Re: [Harp-L] Mike Runyan at Greenfield Village, Mich 4th July weekend

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Disclaimer: I did not write the book of John, nor am I Dr. M.L. King  
jr., nor Ghandi. Nothing I say is gospel. It's only an opinion. I am  
on medication now, so everyone is safe.

Mike Runyan is at a disadvantage at harmonica fests. He is used to  
playing with full symphonies. Being a member of the Indianapolis  
symphony. A musical archiveist, he takes no prisoners, there is no  
BS, and he puts on what I (personally) consider the best 'variety'  
act I have ever been blessed to have witnessed (several times). I'm  
only glad I got to hear him before I died.

smo-joe

On Jun 30, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Philharpn@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Mike Runyan who was featured in a huge spread on the front of the  
> Arts 7
> Style section of the Tuesday, June 29 Detroit News about the 4th of  
> July
> weekend concert and fireworks (not as great as the Detroit  
> riverfront celebration
> but still pretty good).
>
> Mike is shown holding a chord and little lady in a cutout.
>
> Mike is the featured soloist with this weekends "Salute to America"
> concerts with the Detroit symphony Orchestra   at the Greenfield  
> Village in
> Dearborn, just west of Detroit.
>
>
> Greenfield Village is collection of factory buildings and stores  
> and homes
> from circa 1910. Henry Ford collected a bunch of historic buildings  
> (Ford
> factory, Edison's labs, Wright Bros. bicycle shop et cetera). (In  
> July there
> is a ragtime weekend -- for those who play a little ragged harp.)  
> There is
> also a huge museum.
>
> Mike will sub for the piccolo player in the "Stars and Stripes  
> Forever"
> solo. He also will give a DSO trumpet section a break through    
> "Bugler's
> Holiday" where he switches between six harmonicas.
>
> Mike performed at the 2010 Buckeye Harmonica Festival in Akron a  
> few weeks
> ago.
>
>
>
>
> Phil Lloyd