Re: [Harp-L] Best solo harp instrumental tunes

[dick lightfoot <dick.lightfoot@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 We do a cover of Steve Guyger's "Snake Oil" - it's got a great greasy groove, drenched in reverb, kinda rhumba-ish feel that your drummer will probably like, too.  Nice hook, lots of room for improv, it's a good change of pace and audiences seem to like it...


We also do a cover of the Duke Robillard/Sugar Ray Norcia tune "Slam Hammer",  it's more of a rocker, and we throw in a little bit of "Wipeout" into it, yes I said Wipeout, which gives the guitar and drums some glory, too, and then it goes back into Slam Hammer.  I found that one on a live album they did together, although I can't for the life of me find it/remember what the title is.  Older audiences love the Wipeout break, especially, it fits in real well with the tune,and again, it's a good change of pace from the more trad chicago and west coast stuff we play.


dl
 

On 08/30/13, Ross Macdonald wrote:

Do any of you guys and gals play in bands that feature a harp instrumental tune with backing from the band in a set? In my band we have one that goes over well but we've played it a million times and its getting a bit old to me and the bandmates. I'm in need of some inspiration for a new feature harp tune to add to our set. Not really looking to cover a tune necessarily, so much as to inspire our song writer to collaborate with me on an original in the vein of Grant Dermody's version of "Greasy Coat" from the Crossing That River record, or Kenny Neal and Billy Branch, "Bill and Kenny's Stomp" off the Double Take record. 

Thanks for your continued harmonica inspiration. 

Ross Macdonald
www.sassparilla.info