RE: : [Harp-L] playing other instruments at gig

["Hellerman, Steven L." <shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't play guitar well enough to play along w/ other musicians,
generally. (But I can pull off a few tunes on my own, so THEY have to
accompany ME. This occurs on rare occasions; and if there's an audience
it really helps if they've been drinking.) 

However, I keep a kazoo and one of those little shaker eggs in my harp
case. Both have come  in handy.

SLH


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Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 09:19:45 -0400
From: Rich Eisenberg <catketch2@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] playing other instruments at gig
To: Tin Lizzie <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: HARP L HARP L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Flute and mandolin.


On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Tin Lizzie <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
> On Apr 2, 2014, at 12:03 AM, Rafael Veggi wrote:
>
> > From: Rafael Veggi <rafaelveggi@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: April 1, 2014 7:18:58 PM EDT
> > To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [Harp-L] playing other instruments at gig
> >
> >
> > (un)fortunately there are those songs the harp just does not fit
> > or you have some short solos and will sit idle most of the song
> > then you feel you could be a bit more helpful to the world playing a
> shaker
> > or a tambourine for example...
> >
> > so, do you play any other instruments when not playing harmonica?
>
> I don't play another instrument.  I do get into this situation from
time
> to time.  I think of it as being "Stage Candy", and it's part of the
> performance:  I listen actively, glance at various members of the
band,
> move to the beat (no flailing), and I look out into the audience and
smile
> to show that I'm part of the band even though I'm not making sound at
the
> moment, and to show them a good time.
>
> Tin Lizzie
>
>
>