Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bagpipe harp

[egs1217@xxxxxxx]

Sorry, Michael ...I had no idea how to find James' video on your site. I  
did look but ran out of time to read through your entire page since I  have 
an appointment, so let's just post the actual Url then.  Here's James  
playing brilliant 'bagpipe' harmonica....wonderful stuff:
 
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuAvj8WE0E&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuAvj8WE0E&feature=related) 
 
 
he has his own YouTube channel too: James Conway01 with several other  
brilliant videos as well for anyone interested. For those who might not yet know 
 of him, James is a wonderfully talented Chicago based  
harmonica/tinwhistle/jawsharp/guitar player.
 
here's a wee bit more of his bio:
 
_http://www.jamesconway.net/_ (http://www.jamesconway.net/) 
 
 
 
Elizabeth
 
 
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:52:00 -0600
From: michael rubin  <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bagpipe  harp
To: Paul Bowering <paul_bowering@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx

On the information page of my website is a link of  James playing the
bagpipe harp on Youtube.
Michael  Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On 1/15/10, michael rubin  <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One of the greatest gifts  of my life was when James built me a bagpipe
> harp.  4 draw IS  D.  The C G G pattern on blows 1 2 and 3 create a C
> power  chord.  The same chord is in draw 1 and 2.   I assume putting  an
> A note in 3 blow would distort the sense of a drone produced by  the
> current layout.
> Michael Rubin
>  Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
> On 1/15/10, Paul Bowering  <paul_bowering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > James Conway makes great use  of a bagpipe/drone tuning that I think he 
pioneered. From the archives I  found  the following layout:
> >
> > 1    2   3    4   5  6   7    8   9 10
> > C  G  G    C  E   G  C   E  G  C
> > C  G  Bb   C  F  A  Bb  D  F  A
> >
> >  Holes 1 and 2 provide the drones but I'm a little confused about how 
to use this  tuning. I assume it's played as first position mixolydian. Why 
is there no D on  Draw 4? Or an A on Blow 3.
> >
> > P.B.
>  >