[Harp-L] Re: Just my questions

[Rick Epping <rickepping@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a version of Willin' from a '70s BBC program, where I used a country
tuned harp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGA_a7lxYB0

A little more hair here and there back then!

Best,
Rick

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> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:08:55 -0800
> From: "Hellerman, Steven" <shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Been playing and singing Willin' for awhile w/ The Professors (one reason
> I'm Prof. Steve), though we don't play that often anymore. We do that song
> in G, fun song to harmonize with; I play it mostly straight harp, though I
> sometimes throw in a little cross in a mid-song solo.
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> If they want the intro, I suggest you play it straight.
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> Great tune, so many people covered it back in the '70's, always liked the
> way Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen did it. But if you can find
> it, very interesting up-tempo version by Seatrain (Peter Rowan's band back
> in the day; who remembers them?).
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> SLH
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