RE: [Harp-L] Cello and harmonica duet - Irish traditional music

[Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

Superb, Eugene! Though the harmonica (OK - the tremolo really) is more traditional than a lot of so-called traditional instruments! A few years ago we were blessed in our session by several visits from Caroline Lavelle, a fabulous cello player who's played with some of the Irish legends. However, though I can claim to have played the harmonica with a cello, that was just session playing. Your duet is surely a first, and a worthy one at that!
Steve

> I just finished recording a video of The Kerfunken (a traditional Irish
> jig) on chromatic harmonica with cellist Liz Davis Maxfield - two
> non-traditional instruments playing traditional Irish music!  I really like
> this combination of instruments - it was especially fun considering that we
> live on different continents.   :)
> 
> As well as being a first-rate player, Liz Davis Maxfield is a real pioneer
> in adapting Irish music for the cello and playing the music in an authentic
> way; she literally wrote the book the subject.
> 
> Anyway, here is the video - I hope you enjoy it:
> http://youtu.be/AqgQuXtej2M
> 
> Eugene