Re: [Harp-L] "Death Bed Repentance"

[Barbara Butler <bsvb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aongus,

A lot of the folks on this list are heavily into blues, I think that  
may have something to do with Larry Adler not making the lists.  I do  
not know what kind of music you favor, but Winslow Yerxa and Grant  
Dermody ( on this list) both do a smashing job of Fiddle tunes.)  I  
do not know where you live, but I am guessing Scotland based on your  
Gaelic signature line.  Are you familiar with Donald Black?  He  
certainly takes the tremolo out of the realm of a toy.   His site  
is    http://www.donald-black.com/      Click on albums and you can  
listen to some of his tunes.  Hope we hear more from you.

Barbara
"Too many people die with their music still inside - Let it out!"
Strath an De' Farm
http://www.strathande.com
Seydel Harmonicas
www.seydelusa.com
Coast to Coast Music
http://coast2coastmusic.com



On Feb 7, 2007, at 11:57 AM, Aongus MacCana wrote:

> Coming back to the harmonica after a fifty year layoff, I find the  
> scene has
> changed considerably since my youth.
> In the early 1950s if you were to have the slightest chance that your
> harmonica aka mouth organ would be regarded as a real musical  
> instrument,it
> went without saying that you bought a 12 hole Chromonica as   
> favoured by
> Larry Adler and Tommy Reilly, (who were by the way at the pin of their
> collars at that time to be recognised as serious musicians). The  
> tremolo
> mouth organ was a child's toy and I don't remember the 10 hole  
> Blues Harp
> even appearing on the radar screen.
> Now I find from lurking on this list that if you can't play at  
> least five
> positions/keys on a ten hole diatonic you are not entitled to be  
> considered
> "a man at all".
> I was also interested to see in a recent debate on "Who be the  
> Greatest?"
> that as far as the list is concerned the late Larry Adler did not even
> feature in the top ten.
> Now for a slightly embarrassing question: If bending is a  
> prerequisite of
> the "serious would be harp player" does having a dental plate  
> inhibit or
> rule out the possibility of aquiring this skill?
> Beannachtaí
> Aongus Mac Cana



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