[Harp-L] Harmonica Collective Expert Guides: Richard Sleigh

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's what Jason Ricci has to say about Richard Sleigh, who will be one of six Expert Guides at the Spring 2013 Harmonica Collective:

====Jason:


So you want some advice on
harp customizing? The Harmonica Collective answers your needs with perhaps the
most famous, most studied, most active customizer in the world today! Richard Sleigh
(Http://rsleigh.com/) has been exploring
American roots music and the harmonica from the inside out for over 40 years.
His latest adventures include being a featured soloist with the Wooster
Symphony Orchestra and Paquito DâRivera, playing and teaching blues harmonica
in Clarksdale, Mississippi, opening as a solo act for the Marshall Tucker Band
and Nanci Griffith. Over the years he has also appeared with Taj Mahal, Bo
Diddley, Maria Muldaur, and many others, and has performed and given harmonica
workshops here and abroad.

Richardâs
background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in printmaking and drawing,
and a number of different occupations including deck hand, graphic designer,
and freelance artist and musician. The harmonica kept returning as a focal
point in his life. Richard has a mad scientist / adventurer streak that led to
building a series of experimental harmonicas, and becoming a student and
colleague of Joe Filisko. Richard worked extensively with Joe Filisko for
years, testing ideas and developing the techniques that are now known as the
Filisko Method.

Richard has been
a friend of mine for years. He's always at SPAH, always being flown all over,
always has guys coming to live near him just to study. He is the definition of
"laid back" â he's calm, relaxed, present and his dry humor is
absolutely contagious. His ability to play Irish fiddle tunes with the best of
them, his tongue block mastery, his understated raw blues paintings, rack
mounted skills and his overall diversity and knowledge of this instrument rival
the best in this business, even Winslow! This an amazing opportunity for y'all
to learn from Richard Sleigh and his new "Big Screen Projection"
technique where he's showing those minute, elusive and never before seen
customizing secrets magnified 100 times. He is a player, teacher and
customizer/repair man without equal.

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The Spring 2013 Harmonica Collective will gather April 24-27, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Registration for the event is $450, payable via PayPal to harmonicainfopress@xxxxxxxxxx

The event will be held at:

Clarion Waterfront Hotel
2930 Waterfront Pkwy W Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46214
Phone:(317) 299-8400
This is a nice three-star hotel. The Harmonica Collective discounted rate of $69 per night includes a breakfast buffet and is available only by phone at 317-299-8400, not on the web.

Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Harmonica Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance