[Harp-L] 2012 Harmonica King of Brooklyn . . . and the winner is?

[Trip Henderson <trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Brooklyn Folk Festival is an amazing gathering and I was thrilled to
judge the contest!

Here are the results:

*First Place: *Daddy Long Legs and Ernesto Gomez tied and took home the
title of 2012 Harmonica King of Brooklyn
*Second Place:* Greta Tristram
*Third Place:* Ernie Vega

Great players one and all!!!



> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:38:07 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 2012 Harmonica King of Brooklyn
>
> This is PRECISELY what we need to be doing if we want to restore the
> harmonica to its former glory. This is how they popularized it in the
> 1920s. We gotta get the instrument out there in the public. I applaud your
> efforts.
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http://www.brooklynfolkfest.com



> A royal crown will be presented to the 1st place winner along with a
> certificate designating them the "2012 Harmonica King of Brooklyn," plus a
> $50 gift certificate to the Jalopy Tavern.  2nd place gets a certificate
> and a $25 gift certificate to the Jalopy Tavern and 3rd place gets a
> certificate.
>
>
> The contest will be decided by an authoritative judge who is also taking
> into account audience response.  They will be rated on a scale of 1 - 10
> with 10 being best.
>
> The contest will unfold as follows -
>
> Maximum of 7 contestants.
>
> There will be 3 categories:
>
> 1. Best Train Imitation
> 2. Best Talking Harmonica (who can make their harmonica say "mama" most
> convincingly.)
> 3. Best free style piece
>
> Who ever does best in all 3 categories is declared the winner.
>
>
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> *Brooklyn, NY*
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