
- Overbends (overblows & overdraws)
- Amplified technique, and how to play with a band

Hand-outs will be given and FREE CDs to all attendess!

Seating will be limited at all classes.
Sign up & reserve your spot online now at:

http://www.dennisgruenling.com/jamclass

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BUCKEYE HARMONICA FESTIVAL - BHF 2006
April 6-8, 2006
Columbus, OH

University Plaza Hotel
3110 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 43202

$85+tax/night, up to 4 per room
(614) 267-7461 for reservations (mention BHF)

Featuring:
Harmonica Junction
Just Wally & Me
The Hot Shots
PT Gazell
Jason Ricci
Sandy German
The Harmonica Masters

plus:
Carolbeth True and the BHF Jazz Combo

Harmonica Roundtable Discussions / Seminars / Jamming / Open Stage
Club Store / Harp Depot / Manufacturers Representatives
Special Saturday Matinee for Seniors / Late Night Jams
Professional Concerts
After Hours Jazz Cabaret - Friday 10:30pm
Gala Saturday Dinner Show
and more!

Details coming SOON on SPAH web site http://www.spah.org and on
the Buckeye site http://www.buckeyeharmonica.org

Jack Ely
Buckeye Harmonica Festival
PO Box 12316
Columbus, OH 43212-0316
(614) 607-5222
jelybshc@xxxxxxxxx

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11th HARMONICA SHINDIG
April 9, 2006
Manchester, UK

Southern Hotel
Nell Lane
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester
United Kingdom

An afternoon devoted to all aspects of the harmonica
1:30pm to 4:30pm

The event will include demonstrations and discussions of the different 
styles
of harmonica playing in Blues, Jazz, Irish traditional music and many 
other genres
and the makes and models of harmonicas used, focussing principally on 
diatonic,
chromatic and tremolo instruments.

There will be showcase performances by blues bands The Hookers and Depot,
Irish traditional bands The Gallery and Shannagh and others,
all featuring the harmonica.

*****
For the first time we will also have a blues guitar workshop run by
expert picker Faul Bradley. There is no extra charge for this, all 
plank-spankers
should just make their way to the appointed room (which will be signed).
The workshop will take place during the three hours of the shindig and 
will last
about one hour.
In addition to this there will also be a one-hour Irish traditional fiddle
workshop presented by master fiddler Tony Trundle!
*****

There will be sessions throughout the afternoon which will be open to all
instrumentalists and an accomplished backing band will be present to 
support the players.

Computers will be set up in a side room so that people can view the new 
"No Excuses"
Harmonica Guide on CDROM and the "Jam Academy" DVD!

A large selection of vintage harmonica microphones will be laid out in a 
side room
with a couple of valve amps so that prospective buyers can take a test 
drive.

As before there will be a great deal of harp-related printed material, 
catalogues and
information about harmonica services and societies for people to take away,
and I will be available to answer questions and give advice.

The Eagle Music trade stand will be present allowing people to purchase 
harmonicas
and much else besides should they wish to.

This will be the 11th Shindig I have organised and I am sure that, like 
its predecessors,
it will provide a friendly forum for meeting other harp players and 
learning more
about the instrument.

Entry is £4 and includes a raffle with harmonicas donated by
Hering, Hohner, and Suzuki as prizes!

For more info, contact:

Mat Walklate
23, Brookfield Avenue
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester
M21 8TX
Tel/fax: 0161 881 0071
Mobile: 0776 231 6111
mwalklate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.matwalklate.co.uk

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THE 7th ANNUAL SPRING HARP FEST
April 29, 2006
La Mesa, CA

The Best Harmonica Party in San Diego!
It's Free - It's Fun - It's For Everyone

Benefits Girls Club of San Diego "Learning About Music" Program

Harry Griffen Park Amphitheater
(behind Grossmont High School)
La Mesa, CA

Saturday, April 29 - 11:30am to 6:30pm

Confirmed players include:
* Alan Adamson
* Lance Dieckmann
* Billy Watson
* Richie Blue
* Sonny Derin
* Dane Terry
* Chet Cannon
* Harmonica John
* Diane Smith
* Unknown Players Allstar Jam

For all the details:
http://www.springharpfest.org

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BIRMINGHAM'S HEART OF THE SOUTH HARMONICA MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 11-13, 2006
Birmingham, AL

Sponsored by:
SHARPS - Shelby Harmonica Players Society
J. Addison Hitchcock - Director

For current information, see the Festival website:
http://birminghamharmonica.com

Location
Hilton Perimeter Park Hotel
Hwy 280 at I-459

Hotel Reservations:
1-800-Hiltons or 1-800-445-8667
Mention the "Heart of the South Harmonica Music Festival"
for reduced room rate of $79 plus tax per night (single/double)
Make your reservations before April 13, 2006

Save 15% - Register before March 15th

The Complete Festival Package :
Thursday Morning through Saturday Evening Banquet and Show
cost $130. If paid before March 15, 2006 your cost is only $110.
Registration Packet download at:
http://www.birminghamharmonica.com/registration_forms.pdf

Over 300 were involved in the original Birmingham Harmonica Festival in 
1989.
In the Same Location - Now the beautiful Hilton Perimeter Park Hotel
A Great Mix of the music of the American South.

We plan to represent all of these harmonica/music styles:

Performers Include:
* Classic "Harmonicats" Stylings
The Society Boys Harmonica Trio
Shelly Lulov, Tom Scerbo & Phil Caltabellotta
The Hotshots - Al and Judy Smith
with Harmonica Junction
Harmonica Masters Frank Warner, Bud Boblink & Don Klein
* Blue Grass
Buddy Greene of the Gaither Music Reunions
Jerry Ryan with Three On A String
Tommy "Toes" Bounds
* Country
Charlie McCoy and his band from Nashville
* Delta Blues
MadCat Peter Ruth
* Great Diatonic
Joe Filisko - Solo Country Bues
Jimi Lee - Rock - Pop
Jon Gindick - Harmonica Jam Camp
Mike Bruce
Mike Hardy
and Others
* Dixieland "New Orleans Style" Jazz
* Old Time Cajun
Jerry Devillier’s Old Time Cajun Musique from Eunice Louisiana
* Traditional spirituals

We think the "Southern Music" theme will make what
we have planned absolutely distinctive from any past
events around America

Someone already stated, "It sounds like you want
religious music." Our response is simple: “No, but it is
very hard to take religion out of a southerner."
If it is part of who the performer "is", it will not be out
of place at this festival.

For more information, contact: Addison Hitchcock
Phone (205) 706-5720 Evenings (205) 663-3434
ahitchcock3434@xxxxxxxxxxx

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6th ASIA PACIFIC HARMONICA FESTIVAL
August 3-6, 2006
Taipei, TAIWAN

Co-presented by:
Taiwan Harmonica Art Promotion Association
and
Taiwan Harmonica Ensemble.

International Conference Center of Taipei County
TAIWAN

22 Categories of Harmonica Competitions.

17 Seminars on Harmonica Playing Techniques.

7 Master Performers:
Peter Madcat Ruth
William Galison
Jia-Yi He
Yasuo Watani
Sigmund Groven
Willi Burger
Robert Bonfiglio.

2 Gala Concerts for Blues & Jazz and Classical Delights
played by invited professional performers in the 1500-seats Hall.

3 Night Clubs for
Classic Chromatic, Ten-holes and Jazz Harmonica
by 3-5 hosts on Thursday, Friday & Saturday (10:30pm-2am)

Website is still under construction but some info is available at:
http://www.2006aphf.org.tw

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YELLOW PINE HARMONICA FESTIVAL
August 4-6, 2006
Yellow Pine, ID

Celebrating 17 years!

Make plans now to attend

Enjoy the beauty of the rugged backcountry...
Camping, fishing, hiking, wildflowers, wildlife... And harmonicas!

For complete details, see the festival website:
http://www.harmonicacontest.com

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SPAH 2006 CONVENTION
August 15-19, 2006
Denver, CO

Celebrating 43 Years!

Waiting Details

http://www.spah.org

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CHROMATIC HARMONICA SEMINAR FOR DIATONIC PLAYERS
September 1-5, 2006
Shrine of the Ages
Grand Canyon South Rim
Arizona

In this seminar I give you the technique, scales, etc of how the 
chromatic works and since I play diatonic as well, it's
from a very good knowledge of both instruments, Rob Paparozzi will tell 
how he made the transition after I taught
him and how he applies what he knows to both instruments in his playing 
today. My students: Clint Hoover, Randy
Singer, Rob Paparozzi, William Galison, Mike Turk, Sugar Blue, etc.!!!

YOU WILL HAVE THE TOOLS TO PLAY CHROMATIC HARMONICA AFTER THIS SEMINAR !!!

Dennis Gruenling will approach chromatic from the third position blues 
side and how he took off from there.

The cost for Sep 1-5 Seminar, plus the my Birthday Bash Concert on the 
6th with
Bernard Purdie and Harvey Brooks is $499.95

Included are my scales and arpeggio studies and my Bona Rhythm Training 
Etudes, each worth $100.

Plus there is the Canyon right there with camping, hotels, etc.

SIGN UP NOW - SINCE HOTEL ROOMS AT THE GRAND CANYON FOR LABOR DAY 
WEEKEND ARE
HARD TO GET!

We work on tone, attack, vibrato, scales, reading, corner switching, 
everything.
Schedule will be from 10:00am-12:00noon; Break for lunch; then 2:00-4:00pm.
Break for sunset run or hike, then nightly jam on both chromatic and 
diatonic at 7:00pm - til?

The players at the New York Seminar came away with enough for 10 years 
worth of study and had a blast doing it!!

This is going to one fun harmonica event! Boy is this shaping up!

Reserve a spot with a $100 refundable, up to a month before the Seminar, 
deposit to:

Robert Bonfiglio
280 Riverside Drive #3B
New York, NY 10025

and then make reservations at the Grand Canyon through
Xanterra Resorts at Yavapi Lodge (888-297-2757) for Aug 30 and out Sep 7
or if you wish to come in on Sep 1 in the morning, that's cool.
http://www.xanterra.com/

You will only need to bring music paper and two good playing chromatics 
or reed plates for two.
You will have a lot of fun and leave with enough stuff for a lifetime 
worth of work.
This is real music taught by pros.
Rob Paparozzi makes a great summary for the use in his work and Dennis 
Gruenling in his.

Plus, it is the Grand Canyon - do not leave the family behind.

Contact:
Robert Bonfiglio
Email: bon@xxxxxxxxxx
or
Phone: 212-932-1239
http://www.robertbonfiglio.com
http://www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org/

Join us for the Harmonica Event of the Year!

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Garden State Harmonica Club Festival 2006

4 - DAY HARMONICA FESTIVAL
INCLUDING BLUES & JAZZ

To Commemorate our Club's 35th Anniversary

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
October 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2006
At the CROWNE PLAZA AT PARAMUS PARK
601 From Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
(Formally the RADISSON INN)

Hotel Reservations: (201) 262-6900 or (800) 227-6963
Mention the GSHC for reduced room rate of $95 plus 6% sales tax per night

4 - DAY "FESTIVAL 2006" TICKET: $100 per person*
*If paid AFTER August 30, 2006 - 4-Day Ticket: $125

RATES ON A DAILY BASIS:
Wednesday - $10 (Including Matinee Show)
Thursday- $30 (Including Matinee and Evening Show)
Friday - $35 (Including Evening Ice Cream Sundae Bar & Show)
Saturday - $75 (Including Banquet & Show)

TOP PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINERS TO PERFORM
INCLUDING BLUES & JAZZ ARTISTS

SPECIAL SHOWS THURSDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS
Stimulating Seminars,
Ole Tyme Harmonica Movie Classics

OPEN MIC: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday

MAKE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM SUNDAE BAR
FRIDAY EVENING PRIOR TO THE SHOW

BIG CELEBRATION GOURMET BANQUET & SHOW
SATURDAY EVENING
Including Cocktail Hour with Hors D'oeuvres and Cash Bar
MAIN COURSE MENU: Chateaubriand & Capon Wellington combo
Fish & Vetetarian Dinners also available

FESTIVAL TICKETS; Make check payable to: GSHC, INC.
MAIL PAYMENT TO: Shelly Lulov, 5 Schenck Ave, Great Neck, NY 11021
Include: Name, Address, Phone #, email address
Your ticket(s) will be waiting for you at the hotel lobby registration desk

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL
SHELLY LULOV, Festival Chairman: (516) 829-5808
Email: thesocietyboys@xxxxxxx

WE EXPECT TO BE SOLD OUT FOR THIS FESTIVAL
PLEASE ORDER YOUR TICKET(S) WELL IN ADVANCE

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HARMONICA MASTERS WORKSHOPS 2006
November 1-5, 2006
Trossingen, Germany

featuring:

Steve Baker
Joe Filisko
David Barrett
Marc Breitfelder
Dick Bird (guitar)

In November 2003, Steve Baker joined forces with the Trossingen Cultural 
Office
to present the first Harmonica Masters Workshops in Trossingen, Germany, 
home
of the Hohner company. For years he had dreamed of a European harmonica 
festival
in the form of an educational event, featuring top international players 
as instructors.
The idea obviously struck a chord and the workshops were attended by 
around 80
harp players from all over Europe.

The follow-up in 2004 was similarly well attended and also drew players 
from the
United States. Due to the World Harmonica Festival, the Harmonica 
Masters Workshops
didn't take place in 2005, but will return to Trossingen for the third 
time in 2006.

This event is unique in Europe and combines seminars lasting several 
days, taught by
leading professional players and educators, with evening concerts and 
open sessions.
Alongside Steve Baker and Joe Filisko, the foremost authority on 
traditional harmonica
styles, the organizers have succeeded in engaging David Barrett, the 
most published
author of harmonica instructional material in the world. North German 
harmonica crack
Marc Breitfelder will also be presenting a course and Steve's long-time 
friend and
accompanist Dick Bird (Have Mercy, Mudsliders, Long John Baldry) will be 
teaching
fingerpicking blues, slide and ragtime guitar.

Classes take place in the Hohner Conservatory, concerts and sessions in the
post-industrial chic of the Kesselhaus, the newly renovated power 
station on the former
Hohner factory site. Trossingen is set in the beautiful Black Forest 
region and also offers
easy access to the Alps, Switzerland and Eastern France as well as all 
areas of Southern
Germany. Various categories of hotel accomodation are available in the 
immediate
vicinity of the venues.

The Harmonica Masters Workshops offer you, the player, a unique 
opportunity to study
your instrument under the guidance of some of today's leading players 
over a period of
several days, as well as hanging out with them in the evenings and 
watching them in
action at close quarters. They also provide the opportunity to meet and 
learn from fellow
students, who make up a remarkable cross section of European harmonica 
afficionados.

Instructors and course content:

* Steve Baker (language: English/German)
How to optimize your playing in order to get the maximum out of your 
abilities. Solo
construction, phrasing and rhythm. Fine tuning and adjustment. Playing 
with others,
accompaniment, arrangements for harp.

* David Barrett (language: English)
Improvising Blues Harmonica - how to learn to build solos. David will 
guide participants
through the principles of solo construction with plenty of hands on 
experience and
opportunities to play.

* Marc Breitfelder (language: German)
How to combine modern playing techniques such as overblows with 
traditional styles,
forging connections between jazz, rock and traditional blues.

* Joe Filisko (language: English)
Tongue blocking, rhythmic patterns, hand effects. Traditional blues 
harmonica styles
and how these evolved into the various different post-war styles 
including Chicago blues.

* Dick Bird (language: English/German)
Fingerpicking blues guitar, ragtime, slide. Dick is one of the finest 
acoustic blues
guitarists in Europe today, with excellent technique and many years of 
experience as
a professional musician.

* Marc Breitfelder's duo partner Georg Schroeter (piano) will also be on 
hand in order to
share the task of providing session accompaniment with Dick. Georg is a 
versatile
self-taught pianist with experience in many different styles. He will be 
available for private
lessons during the daytime.

For further information and registration please contact:
Trossingen Cultural Office
Email: charlotte.dressen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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46 LONG - Blake Taylor, harmonica & vocals
http://www.46long.com
03/05 Florence, KY - Boone County Library (2pm)
03/10 Cincinnati, OH - East End Cafe (10pm)
03/17 Norwood, OH - Wild Oats (6pm)
04/14 Norwood, OH - Wild Oats (6pm)
04/22 Cincinnati, OH - East End Cafe (10pm)

AJ AND THE TWO TONE BLUES BAND - AJ Cascio, harp
http://www.twotoneblues.com
03/03 Shreveport, LA - Lee's (9pm)
03/04 Shreveport, LA - Tequila Junction (9pm)
03/11 Shreveport, LA - Juri's Cafe - acoustic (7:30pm)
03/25 Shreveport, LA - Noble Savage Tavern (10pm)
04/08 Shreveport, LA - Noble Savage Tavern (10pm)
04/22 Shreveport, LA - Juri's Cafe - acoustic (7:30pm)
04/29 Shreveport, LA - Lee's (9pm)
05/05 Shreveport, LA - Juri's Cafe - acoustic (7:30pm)
05/26 Shreveport, LA - Elk's Club (8:30pm)

TOM BALL & KENNY SULTAN
http://www.tomballkennysultan.com
03/05 Santa Barbara, CA - Cold Spring Tavern (afternoon)
03/12 Santa Barbara, CA - Cold Spring Tavern (afternoon)
03/19 Santa Barbara, CA - Cold Spring Tavern (afternoon)
03/26 Santa Barbara, CA - Cold Spring Tavern (afternoon)
04/27 Shetland Islands, N of SCOTLAND - Shetland Folk Festival
04/28 Shetland Islands, N of SCOTLAND - Shetland Folk Festival
04/29 Shetland Islands, N of SCOTLAND - Shetland Folk Festival
04/30 Shetland Islands, N of SCOTLAND - Shetland Folk Festival
05/01 Shetland Islands, N of SCOTLAND - Shetland Folk Festival
05/13 Covina, CA - The Fret House
07/30 Port Townsend, WA - Port Townsend Blues Festival & Workshops
07/31 Port Townsend, WA - Port Townsend Blues Festival & Workshops
08/01 Port Townsend, WA - Port Townsend Blues Festival & Workshops
08/02 Port Townsend, WA - Port Townsend Blues Festival & Workshops
08/03 Port Townsend, WA - Port Townsend Blues Festival & Workshops
08/04 Port Townsend, WA - Port Townsend Blues Festival & Workshops
08/06 Northampton, ENGLAND - University Northampton, Blues Week
08/07 Northampton, ENGLAND - University Northampton, Blues Week
08/08 Northampton, ENGLAND - University Northampton, Blues Week
08/09 Northampton, ENGLAND - University Northampton, Blues Week
08/10 Northampton, ENGLAND - University Northampton, Blues Week
08/26 Ojai, CA - Libby Bowl - Ojai Bowlful of Blues Festival
08/31 Mather Camp, Yosemite, CA - Strawberry Music Festival
09/01 Mather Camp, Yosemite, CA - Strawberry Music Festival
09/02 Mather Camp, Yosemite, CA - Strawberry Music Festival
09/03 Mather Camp, Yosemite, CA - Strawberry Music Festival

CAREY BELL
03/15 New York, NY - Town Hall
04/01 Carolina Beach, NC - Hula Grille
06/10 Bilbao, SPAIN - Gexto Festival
06/17 Carolina Beach, NC - Hula Grille
07/15 Carolina Beach, NC - Hula Grille
07/22 Meadows Of Dan, VA - Black Dog Jazz Concert
08/12 Wilmington, DE - Riverfront Blues Jam
08/19 Carolina Beach, NC - Hula Grille

THE BERNADETTES - Don DeStefano, harp
http://www.thebernadettes.com
03/11 Shelton, CT - Madison's
03/25 Hamden, CT - Contrassegno
03/31 Westport, CT - Conte's
04/08 Shelton, CT - Madison's
04/22 Hamden, CT - Contrassegno
05/05 Georgetown, CT - Georgetown Saloon
05/13 Shelton, CT - Madison's
05/26 Westport, CT - Conte's
05/27 Hamden, CT - Contrassegno

CLINT BLACK
05/23 Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center
05/24 Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center
05/27 Indio, CA - Spotlight 29 Casino
05/28 Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa

ROBERT BONFIGLIO
http://www.robertbonfiglio.com
04/01 Vicksburg, MS - Vicksburg International Chamber Music Festival - 
The Bonfiglio Group (2:30pm)
05/02 New Yory, NY - St Pauls & St Andrews - The Bonfiglio Group w/ Rob 
Paparozzi (7pm)
08/03 Taipei, TAIWAN - 6th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/04 Taipei, TAIWAN - 6th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/05 Taipei, TAIWAN - 6th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/06 Taipei, TAIWAN - 6th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/16 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/17 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/18 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/19 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
09/01 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Harmonica Seminar w/ 
Rob Paparozzi & Dennis Gruenling
09/02 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Harmonica Seminar w/ 
Rob Paparozzi & Dennis Gruenling
09/02 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Music Festival Concerts 
with Joe Deninzon, Clare Hoffman
and Julia Ziskel
09/03 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Harmonica Seminar w/ 
Rob Paparozzi & Dennis Gruenling
09/03 AZ - AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Music Festival 
Concerts with Joe Deninzon, Clare
Hoffman and Julia Ziskel
09/04 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Harmonica Seminar w/ 
Rob Paparozzi & Dennis Gruenling
09/05 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - Grand Canyon Harmonica Seminar w/ 
Rob Paparozzi & Dennis Gruenling
09/06 AZ - Grand Canyon South Rim - BONFIGLIO 60TH BIRTHDAY BASH - 
Bonfiglio Group, Rob Papparozi,
Dennis Gruenling, Bernard Purdie, Harvey Brooks
09/09 Anderson, IN - Anderson Symphony - Repretoire: Villa-Lobos 
Harmonica Concerto/Elvis Medley
09/22 Edmonton, AB, CANADA - Edmonton Symphony - Repertoire: Elvis/Foster
09/23 Edmonton, AB, CANADA - Edmonton Symphony - Repertoire: Elvis/Foster
10/15 Saginaw, MI - Saginaw Bay Symphony - Villa-Lobos Harmonica Concerto
11/18 Riverside, CA - Riverside Philharmonic - Villa-Lobos Harmonica 
Concerto
01/25 Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Symphony - Repertoire: Gershwin w/ 
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
01/26 Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Symphony - Repertoire: Gershwin w/ 
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
01/27 Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Symphony - Repertoire: Gershwin w/ 
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
01/28 Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Symphony - Repertoire: Gershwin w/ 
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
02/10 Enid, OK - Enid Symphony - Villa-Lobos Harmonica Concerto
02/11 Enid, OK - Enid Symphony - Villa-Lobos Harmonica Concerto
02/14 Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA - Quebec Symphony - Repertoire: 
Villa-Lobos Harmonica
Concerto/Bachianas No 5

NORTON BUFFALO
03/04 Oroville, CA - Feather Falls Casino
03/24 Mill Valley, CA - Throckmorton Theatre
04/28 Phillipsville, CA - Riverwood Inn
04/29 San Francisco, CA - Biscuits 'N Blues
05/05 Grass Valley, CA - Center For The Arts

JENS BUNGE
05/20 Friedrichsroda, GERMANY - Stift Reinhardsbrunn
08/03 Taipei, TAIWAN - Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/04 Taipei, TAIWAN - Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/05 Taipei, TAIWAN - Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/06 Taipei, TAIWAN - Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival
08/07 Taipei, TAIWAN - Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival

CEPHAS & WIGGINS
03/31 Pomeroy, OH - Fur Peace Ranch
04/01 Pomeroy, OH - Fur Peace Ranch
04/02 Pomeroy, OH - Fur Peace Ranch
04/03 Pomeroy, OH - Fur Peace Ranch
05/13 Gay Mills, WI - Gay Mills Folk Festival
06/10 Hot Springs, VA - Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival
08/08 Seattle, WA - Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
08/09 Seattle, WA - Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
09/29 Canajoharie, NY - Library & Art Gallery

JAMES COTTON
03/03 Allston, MA - Sculler's
03/04 Allston, MA - Sculler's
03/09 Stirling, NJ - Orphan Annie's
03/10 Huntington, NY - Inter-Media Arts Center (IMAC)
03/11 Bath, ME - Chocolate Church
03/12 New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
03/25 St John, ISL - Blues Festival
04/07 Lillehammer, NORWAY - Blues Festival
04/20 Corsica, FRANCE - Jazz Equinoxe De Bastia
05/12 Fort Madison, IA - Simply The Blues Festival
06/03 Eureka Springs, AR - Blues Festival
06/25 Syracuse, NY - Syracuse Jazz Festival
07/02 Davenport, IA - Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
07/27 Springfield, MA - Theodore's
07/30 Bridgewater, NJ - Duke Island Park

THE DELTA SONICS - Al Chesis, harmonica & vocals
http://www.deltasonics.net
03/03 Denver, CO - Sambuca Jazz Cafe (7:30pm-12am)
03/04 Denver, CO - Sambuca Jazz Cafe (7:30pm-12am)
03/10 Denver, CO - Lincoln's Roadhouse (9pm-close)
03/11 Denver, CO - Lincoln's Roadhouse (9pm-close)
03/17 Greenwood Village, CO - Pappadeux (6-10pm)
03/18 Greenwood Village, CO - Pappadeux (6-10pm)
03/23 Denver, CO - Lincoln's Roadhouse w/ Steadyrollin' Bob Margolin & 
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
(9:30pm-close)
03/24 Fraser, CO - Fraser Community Church - Grand County Blues Society 
Show w/ Steadyrollin' Bob Margolin
& Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
03/25 Boulder, CO - Boulder Outlook Hotel w/ Steadyrollin' Bob Margolin 
& Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
(7:30-11pm)
03/26 Colorado Springs, CO - Classics - Pikes Peak Blues Community Show 
w/ Steadyrollin' Bob Margolin &
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (7-10pm)
04/01 Longmont, CO - Eagle Grill (8pm-12am)
04/06 Boulder, CO - Boulder Outlook Hotel (7-10pm)
04/07 Greenwood Village, CO - Pappadeux (6-10pm)
04/08 Greenwood Village, CO - Pappadeux (6-10pm)
04/14 Denver, CO - Sambuca Jazz Cafe (7:30pm-12am)
04/15 Denver, CO - Sambuca Jazz Cafe (7:30pm-12am)
04/28 Denver, CO - Appaloosa Grill (10pm-1:30am)
04/29 Denver, CO - Skylark Lounge (9pm-1am)
05/05 Littleton, CO - Fat City (9pm-1am)
05/06 Parker, CO - Vines Wine Bar (8:30pm-12:30am)
05/12 Denver, CO - Lincoln's Roadhouse (9pm-close)
05/13 Denver, CO - Thomas Jefferson High School & MS Gym - Benefit 
Fundraiser (7-11pm) - tent
05/19 Greenwood Village, CO - Pappadeux (6-10pm)
05/20 Greenwood Village, CO - Pappadeux (6-10pm)
05/26 Denver, CO - Appaloosa Grill (10pm-1:30am)
05/27 Denver, CO - Skylark Lounge (9pm-1am)

JOHN DUNNIGAN
http://www.johndunnigan.com
03/02 Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar & Grill - non-smoking (9pm)
03/03 Ferndale, MT - Rocky Mountain Roadhouse (7:30pm)
03/04 Columbia Falls, MT - Meadowlake Resort (6:30pm)
03/09 Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar & Grill - non-smoking (9pm)
03/10 Ferndale, MT - Rocky Mountain Roadhouse (7:30pm)
03/11 Columbia Falls, MT - Meadowlake Resort (6:30pm)
03/16 Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar & Grill - non-smoking (9pm)
03/17 Ferndale, MT - Rocky Mountain Roadhouse (7:30pm)
03/18 Columbia Falls, MT - Meadowlake Resort (6:30pm)
03/23 Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar & Grill - non-smoking (9pm)
03/24 Ferndale, MT - Rocky Mountain Roadhouse (7:30pm)
03/25 Columbia Falls, MT - Meadowlake Resort (6:30pm)
03/30 Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar & Grill - non-smoking (9pm)
03/31 Ferndale, MT - Rocky Mountain Roadhouse (7:30pm)

THE FABULOUS BARBECUE BOYS - Dieter Kropp, harp & voc
03/31 Lemgo, GERMANY - VHS - solo (7:30pm)
04/21 Visselhoevede, GERMANY - venue tba - w/ Lothar Schroeer - stories 
& blues (7:30pm)
04/22 Harsewinkel, GERMANY - Farmhouse Jazzclub w/ Fabulous Barbecue 
Boys (8pm)
04/23 Harsewinkel, GERMANY - Farmhouse Jazzclub w/ Fabulous Barbecue 
Boys (12pm)
04/29 Roedermark, GERMANY - Jazzclub w/ Fabulous Barbecue Boys (8:30pm)
05/10 Detmold, GERMANY - Studiobuehne im Grabbehaus w/ Axel von Hagen (8pm)

THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - Kim Wilson, harp
03/10 St Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
03/11 Ft Pierce, FL - Sunrise Theatre
05/13 Ft Madison, IA - Tri State Rodeo
05/14 Addison, TX - Conference Center
05/19 Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino
05/20 Albuquerque, NM - Route 66 Casino
06/03 Ruidoso, NM - Event Plaza
06/09 Evansville, IN - Casino Aztar
06/10 Evansville, IN - Casino Aztar
01/12 Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center

JOE FILISKO
http://www.filisko.com
03/04 Donnellson, IA - Music Under the Water Tower at the American 
Legion Hall w/ Eric Noden
03/31 Evanston, IL - Northwestern University, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall 
(7:30pm)
04/11 Chicago, IL - Chicago Cultural Center w/ Eric Noden (12:15pm)
04/22 Elk Grove Village, IL - Teaching at David Barrett's Harmonica 
Masterclass Workshop - "The Two Walters"
04/23 Elk Grove Village, IL - Teaching at David Barrett's Harmonica 
Masterclass Workshop - "The Two Walters"
04/30 Lisle, IL - Lisle Library District w/ Eric Noden (2pm)
05/11 Birmingham, AL - Heart of the South Harmonica Festival
05/12 Birmingham, AL - Heart of the South Harmonica Festival
05/13 Birmingham, AL - Heart of the South Harmonica Festival
06/29 Skokie, IL - Oakton Community College - "The Blues in Story and 
Song" series (10-10:15am)
07/16 Elkins, WV - August Heritage Festival - "Blues Week"
07/17 Elkins, WV - August Heritage Festival - "Blues Week"
07/18 Elkins, WV - August Heritage Festival - "Blues Week"
07/19 Elkins, WV - August Heritage Festival - "Blues Week"
07/20 Elkins, WV - August Heritage Festival - "Blues Week"
07/21 Elkins, WV - August Heritage Festival - "Blues Week"
08/15 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/16 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/17 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/18 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/19 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
09/23 Grafton, IL - Grafton Paramount Blues Festival w/ Dr David Evans
10/06 Elizabeth, NJ - Teaching at David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass 
Workshop
10/07 Elizabeth, NJ - Teaching at David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass 
Workshop
10/08 Elizabeth, NJ - Teaching at David Barrett's Harmonica Masterclass 
Workshop
11/01 Trossingen, GERMANY - Harmonica Masters Workshop
11/02 Trossingen, GERMANY - Harmonica Masters Workshop
11/03 Trossingen, GERMANY - Harmonica Masters Workshop
11/04 Trossingen, GERMANY - Harmonica Masters Workshop
11/05 Trossingen, GERMANY - Harmonica Masters Workshop

FLATTOP TOM & HIS JUMP CATS
http://www.flattoptom.com
04/22 Rancho Mirage, CA - Desert Island Golf & Country Club - Desert 
Swing Dance Club 16th Anniversary
Founders Ball - 6 pm no-host cocktails, 7:30 elegant sit-down dinner; 
dancing all night - Non-club members $75
05/14 San Pedro, CA - Ports O'Call Restaurant (4:30-8:30pm)
05/21 TBA, CA - The Strawberry Festival
05/28 San Pedro, CA - Ports O'Call Restaurant (4:30-8:30pm)

ANSON FUNDERBURGH AND THE ROCKETS - Sam Myers, harp
03/09 Hasselt, BELGIUM - Muziek-O-Droom
03/10 Tamines, BELGIUM - Maison Des Jeunes
03/11 Tremblay-En-France, FRANCE - Centre Caussimont
03/12 La Charite Sur Loire, FRANCE - Chat Musiques
03/16 Menen, BELGIUM - Cultural Center
03/23 Soest, GERMANY - Alter Schlacthof

PT GAZELL
http://www.ptgazell.com
03/10 Williamsburg, VA - Virginia Harmonicafest '06
03/11 Williamsburg, VA - Virginia Harmonicafest '06
04/06 Columbus, OH - Buckeye Harmonica Festival
04/07 Columbus, OH - Buckeye Harmonica Festival
04/08 Columbus, OH - Buckeye Harmonica Festival
08/15 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/16 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/17 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/18 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention
08/19 Denver, CO - SPAH 2006 Convention

JEFFERSON GONÇALVES
http://www.jeffersongoncalves.com
03/04 Nova Olinda/Ceará, BRAZIL - Jefferson Gonçalves, Kleber Dias w/ 
Boys from Big House (8pm)
03/30 Niteroi, RJ, BRAZIL - Khaled - w/ Blues Power (9pm)

BUDDY GREENE
http://www.buddygreene.com/
04/30 Henderson, NC - Covenant Presbyterian Church
05/12 Birmingham, AL - Heart of South Harmonica Festival
05/26 Nashville, TN - Opryland Hotel - Celebration 2006
05/27 Nashville, TN - Opryland Hotel - Celebration 2006
07/21 Sawyer, MI - Private Concert
08/27 Tupelo, MS - Calvary Baptist Church

THE GROOVECATS - Ian ''Harmonica Mac'' McInally, harp/vocals
http://www.thegroovecats.co.uk
03/04 Aberdeen, UK - The Blue Lamp (9:30pm)
03/31 Inverness, UK - The Room (9pm)
04/15 Dundee, UK - The Globe Bar (9pm)
04/16 Burnley, UK - Burnley Blues Festival - Festival Stage (10pm)
04/29 Inverness, UK - Mad Hatters (9pm)
06/10 Inverness, UK - The Room (9pm)
06/17 Inverness, UK - Mad Hatters (9pm)
06/25 Newcastle, UK - The Tyne Bar (3pm)
07/03 Glasgow, UK - Studio 1 (9pm)
08/12 Inverness, UK - Mad Hatters (9pm)
09/16 Appleby, UK - Appleby Beer 'n' Blues Festival (9pm)
10/07 Inverness, UK - Mad Hatters (9pm)
12/16 Inverness, UK - The Room (9pm)
12/23 Inverness, UK - Mad Hatters (9pm)