[Harp-L] NEW OLD-TIMEY ALBUM: P U F N S A W

[Brendan Power]

I'm proud to announce the release of a collaboration album with Old-Timey
fiddler Jane Rothfield - hence the name PUFNSAW (geddit?). 

 

The fiddle style in this swinging genre features a lot of soulful note
bending, and I created specialist all-bending X-Reed harmonicas to get a
similar feel. The main one I settled on for this album was a heavily
customised Hohner XB-40. I removed the covers and mouthpiece and put the
internal comb/reedplate unit inside a cut-down CX-12 shell (now a CX-10),
with rubber gaskets for sealing. After experimenting with many tuning ideas
I created a couple of new scales that worked the best: a pentatonic one and
another loosely based on Solo tuning. These gave me the ability to bend ALL
the notes, just as those Old-Timey fiddles were doing. 

 

The X-Reed harmonica/fiddle combination sounds fresh but authentic, and I'm
really pleased with how it's come out. If you like roots Americana music of
any description, I think you'll love PUFNSAW - check it out! More info,
sound clips and buying links here: 

 

http://www.brendan-power.com/PufNSaw.php

 

Brendan

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