Heavy Metal harp for sure
As people who’ve been visiting this site regularly know, I’ve been working on some heavy metal sounds for harp, sometimes using multiple Digitech RP devices running in series and/or parallel. I made a couple of brief recordings that show where the new sounds are going….
Lowlands “Gypsy Child” released
I’ve just learned that the Pavia, Italy-based Americana band Lowlands has just released their second album, “Gypsy Child”. I’m playing diatonic harp on one cut, “Gotta Be”. It’s a ripper. The album can be heard and purchased here. The songs are great and the playing…
Great gig with Michael Hurwitz
I had a blast playing a private party on Saturday night with cowboy blues artist Michael Hurwitz. Two-plus hours of blues and cowboy songs old and new. I loved Hurwitz’s lyrics in particular, complex stories about ordinary men and women–new new traditional music. I recorded…
Cowboy Blues tomorrow night
I’m playing a private party tomorrow night with a cowboy blues singer named Michael Hurwitz. It’s the first time I’ve played with him. We had a pretty long conversation on the phone, talking about what we liked and what we play. It turned out that…
One Ton Pig July 27 2010: Don’t Let Me Down
Here’s a live version of Michael Batdorf’s song Don’t Let Me Down from the One Ton Pig show at the Silver Dollar in Jackson, Wyoming on July 27 2010. I’m playing harmonica through a Fireball V mic into a Digitech RP355 into the mixer. I…
I’m playing the Virginia HarmonicaFest in March 2011
I’ve just been booked to perform and teach at the Viriginia HarmonicaFest, March 18-19 2011. Place TBD, but somewhere in Virginia is a good bet… I’m pleased to be working this show, whose previous featured performers include PT Gazell and Chris Turner. Stay tuned for…
One Ton Pig, July 27 2010: Good Hearted Woman
Here’s a live version of Merle Haggard’s Good Hearted Woman from the One Ton Pig show at the Silver Dollar in Jackson, Wyoming on July 27 2010. I’m playing harmonica, of course, through a Fireball V mic into a Digitech RP355 into the mixer. I…
Abstract
I was playing with the looper the other day, and I created the abstract piece you hear below. This is a strange, abrasive, and sometimes thrilling piece. I’m not sure what sounds exactly I used on this. The first layer, alternating G and F chords,…
A couple of new sounds with dual amp modelers
I was jamming yesterday, using a 2-amp modeler setup: RP355 for the main tones, and RP255 for global effects on top of that. I liked what I heard, so I recorded a couple of riffs. Here they are. RP355 with Matchless amp model and autowah,…
From the Alpine Wines gig: You Won’t Get Over Me
To complete the sampling of pieces from the Alpine Wines solo gig on August 4, here are three excerpts from my song “You Won’t Get Over Me.” These snips are all instrumental–unfortunately, the Zoom H4 recorder overloaded every time I began to sing. So you’ll…
