[Harp-L] Re: Irish Reels - Harmonica

[joel andersson <joelandersson_91@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

joelandersson_91@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Here is a new clip with some Irish Reels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hjHWabvaho
> 
> The tunes are: Drag her around the roads, Musical priest, Corner house, Congress Reel
> 
 
That's some killer stuff. Playing this medley is obviously physically demanding, given the tempos and the unrelenting lines, and your tone and rhythms are strong throughout--brilliant, in fact, given the intricacy of some of those rhythms. I love the way you work different intervals and chords in--there's a lot of color in these pieces. The octave harp sounds especially big and cool. I like the key changes too.
 
Overall a very satisfying solo performance, undoubtedly a crowd pleaser, and for good reason.
 
Regards, Richard Hunter
 
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Thanks man! When you now your breathing and tone, then (atleast me) you can play forever.
The octave harp has a really nice tuning by Rick Epping. holes 123456 blow you have GBDGBD and on the draw you have ACEACE, and the 78910 are the same as a normal. So the only retuning needed for this is to lower the 2 draw from a D to a C and the 3 draw from a F# to an E. That gives you a G major chord on the 123456 blow and an A minor chord on 123456 draw. Wich is very suitable for minor Irish tunes. So far I have only made one of these octave minor harps yet but there will be more coming soon!
 
Regards / Joel Andersson
Sweden
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