[Harp-L] Re: Subject: Name That Tume.... Please/Harp in Western swing

["Cara Cooke" <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'll be there.  Joe liked having me on the Teach In team last year and asked
me back, eventhough he had to put me in the hall because my table was to
loud and disturbed the other tables when it was in the same room with the
others.  (I did better in the hallway anyway.)  Sometime I will have to
figure out how an acoustic table was louder than the ones with amps.  :-)

Paul Davies, as I recall, has also asked me to participate on the Americana
seminar that he has put together in Tulsa's absence.  (Tulsa is the usual
organizer.)

So I will see you there.

Cara


On 8/7/07, EGS1217@xxxxxxx <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  With all these "new" guys coming to SPAH this year, it seems that some
> people either don't know about or are overlooking just how good are some of
> the regulars...people like Cara Cooke...who can leave folks flabbergasted
> with her blinding speed and skill on harmonica as well as guitar....(and she
> played onstage and participated in a Seminar with Charlie McCoy)...She's an
> incredible teacher too.
>
> You tell 'em Cara. Hope you're coming to SPAH?  One of the many highlights
> for me in Denver was the most enjoyable C&W Cara Cooke-led lobby sing and
> play-along.  Especially the John Denver songs.  Most appropriate and so
> good....then to hear Warren Bee sitting in with you as well.  Too cool.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> "Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:11:04 -0500
> From: "Cara Cooke" <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Name That Tume.... Please/Harp in Western swing
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> Just an FYI, hearing the term "bluegrass harmonica" should not be any more
> odd than hearing the term "bluegrass dobro".  Flatt and Scruggs had both.
> It may be more unusual to have a harmonica player on the ball enough to do
> a
> good job in the music than on the other instruments, but that does not
> mean
> that it cannot ever be considered an authentic bluegrass instrument.  Just
> because we aren't accustomed to it, doesn't mean that it never happened
> somewhere else or sometime else; and it does not mean that it cannot be
> re-applied by those capable of holding their own with the other players.
>
> >From what I've seen, the same is true of western swing.  The fellows I
> have
> met and played with from the orginal era of western swing tended to look
> at
> things a little differently than we do today.  If it worked, then they
> went
> for it.  They weren't concerned with whether or not it was traditional or
> authentic.  It was their "bar" to set.
>
> I do know this, though:  I know I can bring a smile to Johnny Gimble's
> face
> (and other swing fiddlers' faces) when I play harmonica in swing (or
> anything else), and I have similarly brought smiles to many of the old
> bluegrass fiddlers' faces -- so skill, musicianship, and taste was what
> was
> important to them.
>
> Cara Cooke
> Austin, Tx.
> http://manchacaallstars.tripod.com
> www.cyberharp.isonfire.com
>
>
>
>
> On 7/29/07, Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Slim;
> >              This makes me feel the same way as hearing about
> > 'bluegrass harmonica'.
> >              Chances are that putting a harmonica in an 'authentic
> > western swing band'  means that no-one will think it is 'authentic
> > western swing' anymore.
> >              Having said that (I play steel in an 'authentic' western
> > swing band - but very little harmonica!) see if you can get your hands
> > on some stuff by the 'Rice Brothers Gang'.
> >              This hot little outfit consisted of guitar, bass,
> > chromatic harmonica, steel and sax, and was both very 'down home' and
> > hot at the same time.
> >              Don't know who any of 'em were, but the steel player was
> > hot as hell (and kinda rough as well; always 'going for it' - check
> > their version of 'Alabama Jubilee') as was the chrom. player, who, by
> > the way, only ever plays in C (ie 1st position) They even make key
> > modulations to accomodate him (her?)
> >             Of course there's 'Swift's Jewel Cowboys'  a  band that
> > were hardly a 'classic' hot Texas string band, but certainly had some
> > affilliation with the style, and did include some hot chrom. solos by
> > Jimmy Riddle (who later played piano & some harp with Roy Acuff)
> >             The only Rice Bros. stuff I've heard was radio
> > transcriptions on a Japanese vinyl release in the late seventies, with
> > Cliff Bruner on the A side.
> >             Doing a Google yields this:
> > http://www.mp3.com/albums/162919/summary.html
> >
> > http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1115274
> >
> >
> > .........and much more. Good luck!
> > Rick Dempster
> > Melbourne,
> > Australia
> >
> > >>> Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx> 30/07/2007 8:27:04 >>>
> > "Over the Waves", I think.
> >
> > If you like that fiddle style, you might check out Johnny Gimble's
> > recordings -- he is one of the masters of that style.
> >
> > Harmonica content: I don't recall ever hearing a harmonica played in
> > authentic Western Swing music, but I would like to give it a shot some
> >
> > time... ;-).
> >
> > - Slim.
> >
> > http://www.slidemanslim.com
> >
> >
> > Special20 wrote:
> > > Here is a short audio clip from the movie The Last Picture Show.  At
> > a
> > > town Christmas party the band plays the most beautiful waltz.
> > >
> > > The Last Picture Show
> > <http://www.davisbluesproject.com/music/lpswaltz.mp3>
> > >
> > > Now, I know this is a very common, well-known waltz, but for the life
> > of me
> > > I can't remember the name.  The second you hear it you guys are all
> > gonna
> > > say, "Heck yeah, that's The _ _ _ _ _ Waltz."
> > >
> > > I'm a blues guy who does not usually get inspired by waltzes, but
> > this has
> > > me by the throat.  The stuff the fiddler does the second time through
> > (while
> > > Sonny has his brief conversation with his dad) is killer stuff.  I
> > need a
> > > tab.  To find a tab, I need the name of the song.
> > >
> > > Many thanks to whomever can help.
> > >
> > > -Spec20"
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