Re: [Harp-L] Violin and Harmonica

[Timothy Kane <hawkeyekane@xxxxxxxxx>]

Â+1 on Big River. I was in the orchestra for a production of it two years ago. Some very fine arrangements with theÂfiddle and guitars. 

Side question on this....I've heard some popular songs out there where the arrangement replaces a harp with fiddle altogether. While I'm all for musical variations and adaptations, to me this somewhat takes away from the songs. Couple of examples....

Mary Jane's Last Dance....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZKSiblsOZk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

And, slightly more painfully, Whammer Jammer....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvyXX4fhr0&feature=youtube_gdata_playerÂ;

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From: Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>
To: David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Gary Mulholland <g.e.mulholland@xxxxxxxxx>; Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Violin and Harmonica


Big River has some nice stuff with violin.
Part of the arrangement has some harmonica with strings.
Shenandoah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnYVrPq7-Zc



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From: David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Gary Mulholland <g.e.mulholland@xxxxxxxxx>; Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Violin and Harmonica


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, Loversâ 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