Re: [Harp-L] Music

["steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis.. that is fine playing. On material like this, any technical deficiencies will really stand out and I bet  there are many of us (myself included, of course,) who are not brave enough to do a lot of these kinds of slow, pretty songs.  I sampled your songs, but I'm going back for a complete listen when I have time.  Nice work.
Steve Webb in Minnesota

---- "Dennis M. Cooper" <dcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Over the past several years I've backed away from the more traditional
> approaches to harmonica-driven styles and started playing "pretty" songs for
> about 25% of the content of my live performances. I still play "show tunes",
> of course, but the songs that audience members always comment on are the
> pretty, slow songs. I must allow that my listener demographics run in the
> 50-80+ age range, which is fine with me. I have had a number of harmonica
> players comment with just a touch of sarcasm that I'm kind of like the Kenny
> G of harmonica players, but my shows are very well attended and album and
> digital download sales are brisk.
> 
> I put together a tunepack with a few "pretty" examples at:
> http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1501482 All of the songs are original,
> except "Still Got the Blues For You". My personal favorite is "Pangaea", an
> original harmonica spiritual that seems to have a lot of emotional impact on
> audience members. They either love it or hate it.
> 
> Back in 1978 I received a piece of great advice from a touring traditional
> blues musician that our band at the time opened for in a Portland, Oregon
> waterfront club: "If your audience members don't walk away from the show
> humming or whistling something you played, you lose." 
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Dennis M. Cooper
> 
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