Re: [Harp-L] Straight harp / folk rock?

["Dave Murray" <dmurray777@xxxxxxx>]

> I have a professional musician friend that lives in Austin who is looking 
> to
> bring the harp into his repetoire. He's implied to me that his ambitions
> don't really stretch much past dylanesque / neil young type of stuff. 
> He'll
> be playing in a rack as he plays guitar...and possibly even keyboards. 
> Any
> particular harps work better with a rack and for that kind of playing? 
> What
> instrictional material will get him down the road to competency?  Any
> recommendations?  He is a lifelong musician, and since he always was a way
> better musician than me when we were kids (which is one of many reasons 
> he's
> a real rock star now and I'm not), I've got to assume he has a solid grasp
> of basic theory. Any suggestions for purchases, or resources in Austin 
> would
> be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

JP Allen has lessons on playing from a rack at http://tinyurl.com/23zvge
His method is methodical and fundamentals based. It's also the only rack 
specific instruction that I know of.

Peace and music,
Dave