[Harp-L] Harmonica podorythmie / Feet drumming and Harmonica Québec musi

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excuse moi pour je ne parlez pas Francais.

And excuse me for undoubtedly butchering that as well:).

Thanks for sharing the link to your myspace page ( http:// 
www.myspace.com/andredaneau ).  I particularly like the video and the  
more traditional pieces--the mixture of foot drumming and harmonica  
here really works wonderfully for a sort of old-time feel to the  
music--a sense of immediacy and intimacy often found on older folk  
recordings.  This is especially true for "Gazelle Bleue"--my favorite  
piece on the site, the simplicity is just so compelling and your  
playing (and footwork) is fantastic.  You're harmonica playing has a  
sort of understated elegance in general (even when doing fairly fast  
runs and difficult technical stuff), and on that  piece it merges  
particularly well with the frenetic footwork, creating a bit of  
tension which really drives the music forward.

I know there is a harmonica tradition in Quebecois music, and it's  
good to see that being carried on.  But is foot-drumming also  
traditional?  Whether it is or not, you do it amazingly well.  Now if  
you only added a guitar you'd have a one-man band:).

Actually, since you're playing in a French musical tradition, maybe a  
nice chromatic accordion would be more appropriate than guitar.  :)

Great stuff, and thanks again for sharing this.




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