RE: [Harp-L] SPAH

[James Conway <harp3333@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, Rosco. I've been hitting SPAH now for 15 years and I always have a great time and am blown away by the talent from known and unknown harpists. The comaraderie, support, and generosity amongst everyone is unbelievable. It's an exhilarating, inspiring, and exhausting week of teaching, learning, performing, listening, winging stuff last-minute, goofing around, conversing deeply and inanely, depriving oneself of sleep, etc....

There's too much to write about and too many to thank/mention......

Thanks for a great SPAH and I can't wait for next year's!

cheers,
Jim Conway

harp3333@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.jamesconway.net
www.youtube.com/jamesconway01


> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:07:45 -0400
> From: roscoharp@xxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> CC: 
> Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH
> 
> I posted this on Facebook, but I think it also belongs here:
> 
> "I spent last week at a convention of harmonica players...I know - it kinda
> sounds like torture and there is some of that, but I'm struck by how many
> GREAT musicians come together at SPAH. I can't imagine a guitar
> convention/event where you can hang around with and take lessons from
> Robben Ford or Eric Clapton; a sax event where you can have lunch with
> David Sanborn, and share a bottle of nice Scotch with Branford Marsalis at
> 3 a.m. At SPAH, the harmonica equivalent of those superstars are accessible
> in a way that is hard to imagine to non-harp players. It's a pretty
> supportive community. Toots Thielemans, Charlie McCoy, Howard Levy, Mark
> Ford, Kim Wilson, Madcat, Jason Ricci, Steve Guyger, Dennis Gruenling, Joe
> Filisko - the list of iconic harp players I've met and hung out with at
> SPAH is mind boggling. It is alternatively inspiring and intimidating.
> Now there is a whole group of amazing younger players I haven't had time to
> get to know that are playing great jazz and blues and country and....well,
> everything! The overall skill level at SPAH has advanced unbelievably since
> I first attended twenty or so years ago.
> Pretty cool."
> 
> 
> -- 
> Later,
> Rosco
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