Re: [Harp-L] Violin and Harmonica

[David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gary,

I agree that harmonica and fiddle sound great together.  Please post a video of your upcoming gigs. 

I recorded harmony with fiddler Christian Ward in 2008 on 2 slow tunes, Lovers’ Waltz and Lonesome Moonlight Waltz.  (You can hear these tunes on Soundcloud, High Desert Bluegrass Sessions (https://soundcloud.com/david-naiditch).)  

Most recently, I jammed with fiddler Phil Salazar on a few bluegrass and country swing tunes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRXvTcL7KU4&feature=c4-overview&list=UUiXjpZRLwizBae0sgQalwcw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbI5ka6qHw4&feature=c4-overview&list=UUiXjpZRLwizBae0sgQalwcw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkHfHhG1FfQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UUiXjpZRLwizBae0sgQalwcw

David Naiditch
www.davidnaiditch.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/DNaiditch

On Aug 27, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Gary Mulholland wrote:

> I play in an Irish band and we have recently added a fiddle player to our
> line up, she`s classically trained and is picking up the reels and jigs
> very quickly and they sound great. But more and more in the slower songs
> like " ride on " by Christy Moore I`m just finding out how magical the
> violin and the harmonica can sound together. Weve been working on the
> solo`s together with the violin taking the lead solo and the harmonica
> harmonising over the top of it, then switching letting harmonica doing the
> lead solo. Ive been using one of Richards patches, delay and reverb. We had
> our first gig last weekend with this new line up and the audience loved the
> violin, harmonica solo`s. Have any of you played with violinists before ?
> I`d love to hear from any that have as I`m finding the 2 instruments blend
> beautifully and I`d never really thought of violin and harp soloing in
> tandem being such a force in a band.
> I`m kicking myself for not getting any recordings done but we have our next
> gig in a couple of weeks and I`ll post some video then
> 
> Gary