[Harp-L] harmonica and blues elitism
Mike Wilbur
mike@xxxxx
Wed Nov 2 07:52:44 EDT 2016
Ditto !
Mike Wilbur
> On Nov 1, 2016, at 6:02 PM, Robert Hale <robert at xxxxx> wrote:
>
> Harmonica is is such a wonderful and widely accepted instrument!
>
> I have always been annoyed by the in-group elitism expressed by some... a
> few...
>
> - real blues is diatonic (Richter) tuning only, and
> - on a wood-body harp
> - real blues is that one iconic bullet + bassman sound
>
> Thank goodness for Richard Hunter, and others like him, who can lay down an
> honorable tribute to tradition AND explore the textures of other tunings,
> and processing gear.
>
> Robert Hale
> Serious Honkage in Arizona
> youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL
> DUKEofWAIL.com
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