I'm not in the habit of using more than a dozen exclamation points in the title of a thread--but then again, I'm not used to stumbling across a YouTube video of a harp player I've never heard of who has one of the best sounds and vibes I've come across in quite a few years. Only 200 hits? This guy deserves thousands.
His name is William Howse.
And here's his story:
The harp playing at the end of the video doesn't have quite the WTF element that the playing in the first video has. He's got a powerful sound and a great vibrato, though, in that first video. Definitely somebody worth knowing about.
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Sep 05, 2015 7:13 PM
Very cool. Interesting hand position, when he opens up you see (and hear) the whole harmonica. ---------- Tony Eyers Australia www.HarmonicaAcademy.com everyone plays...
OOOHyeah, I bet he's watched a few of your vids also, but he's got the feeling we all wish we had. edit, try and do it , prolly a D harp, but wow, not easy.
Last Edited by Steamrollin Stan on Sep 07, 2015 5:03 AM
I knew I'd heard that name before (just went and looked it out) he plays harp on a CD by Johnny Jenkins called Blessed Blues on Capricorn Records, man, I love those Capricorn Records box sets I think I have every single one of them very cool.
I really like his singing and guitar playing.
Actually just did a fast search and he has a CD on Amazon.com ;
In our unique position, we can champion players like this...get the word out, invite him to SPAH or other harmonica gatherings, etc. ---------- The Iceman
He is all in this song. None of that "take your solo and go get a beer" B.S. It looks like he's got a fairly mixed bag of harps too. I want to see this guy. That he seems to have come in under the radar just shows how much talent there is out there.
Not to take anything away from Mr. Howse, but Jack Pearson is one hell of a guitar player to be playing harp beside. I'm thinking Sonny & Brownie level stuff.
Last Edited by Thievin' Heathen on Sep 06, 2015 10:44 AM
Shades of Nat Riddles. Down in the alley. ---------- Ricky B http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans available at Amazon/B&N, iTunes, iBook THE DEVIL'S BLUES--ditto HOWLING MOUNTAIN BLUES--Ditto too, now available
I went to hear him play at third and lindsley a few times. This was after he and Jack Pearson recorded together. They were good. I talked to him for a while after I first moved there and he seemed like nice guy also.
JTThirty: You got it. I think that's what hit me so hard in that first video: his sound, especially the deep full vibrato, reminded me a lot of Nat's sound.
