Harmo of the world...








  
  
"Half the world plays the harmonica and the other
half wishes it could"...
Thanks to Bob Dylan, playing the harp on a rack
became one of the trademarks of folk music.
Musique à bouche
Mouth organ
Gaïta
Mundharmonika
Armonica
Harmonijka ustna
...
The harmonica is played all over the world: in Asia ( Juko Saîto), in South America (Hugo Diaz) and in Europe.

Traditional Irish music is a good exercise for velocity, breathing and working on major and minor scales. Some Irish chromatic players turn the slide over in order to obtain characteristic ornamentation (Eddie Clarke, Mick Kinsella)

In Canada, there are many wizards of the "ruine-babines", endowed with a particularly swinging tongue blocking technique (W. Boivin, Y. Lambert).

CD Murphy
Phil, John & Pip Murphy
(Claddagh CC55CD)
57 secondes
CD K Burke Kevin Burke «Open House» avec Mark Graham
(Green Linnet GLCD 1122)

... et aussi :
Brendan Power «New Irish Harmonica»
(Green Linnet
GLCD 3098)
Donald Black «Westwinds»
(Cdtrax 091)

CD H Diaz
Hugo Diaz «Folklore»
66 secondes
Hands off ! Played on a rack around the neck by singer/guitarists - from Henry Wither and Joe Werner in the 20's to Bruce Springsteen more recently - the harmonica is omnipresent in American folk music.
The most famous tenants of the harmonica holder remain Bob Dylan and Neil Young but don't miss listening to
Doc Watson's work!
Doc on stage
Doc Watson
Bluesmen (Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed, Dr Ross, Jesse Fuller, John Hammond, Juke Boy Bonner...) use the rack too. You can also try the Harmonica Frank Floyd method : stick the harp in the mouth like a cigar!
CD Harpo Slim Harpo «Tip on in»
(Ace)
Bob Dylan «Bob Dylan»
(CBS)
Doc Watson «Old Timey Concert»
(Vanguard)
Bruce Springsteen «Ballad of Tom Joad»
(Columbia)
John Hammond «Live»
(Vanguard)
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