Re: [Harp-L] harmonica in british folk music?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, you could learn the Shepton Mallet Hornpipe, as played on harmonica by Jim Small. You can hear it at:

http://www.concertina.net/rd_ecm.html

While you're at it, try learning Sheep Shearing (aka Grandfather's - check the version with tuba playing bass), which can be heard on the same page. It plays quite nicely on diatonic harmonica as a jaunty hornpipe.

You could also try adapting some of William Kimber's marvelous concertina tunes to harmonica. Same for the playing of Scan tester. Scroll down the same page for scamples of their playing.

This is the real old-time southern English folk music, not latter-day adaptations, and it has a flavor and character all its own.Southern English folk music is very English and quite different from the northern folk music, which has a strong influence from Scots and Irish music.The southern music is more relaxed and sort of slouchy. The slower tempos are supposed to allow for more elaborate footwork in stepdancing.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Mon, 7/13/09, John Kerkhoven <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: John Kerkhoven <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] harmonica in british folk music?
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 10:47 PM

There's an evening of british folk music being planned and it'd be fun to participate. I could probably get away with something by John Mayall, but I'm wondering about something more definitively in the british folk vein.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

John


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