I had the opportunity Wednesday night (10/25/2017) to hear Phil Wiggins, the great country blues harmonica player/ singer/composer, with George Kirby Jr. on guitar and Jackson local Andy Calder on…
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I learned a few minutes ago that Toots Thielemans died at the age of 94. It’s impossible to overstate how important Toots is and was to the development of modern…
We saw a post recently on harp-L about Boris Plotnikov teaching a harmonica master class in Denver on June 15. Boris originally hails from Yekaterinburg, Russia, and it’s pretty rare…
Grant Dermody is one of our favorite harp players, with great chops and a pile of excellent recordings in a wide range of roots-based styles on his resume. We got…
As I noted previously on this blog, I interviewed Jackson Kincheloe of Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds right after the band’s performance on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21…
I was given a copy of “The Wine Dark Sea” by Steve Baker back in July 2012. Since then I’ve listened to it dozens of times. The main reason I…
Scott Albert Johnson is a fine singer, songwriter, and harmonica player from Jackson, Mississippi. His harmonica work is unique and original, often dazzling, and always evolving to new places. His…