[Harp-L] Primich

["bloozeharp" <bloozeharp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary was the first serious harp player I ever saw live, that fronted the 
band ("92 or so). Gary Primich and the Midnight Creepers. On a stage at a 
street festival. Absolutely blew me away. (I wanna do dat syndrome). Fast 
forward to a few months ago and I sat in on a 3 day seminar with Gary and 
Tom Ball and Rob Roy Parnell. I remember Gary walked in with this rather 
large briefcase and when he opened it I couldn't help but notice how 
unorganized it was. Harps of all kinds just laying loose everywhere, mics, 
cords entangled in everything, Cds, a baloney sandwich (just kidding). 
Somehow tho, it just added to the mystique of a cat that I knew was the real 
deal.I'm still practicing a killer scale that he showed me.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp List" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; "John F. Sweeney" 
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Gary Primich


> I finally had a chance to watch and listen to the David Barrett interview 
> with Gary Primich. That's really something all  harp players should be 
> required to check out.
> If my so-called memory serves me right, Primich was one of the first real 
> harp players I ever saw in person. Joe Filisko had organized one of his 
> first 'teach-ins' at Buckeye in, I believe, 1999, and the little circle of 
> would-be players I was in had the honor of Primich sitting down with us at 
> the beginning. I was not far enough along in my understanding of the 
> instrument to fully appreciate what he was showing us, but it seemed like 
> he was in the same mode as so many great players. He could show  you much 
> better than he could explain.
> Man, the music business is hard on people.
> I'm glad I didn't have any talent, else I would have been out there and 
> long gone by now.
> Steve Webb
> a fool for the harp in Minnesota
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