Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Daddy's Gone to Knoxville - For Smojoe and David Payne

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

have to echo everything SmoJoe says about christelle's playing. I'm  
completely blown away by her.  Her melodious phrasing, her complete  understanding of 
a song from a vocalist's standpoint..and from 'inside' the  song.  She gets 
the entire meaning...whether it's pathos, love, joy,  heartbreak...she manages 
to convey every nuance to the listener.   I like a lot of harmonica players. I 
only love a couple of harmonica players.  Christelle is one of the latter and 
the only harmonica player I want to play  EXACTLY like, or who touches my 
heart with every note, every phrase. 
 
I'm a huge fan of Jason Ricci's....and she plays in a style which  would 
complement his (I'd give anything to hear them both together on the same  stage 
and on a recording).  I'd also love to hear her and SmoJoe duet  
together...since there's a general simpatico working with all three of  them, as well as 
major talent. Whoo!
 
One thing, Smokey...she isn't going to go to Florida and live in the  
Boondocks, lol...I want her to come to New York and be my teacher, before she  
becomes rich and famous. So there. ;)
 
I can't imagine why she hasn't been snapped up by some huge record company  
and major producer...what's wrong with people out there? Don't they have  ears?
 
Elizabeth
 
Message: 9
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:40:08 -0400
From: Joe and Cass  Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Daddy's Gone to Knoxville  - For Smojoe and David
Payne
To: Christelle Berthon  <christellester@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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Ciao Bella, you  couldn't have known when you sent this that it was on  
my birthday.  What a wonderful present. I have listened to it several  
times (as well  as all your other work as soon as I can get it), and I  
have to tell  you that you are about the cleanest, smoothest player I  
have ever  heard. You need to get an agent. Country is very big in  
Denmark and  the rest of Scandinavia right now. You need to cash in on  
that. You  need to do it NOW.

love      Jose di la fumare

On  Sep 18, 2008, at 5:30 AM, Christelle Berthon wrote:

> Hi  Guys
>
> I've done this morning an harmonica part on this track by  Mark  
> Knopfler, and I guessed that you would like  it...
>
>  http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7G7RvawF8
>
>  Of course this  is not perfect but it sounds well on a Diatonic in  
> C (not  modified whatsoever)
>
> Of course even if it's dedicated to these 2  lovely guys every can  
> say what you think about  it....
>
> Christelle
>  _______________________________________________

Message: 10
Date: Mon,  29 Sep 2008 16:58:39 -0400
From: Joe and Cass Leone  <leone@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Christelle Pic
To: Christelle  Berthon <christellester@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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On Sep 29,  2008, at 10:47 AM, Christelle Berthon wrote:

> Hi John
>
>  This picture is one of the picture done at a workshop in France,  
>  done by Adam Gussow

Why aren't YOU doing workshops? I'm going to loose  friends and make  
enemies here, but there isn't anyone who can touch  you. Are there  
faster players? Yes. Are there  fancier players?  Yes. Are there more  
SOULFUL, clean, precise, smooth, (yada yada)  players? No.
>
> So the people on the picture are : Ben Bouman,  Jean-Jacques  
> Milteau, Christelle Berthon, and Adam  Gussow.
>
> It was amazing

Yes, you ARE
>
> You  can find other pictures of me with Ben and Adam here:
>
>  http://www.flickr.com/photos/christelleberthon/

I REALLY appreciate you  sending these in a way that I can get to them  
without having to give  my e-mail, joining something, &/or having the  
hassle of having to  come up with a password. I'm saving them. I'm  
printing them on photo  quality paper AND, here's the deal.

I want you to move next door to me  instead of that Bumphus family.  
That way, when I'm lying in my bed  dying, I can hear you practicing.  
That would make it all having been  worthwhile. There, I said it.  
That's the way I  feel.

smo-joe
>
> Warm Regards
>
>  Christelle






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