Alternate Tunings? Try Pat Missin's Altered States
Pat Missin is a UK-based harmonica technician and player whose modified and retuned instruments are used by some of the best players in the business. Pat’s incredible research into alternate tunings for diatonic harmonica is documented in his freeware publication Altered States, which to our…
Announcing Richard Hunter's The Second Act of Free Being
Painting Communion by Dean Hunter-Cutrona MONROE, CT, USA: Turtle Hill Productions announces the release of Richard Hunter’s second full-length CD, The Second Act of Free Being. Recorded in 1997, The Second Act of Free Being is the followup to Hunter’s 1996 release The Act of…
Liner Notes for Richard Hunter's The Second Act of Free Being
Painting Communion by Dean Hunter-Cutrona I had 3 years since I completed recording The Act of Being Free in One Act, my first CD, to work on the music for this one, and the pieces here go beyond what I was able to do then…
Richard Hunter plays "For Once In My Life" on chromatic and diatonic harps
SPAH was fun as always, and it could be greater
I went to the SPAH (Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the harmonica) convention in Sacramento CA last week. Below are a number of observations. The great thing about SPAH is and always has been the opportunity for players in all styles, at all…
Maximum harp effects
It looks like I’m going to do a seminar on effects at SPAH with Chris Michalek, and I thought I’d prime the pump with a few samples created with the Digitech RP350 (and no other effects). You can download the stuff here.
Sitting in at Lucille's Bar and Grill
I was in New York City for 2 days–Sunday and Monday–and I dropped in both nights at Lucille’s Bar and Grill at BB King’s in Times Square, NYC. On Sunday night I went to see my high school friend Michael Packer, who now fronts the…
Playing in New York City this week
I’m in NYC for a couple of days, and tonight I sat in with the Michael Packer Blues band at Lucille’s Bar & Grill at 42nd Street and Times Square. I’ve known Michael since high school, and it was nice to hear him again. He…
Solo harp with blues amping–who knew?
My son Dean Hunter-Cutrona, the painter and sculptor (check out his stuff here) was part of a group show at the 506 Gallery on 506 Main Street, Beacon, NY for the last few weeks, and I was asked to play at the last night of…
Blues Traveller in Idaho Falls, July 20 2009
I saw Blues Traveller perform last night at the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium. Following are a few of my impressions. John Popper, almost 20 years after his arrival on the scene, remains a terrifically innovative and technically accomplished harmonica player and a compelling singer and…
