Stokes Bay Slim
38 posts
Mar 07, 2014
12:47 PM
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I thought this was nice.
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jnorem
92 posts
Mar 07, 2014
2:04 PM
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Yeah! I'm going to learn this. It's actually zydeco, isn't it?
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WinslowYerxa
510 posts
Mar 07, 2014
3:12 PM
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That’s French player Bruno Kowalczyk, who’s a fan and player of music from Québec. He’s doing a nice job with a Cajun groove (though I can hear a little Québec in it).
But why not get it straight from the horses’s mouth?
Here’s the great Cajun player Isom Fontenot (wow, video of him actually exists!!)
And some from Jerry Devillier, another genuine Cajun who played some with Fontenot and has been a fixture at SPAH conventions for the last several years:
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harp-er
535 posts
Mar 08, 2014
8:06 AM
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Great stuff. Aside from the joyful quality of this music, I'm noticing the use of triplet accents, which are a fairly ubiquitous rhythm form in so much music from different traditions. NOT waltz 1-2-3, 1-2-3, but more the 3 over 4 pattern I think mentioned in another thread. Provides a wonderful rollicking lilt to the music in this case.
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Thievin' Heathen
293 posts
Mar 08, 2014
8:33 AM
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Re: Isom Fontenot - Interesting use of the hands. For all the theories on tone and cupping and all that is said about having to do it this way or that, he seems to be just playing the instrument. I bet he never got that Walter sound. Unless he wanted to.
Last Edited by Thievin' Heathen on Mar 08, 2014 8:34 AM
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rockmonkeyguitars
25 posts
Mar 08, 2014
9:57 AM
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That 1st clip is amazing. Does anybody else think that sounds like at least 2 harmonicas playing? At 1st glance it's just a harmonica track but when you really look at it you see how good it is.
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nacoran
7583 posts
Mar 08, 2014
11:33 AM
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That would be a nice change of pace in any set!
Does anyone know of a sort of 'different styles of music on harp' for dummies, sort of like a 12 bar breakdown for blues for other music types with a couple style tips? (I know klezmer you pick up a harmonic minor and it you suddenly are sort of in the thick of it.)
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WinslowYerxa
512 posts
Mar 08, 2014
5:27 PM
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I do a tiny bit of that, within what the format allows, in Harmonica For Dummies. Maybe in the next edition I'll do a bit more . . .
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smwoerner
247 posts
Mar 08, 2014
5:49 PM
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If you've never done so you should really check out this series of 17 videos of Sam Hinton. It's mostly first position playing and he does a lot where he plays rhythm and melody. I’m working on a busking set of this kind of stuff for the summer.
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jnorem
102 posts
Mar 08, 2014
7:13 PM
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laurent2015
635 posts
Mar 08, 2014
10:28 PM
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Especially when I listen to Mr Fontenot's music, I understand why the harmonica is also called "mouth organ".
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GMaj7
373 posts
Mar 09, 2014
8:42 AM
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Really cool stuff.
The Hohner Auto Valve works out great on these as does the Seydel Concerto.
For grins I married up a Koch 260 with Auto Valve plates. The mouthpiece gives it a huge tone that works well in this type of solo playing.
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Stokes Bay Slim
39 posts
Mar 10, 2014
1:44 PM
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I have really enjoyed the Sam Hinton videos, some years ago I read an article about him in "Harmonica World"- magazine of the NHL uk.
Some super work from Richard Sleigh on an Autovalve
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Mamouian
1 post
Aug 10, 2014
6:15 AM
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Isom Fontenot was my grandfather. It's great to see his talent recognized, as it is pretty rare. He will be the honoree of the Cajun Music Festival in Mamou on September 20.
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sonny3
203 posts
Aug 10, 2014
12:09 PM
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This stuff is great!Your grandfather was a great player.Don't play any Cajun myself but i have been getting deep into playing fiddle tunes on the harp.Those Sam Hinton videos are tremendous.
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