Re: [Harp-L] Kim Wilson

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin Hamilton <kham27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is Kim Wilson an overblower. I can't really hear any if he doe's.

When I spoke to Kim in October 1999 at a gig in San Francisco, he was definitely not an overblower--in fact, he told me that he didn't much like the styles he was hearing that used the technique.

That was almost 15 years ago, and a lot can change in 15 years.  So I can't say what he thinks about it now.

I feel obliged to note that just about every pro uses overblowing at least occasionally now.  Whether or not you're a fan of fully chromatic playing on the diatonic harp, there are plenty of occasions when one or more of the notes you get via overblowing are pretty useful.  

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