Re: [Harp-L] huge numbers and not-so-huge

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Aiden N Evelyn (the first video link) also have bass harmonica and chord harmonica backing them up, although the piano helps to make it less obvious. They look familiar; may have been (along with the unseen players) among the competitors in the miscellaneous category at the 2013 World Harmonica Festival.Â
I agree, why limit the harmonica to special categories of music. Play popular tunes and get wide attention. Seems obvious but we've formed this little archipelago of subcultures that seem to taken the unexamined assumption that harmonica is only for playing blues, or fiddle tunes, or whatever.ÂWinslow Yerxa
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      From: Mick Zaklan <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
 Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 9:53 AM
 Subject: [Harp-L] huge numbers and not-so-huge
   
 These two seem to be racking up huge YouTube numbers playing
contemporary pop music on their harmonicas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWLvv_rrSH4.
 Not exactly my cup of tea, but some of the commenters seem to be
interested in learning how to play the harmonica after seeing the vids.
Which is a great thing. The more players, the more eventual virtuosos.
The more virtuosos, the more respect for the instrument.
 Not so huge numbers, but I love the very brief treatment of "I've Got
Rhythm" here:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXMBOWai_QM.  Our list has
quite a few people trying to make the diatonic harp sound like a
chromatic. For a few seconds here, I thought Anthony was trying to make
a chromatic sound like a diatonic. Referring to some of the chugging chord
work.

Mick Zaklan