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IRISH HARMONICA 3: Harp-Switching
Posted on August 14th, 2010 15 commentsBrendan Power shows how to switch between 2 harmonicas in a Set of Irish Tunes. An exercise from his instructional book/CD PLAY IRISH MUSIC ON THE CHROMATIC HARMONICA, available at www.brendan-power.com
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Harmonica and Rhythm Bones
Posted on June 25th, 2010 6 commentsDuring my June 2010 Suzuki harmonicas Clinic in San Jose, I was joined by TWO bones players: Laura Jowers and Mardeen Gordon. Harmonica and four bones: What a cool sound! This is one of my own tunes, The Real Blues Reel, played on a Suzuki Harpmaster.
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HILL COUNTRY HARMONICA PART THIRTEEN HELP ME BABY!.wmv
Posted on June 7th, 2010 No commentsAnother one that didn’t go as smoothly as it could have, but it was fun anyway.
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HILL COUNTRY HARMONICA PART FOUR THAT’S A COLD SHOT BABE!.wmv
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 2 commentsA little rough around the edges, but that’s why they call it a jam session.
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HARMONICA BEATBOX & LOOP #2: The Bullfrog Blues
Posted on April 9th, 2010 6 commentsA quick approach to creating a 12 Bar Blues loop for harmonica players, using a new technique: percussive mic tapping with metal rings. I tap rhythmically to add a low pulse, with two metal rings on my fingers to give the beat a nice sharp edge. This means you can create two layers of the loop with one pass: chord rhythm and percussion, which speeds things up.
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IRISH HARMONICA 4: The Slide Diatonic
Posted on April 6th, 2010 2 commentsThis is a specialist custom harmonica I use for playing Irish/Celtic music. It looks like a chromatic, but isn’t! It has all the slide notes tuned to the home key of the harmonica, hence the name Slide Diatonic. You can buy one for yourself. Email me for details: bren@brendan-power.com
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Modern Blues Harmonica – beginning harmony 2 (AG.15)
Posted on March 30th, 2010 7 commentsPart 2 of a two-part mini-series on beginning harmony for the blues harmonica player. With Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. (The outro music is from the new S&A album, to be released late in 2010.) If you’re interested in learning how to play blues harmonica, or if you already play and would like to up your game, please visit Modern Blues Harmonica: www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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Modern Blues Harmonica – beginning harmony (AG.14)
Posted on March 29th, 2010 17 commentsFirst of a two-part lesson on basic harmony for blues harmonica players. With Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam. (The outro music is from the NEW Satan and Adam album, to be released late in 2010.) If you’re interested in learning how to play blues harmonica, or if you’re already playing and would like to deepen and improve your game, please visit Modern Blues Harmonica: www.modernbluesharmonica.com If you’re up for an adventure late this spring in the North Mississippi hill country, please visit Hill Country Harmonica www.hillcountryharmonica.com
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Brendan Power – The Drunken Landlady – www.candyrat.com
Posted on March 15th, 2010 25 commentsBrendan Power – The Drunken Landlady CD – Lament for the 21st Century – available at www.candyrat.com amazon.com and itunes Visit Brendan Power at http
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Vox DA5 amp review for harmonica
Posted on March 11th, 2010 No commentsThis is a review of sorts of the Vox DA5 digital modeling amp, comparing sound of the models when used with harmonica. I think it works very well as a portable/practice harmonica amp. Also an easy way to experiment with effects.