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Swing Blues Harmonica

SWING BLUES

Improvising – Time and phrasing Using a Seydel 1847 Classic with a tuned–down 7th hole draw “No, Seriously, I Play Harmonica”  

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Boogie Woogie Harp

Using a QTron envelop filter QTron Micro or Nano – My current favourite Envelope Filter – see below for link…  

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Gift Ideas for Harmonica Players

Here are some great, made in Canada gift ideas for the harp player in your life. Click on the links for more information The Harp […]

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Funk Harmonica – New Orleans Style

Funk Harmonica – New Orleans Style

Gotta love playing to these New Orleans grooves on harmonica : ) : )  

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James Conway Harp Wah

James Conway, Harmonica testing the Harp Wah

The great James Conway testing out the Harp Wah at the 2018 SPAH Harmonica Convention. This was his first go at the newly designed cupping […]

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Hot Rockin’ Country Harp

My first band was a country swing band – many styles of music. One of those was this style – kinda country blues. Loved it. […]

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Stuck on the Funk… (Harmonica + Harp Wah)

Some good funk, a harmonica and a Harp Wah go just dandy together.  

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Amazing Grace (Harp Wah) - Igor Kasuya

Amazing Grace, using the Harp Wah – Igor Kasuya

Very nicely played. Igor Kasuya: Amazing Grace, using the Harp Wah

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Roly Platt Pete Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award

Roly Platt: Pete Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination

I’m truely humbled that I’ve been nominated for the Pete Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award for the US’s SPAH international harmonica convention. Nominees for 2022: John […]

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Mojo Harmonica

Mojo (new recording)

Here’s a new version of Got My Mojo Working Song in E, 2nd Pos. – Seydel 1847 standard tuning

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Jump Boogie – Yup.

Jump Boogie Song in G, C Harp. Seydel 1847

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What is a Harp Wah?

What is a “Harp Wah”??

The Harp Wah Is a Harmonica Accessory Invented By Canadian Harmonica Player Roly Platt. It’s like a trumpet mute for harmonica players – adding extreme […]

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Harp Wah Takes Bullet for Jason Ricci

Harp Wah Takes Bullet for Jason Ricci

Crazy stuff happening. A very close call for Jason Ricci at his home in New Orleans! He literally dodged a bullet.

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Harmonica workshop Improvising

Improvising Harmonica

Improvising On Harmonica “Improvising” –  Workshop Get the Recorded Workshop on “Improvising” Here Improvising in Bb — played in 2nd pos. (Eb Seydel 1847 Classic […]

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Jason Ricci + Harp Wah

Harp great, Jason Ricci does the funk with his vintage green Harp Wah on this New Orleans track. Check out Jason Links to more on […]

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Acoustic Harp & Some FUNK

Acoustic Harp & Some FUNK

Some Acoustic Funk with the new Cobalt Blue Harp Wah Song in C – played in 3rd position then switching to F harp (2nd)

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What Harmonica Players Love…Gear!

Gifts ideas for harmonica players? The “Harp Wah” It’s Like a Trumpet Mute for Harmonica Now on Sale – the Classic Silver model   Now […]

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slow blues harmonica

Slow Blues – Special Tuning

  Song in G minor – played in 2nd position (C harp) Here I’m using a flat 3 tuning (7 hole draw tuned down 1/2 […]

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bluegrass harmonica

Bluegrass (amplified) Blues-grass?

Love this tune for working on ideas and phrasing. Ricky Skaggs – “Missing Vassar”

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Harmonica mess around Ray Charles

Sitting in with Ray Charles

When improvising like this, you hope you can make it though the entire song without totally screwing up… but at the same time playing as […]

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Acoustic Cupping FX – 3rd Position

  Song in D – 3rd Position (C harp – Seydel 1847 Classic)

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Harmonica Boogie – Roly Platt

Using a Seydel 1847 Classic with a tuned–down 7th hole draw

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Playing Harmonica on an Angle

“Why do you hold your harp at a 45° slant when you play?” I think I get asked that question more than any other… There […]

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Roly Platt: Interview on Harp Slinger Podcast

Interview with Roly Platt on Harp Slinger Podcast Check out all of Jamey Garner’s harp player interviews on his YouTube channel. All my favs & […]

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Back Home Again in Indiana harmonica

Back Home Again in Indiana

This track was recorded using the Harp Wah and a standard tuned Bb Seydel 1847 Classic. Song in F (2nd pos.)  

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Made and played in Canada eh

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