Re: [Harp-L] help with trance blues harmonica

[Joe & Robin <galicic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Otis Taylor, for one, started to use the term "trance" blues several years ago to describe his music.  Check his website www.otistaylor.com for more info.  Seasick Steve is another one who mentions the style of music he plays as 'three string trance"  Steve is a riot to watch.  It all originated from North Mississippi hill country music made famous by RL Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough and company.  Very fun to play and drives the audience mad since they are not used to it because there are no chord changes.  You can work in some very chilling harp solos that are down right spooky!  

---- Tom Muck <tmuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> >anyone  out there play harp to trance blues (rl burnside, robt.
> >balfour, jr.  kimbrough)? and could point me to some good trance blues harp
> >tracks to  listen to?  My band is starting to play this  style
> 
> Terry "Harmonica" Bean:
> http://cdbaby.com/cd/terrybean3
> 
> He plays guitar in that style and accompanies himself on harp. There is not 
> a lot of harp playing on the sample tracks there, but if you see him live he 
> is the best at this style.
> 
> >In case noone has asked - can someone give me a definition of this  genre ,
> >"trance blues"?   tia.
> 
> It's a northern Mississippi hill country style. I've never heard it called 
> "trance blues", but the rythymic nature and repetitive chords are 
> trance-like.
> 
> Tom 
> 
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