Learn To Play Blues Harmonica with Steve Guyger
Posted by: John
My good buddy, Steve Guyger, has recently completed an instructional DVD for Hal Leonard & Co. Entitled “Blues Harmonica“, the DVD will hit the streets July 27th, 2010. If you’re a harp player, or as aspiring harp player, you’ll want to grab a copy of this one!
Steve is one of the top blues [...]
What Books To Learn To Play Harmonica?
Posted by: John
A reader asked for suggestions for a book to get for her husband to help him learn to play the harmonica she’d bought him for Christmas. I asked her a few questions to get a better idea of what type of book would be most beneficial for her husband:
Q: What kind of harmonica did [...]
Blues Foundation 2009 Handy Awards Nominees
Posted by: John
The Blues Foundation’s annual Handy Awards nominees have been named for 2009. Check out the full list here: http://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/nominees.php
I’m very pleased to note that a long-time friend of mine, Steve Guyger, has been nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year: Harmonica. What can I say except “It’s about frickin’ time!!” Steve has been a well kept [...]
Sitting In – Be careful what you wish for…
Posted by: John
…you just might get it.
Most amateur musicians with whom I’m acquainted dream of sitting in with their heroes on stage. Actually, most of them would be happy to sit in with anybody playing a gig! They dream of being up there on stage knocking the audience dead with their astounding chops.
It’s an interesting phenomenon [...]
Paul Oscher & Steve Guyger – Knockin’ On The Devil’s Door
Posted by: John
Paul Oscher – Knockin’ On The Devil’s Door
If you want to hear monster tone, check out this CD featuring two of the finest blues harp players in the world today: Paul Oscher and Steve Guyger. Oscher wrote most of the tunes on this disc and he and Guyger trade off harmonica duties. [...]
Welcome To The Harmonica Blog!
Posted by: John
This blog is for harmonica players and fans of the harmonica. I started a blog a while ago called Roots, Rock ‘n Blues and found out pretty quickly that there’s a ton of info out there for guitar players, but very little for players of the tin sandwich.
Being a harp player myself, I’ve been [...]
