Re: [Harp-L] Some videos back up, new Gwen Foster vid up

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have suspected at times that Gwen came up with all those 'ornaments' BECAUSE he was playing racked harp, and could not mould the sound with his hands.
RD

>>> David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 16/09/2008 22:47 >>>
He'd be playing first position. Really, that's in F? It didn't sound that quite high to me. It sounded like it was around Bb, but I never checked it with a harp or tuner or something like that to verify. 
 Another shining example of a song that's entirely double entrende is Jimmie Rodgers, "Pistol Packing Papa," in which Jimmie was born with the pistol he packs.   
Gwen like the sauce, I've heard Clarence Ashley used to tell him to drink some Moonshine so he could sober up....
I think it's come up before about whether or not the neck rack is a hinderance... it certainly was not for Gwen, he was playing a guitar while he does all this unreal, awesome stuff. 

Dave
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----- Original Message ----
From: Bradford Trainham <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:21:30 AM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Some videos back up, new Gwen Foster vid up

Hi Dave,
It sounds like, on the first one, he's playing in the key of f, but quite
high...  Do you know what harp, and what position?
And may I say... Those lyrics are a chalenge to us all in seeking out new
ideas for double entendre...
Brad Trainham


-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of David Payne
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:45 PM
To: Harp L Harp L
Subject: [Harp-L] Some videos back up, new Gwen Foster vid up

Got some of those videos back up on Youtube that got deleted. 

First a new one, anyboy who has not heard Gwen Foster, needs to check this
out... the guy absolutely ruled. Anybody says you can't play on a neck rack
ain't heard Foster. 
Gwen Foster, harmonica genius
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgBZHlgAaBc 

Rupert Oysler Harmonica repair video sneak peak (the second half of this
will replace my lost gapping video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDDDvzlthNA 

Rupert Oysler "stranger on the Shore" 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rwqrOdGUb4 

How Handmade Harmonicas are made at the Seydel factory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XGYKwx1jk 

Jason Ricci and Dave Payne on awesomest harmonicas of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDYmE7Q-6j8 

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