Re: [Harp-L] Over the Rainbow

["Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

This is a remarkable job of working around the "limitations 
and difficulties" of playing chromatic music on a diatonic. 
However, I remind players of the Hands-Free-Chromatic that 
their audience includes few who know the difference between 
a diatonic and a chromatic or can appreciate the problems 
that have to be solved to play chromatic on a rack. They see 
a rack and think Bob Dylan.  The music must stand on its 
own.  Similarly, only those who play a diatonic (or have 
tried) understand the bending accomplishments that allow him 
to play this piece like he does.

Richard Sleigh's unaccompanied "celebration of diatonic" is 
a performance for diatonic purists.  Robert Bonfiglio's 
guitar-accompanied performance on the chromatic will appeal 
to an audience of outsiders...even if they don't know they 
are listening to a harmonica.

Vern

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "fjm" <bad_hat@xxxxxxxx>
To: "h-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:51 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Over the Rainbow


> Going back through my zillion e-mail inbox I found and 
> older post from Richard Sleigh in which he announces a new 
> tool video on his youtube channel.  In the process of 
> watching that one I noticed his version of Over the 
> Rainbow, 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHGx-VHT23o&feature=channel
>
> This is a really great arrangement of the song. It is the 
> total opposite of playing it on a chromatic.  A 
> celebration of diatonic with all of the limitations and 
> difficulties right out in the open.  Really beautiful 
> playing and one of my favourite versions now.  Amazingly 
> low numbers on total views.  Less than 3,000.  go figure. 
> fjm
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