RE: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With Can't Find My Way Home, I was indeed speaking of solo.
But the band for which I sing has gradually started letting me work in with
backing acoustic guitar on some songs and a neckracked harp as well. 
(I'm corrupting them.  They needed corruption!)
Brad
 

-----Original Message-----
From: John F. Potts [mailto:hvyj@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 7:19 AM
To: bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards

Brad,

	Are you playing solo?  No bass, drums, etc.?  That's a whole
different thing.  I have a hard enough time sounding okay with a full band.

	JP


On Jan 15, 2009, at 2:57 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:

> Then you might do just as well in second position.
> I'm usually playing guitar, singing and taking solos between the  
> verses on
> that one, so the context is a little different.
> But either way, that's a good song and I'm glad other people are  
> playing it.
> Brad Trainham
>
>
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> On Behalf
> Of John F. Potts
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:41 AM
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: "John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>
>> Date: January 15, 2009 1:04:38 AM GMT-05:00
>> To: <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards
>>
>> Brad,
>> 	I don't overblow anyway.  I always (with VERY rare exceptions) play
>> electric with a cupped mic.  That tune rocks really hard with a  
>> groove
>> that's easy to push. Harp can do all sorts of fills and
>> stuff working off the rhythm.   I can't imagine playing acoustic on
>> that song. Can't rock out or drive the groove without electricity.
>> 	JP
>>
>>
>> On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:45 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
>>
>>> I actually thought a lot about that today.
>>> I think the reason I don't like second position for that song as  
>>> much
>>> has to do with my choice to play acoustic harp.
>>> Acoustic harp on that song, in second position accidentally injects
>>> an almost cow-boyish feel into the song which isn't what I want.
>>> The mood of the song (to me) more fits the exhausted end of a rock-
>>> &-Roll all-nighter and somehow, third position, in that  
>>> configuration
>>> better addresses that feeling.
>>> I've moved us now into the unverifiable/subjective, but third
>>> position on that one isn't really that hard and you don't have to  
>>> use
>>> that f# over-blow on 5, so give it a shot.
>>> Brad Trainham
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: John F. Potts [mailto:hvyj@xxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:35 PM
>>> To: bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards
>>>
>>> Brad,
>>> 	I'm not completely happy with 2d either.  i was thinking of trying
>>> 3d the next time i have a chance to play it.
>>> 	JP
>>>
>>> On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:26 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do Wild Night in second position on a c harp, but I've never been
>>>> completely satisfied with that.
>>>> Instead of the cool sax thing he does for a break, I usually play a
>>>> verse, doing essentially what the singer does.
>>>> This works, but I'd like to be able to credibly tap in to that
>>>> phased sax or what ever the effect is he has on that.
>>>> Brad Trainham
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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