July 2 2012: 5 Days Left to Help Brandon Bailey Fund His New Album!
RP Tip #18: When You Need a Tuner, You’ve Got It
Rex Gehlbach sent us this great tip: I just discovered that my RP155 has a great chromatic tuner built in. Just hold both foot switches down until it says TU. The default is A=440 but the first knob will adjust it to A=441 or 442…
23 June 2012: Jammin’ the Funk All Night in Dublin
On Saturday night I went out in Dublin with my friend and fellow harp wiz Eugene Ryan. (Michael McMenamy, another Irish harp player and mutual friend, was unavailable, alas.) After dinner we checked into a pub (which shall remain nameless) to see what music was…
Video of the Day 21 June 2012: Rick Epping with “The Unwanted”
Jamming the Blues in London
I arrived in London this morning (18 June 2012) without my luggage, which apparently has decided to travel without me for a while. The first thing I did was go out and buy a few clothes. Then I checked the schedule for Aint’ Nothin’ But…
16 June 2012: Here’s a sample or two of what I’ll be doing at SPAH
I’m doing a seminar at SPAH this year on the topic of layering your loops with FX. it’s going to be a lot of fun. I wish, of course, that I could tell you what day and time this seminar will be conducted at SPAH,…
Going acoustic for the next week on the road
This Friday I’m driving to Idaho, where I’ll spend the summer. My gear is already all packed up for the trip, with the exception of a few harmonicas. So for the next week I’ll be playing acoustic harmonica without an amp in sight. It’s all…
Video of the Day 29 May 2012: Bart van Strien, old-time harmonica
A few photos with Charlie Musselwhite at Infinity Hall
I’ve uploaded a few photos of me hanging out and playing with Charlie Musselwhite at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT on April 29, 2012. I had a lot of fun that night. You can see the photos here.
Video of the Day 16 May 2012: In Memoriam, Donald “Duck” Dunn
