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

[Slim Heilpern]

PUFNSAW is yet another wonderful Brendan Power album. His XB-40 approach seems very unique yet natural to my ears, while taking great advantage of the instrument. Love the playing (by both players), the energy, and the concept. 

Bravo!!

- Slim.

www.SlimAndPenny.com

> On Aug 6, 2016, at 5:44 AM, Brendan Power <bren at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I'm proud to announce the release of a collaboration album with Old-Timey
> fiddler Jane Rothfield - hence the name PUFNSAW (geddit?). 
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> 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. 
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> 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: 
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> http://www.brendan-power.com/PufNSaw.php
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