Re: [Harp-L] Help with an Irish solo

[Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Ross:

If you can't find your inspiration on Brendan's page…
you're not looking in the right place…
My Celtic based Band told me to listen to Brendan years ago…before I knew of him…

Prior to that …I listened to Norton Buffalo….
why…
He studied and emulated and played alongside the top fiddle players in our fertile area…
You might find some inspiration there….I sure did…

good luck

Cheers

Grant Walters


On Sep 7, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Ross Macdonald <pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey out there to Irish music experts (James Conway, Brendan Powers types). Can I get a little help with a solo? 
> 
> My band has just released a new CD and one of the tunes is a Pogues-like Mumford and Sons sounding tune that was recorded in the studio with a 16 bar fiddle solo that is killer. Live we do not have a fiddle player in the band so I have to have an equally killer harmonica solo to replace the fiddle part.
> 
> I have a part, but am not thrilled with it and want it to be better. Are there any specialists out there that would be willing to help out (and be paid a fair price) to help me work this out? I can send the song file with fiddle and play you what I have come up with on my own via Skype or phone.
> 
> We have a CD release show in a couple of weeks and would love to have this in the bag and awesome for the show.
> 
> This is our 5th Sassparilla CD called "magpie" and it is getting some great reviews pre-release. 
> 
> http://thedemellotheory.com/2012/09/06/album-review-sassparilla-magpie/
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
> Ross Macdonald
> www.sassparilla.info
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> Sent from my iPad
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