Re: [Harp-L] Mark Ford is back!



I wondered that such a great player, experienced in playing with big names
had a day job. Do you know what was his job? Why did he stop playing
professionally?


2014-06-02 21:34 GMT+04:00 Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I've always been a huge Mark Ford fan. Mark is one of the most creative
> and musical modern blues harp players I know of, and was a big influence on
> my playing. Unfortunately around the time I started to learn harp, he
> backed away from it for a while. But there's Good News! Mark is back! He
> retired from his day job, is back writing songs and is about to go out on
> tour with the Ford Blues Band.
>
> And - though I donât do this on HARP-L very often, in the shameless self
> promotion department...
>
> Mark is now blowin' a BlowsMeAway wood mic and is my latest endorser, and
> Iâm very proud of that.  Here's what he says about his mic:
>
> "As a long time Harp player, I've had the chance to play through just
> about every mic there is out there, and I mean it when I say this is the
> best mic I've ever had. Not only does it sound great, but it's absolutely
> beautiful. It's light weight compared to the pair of Green Bullets I'm used
> to working with, and fits in the palm of my hand like it was made for it.
> Greg makes each of these mics individually out of beautiful hardwoods and
> metals, machining and turning each piece, creating what is not just another
> harp mic, but a true and unique work of art. A harp players dream mic!" --
> Mark Ford
>
> Hereâs YouTube of the bandâs recent debut: http://youtu.be/P9TjtU2_ADU
>
>
> /Greg
>
> http://blowsmeaway.com
> http://facebook.com/blowsmeawayproductions
>
>
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