electricwitness
1 post
Jan 02, 2012
12:48 AM
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Hey everybody, I am new to the board and just wanted to introduce myself.
I live in southern Utah. I have a one man band. Guitar, harp, and vocals, and am pretty busy around here. I am going to expand this year and start traveling more. I just recorded my first CD, it is an E.P., and it should be up on iTunes shortly. :) SO Excited! You can hear some of my stuff at electricwitness.com. I love street performing and have played on the streets of Chicago, New York City, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Leeds, England.
I use Hohner harps, mostly Blues Harps but I have a few Special 20's. I mostly use an older green bullet, through the same pedal board I use for my guitar including a Line 6 POD, Ocatve, Blues Driver, Tremolo, Line 6 DL-4, and Jamman looper, to a Sonny Jr. amp. I also just picked up a Digitech Vocal 300 which was meant for my voice... but I have been experimenting with it and my harps, still not sure yet but it has possibilities.
My dad gave me my first harp when I was 1 and I have had one ever since! I have never done any real studying about the harmonica though, either playing or technical repair type stuff, so I hope to learn from the group here. I have watched youtube vids from Adam and Jason and the like, which I found very inspirational.
About 2 years ago I quit my "day job" bought a School of Rock for Kids, where I teach Guitar, Bass, and Harmonica as needed, and devoted my life to my music and teaching. It's been quite the ride so far!
I am looking forward to participating in the group and learning more about the harp!
Thanks, Dick Earl
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BronzeWailer
349 posts
Jan 02, 2012
3:15 AM
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Welcome aboard from Australia! I also love street performing. Sounds like you are living the musical dream.
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jbone
725 posts
Jan 02, 2012
7:30 AM
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welcome from Little Rock Arkansas. wife and i busk every chance we get as an acoustic )mostly) duo, she on guitar and me on harp. we both sing and have a cd making a bit of a splash in Memphis just now at IBC.
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nacoran
5053 posts
Jan 02, 2012
9:57 AM
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Welcome aboard from Upstate New York! :)
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electricwitness
3 posts
Jan 05, 2012
8:30 AM
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Thanks everybody! nacoran I used to live in upstate NY, cold... jbone are you jawbone on myspace? Bronze, I sure am living the dream, at least I'm tryin real hard!!
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HawkeyeKane
601 posts
Jan 05, 2012
8:32 AM
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Welcome!
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Buzadero
924 posts
Jan 05, 2012
8:33 AM
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Welcome.
"I live in southern Utah."
Can I ask where that might be?
I get down that way fairly frequently. It would be nice to have yet another harp connection in my GPS.
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~Buzadero
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electricwitness
5 posts
Jan 05, 2012
3:01 PM
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hey Buzadero, I live in the St. George area. I am guessing you are from the Social area?
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Buzadero
927 posts
Jan 05, 2012
3:13 PM
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Nah. I'm originally from San Diego, spent about a decade in Louisiana, moved back to California, and now live up in the NE corner of the state.
But, I work in the entire US, sometimes out of the Country, and my wife has family all over AZ, Utah and New Mexico. We get down there often enough. Usually, its hauling rehabbed woodstoves down to the Reservation to help keep the People warm, or some odd family thing of hers. If I find myself headed through St George, I'll be sure to give you a shout.
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~Buzadero
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pharpo
637 posts
Jan 05, 2012
6:12 PM
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Welcome - I'm from Syracuse....yearly winner of the "Golden snowball" award. Traveled in So. Utah....beautiful part of the country !!!!
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electricwitness
6 posts
Jan 06, 2012
9:16 AM
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Thanks Pharpo, we lived in Potsdam and surrounding areas. Summer and fall where great up there, but winter was brutal!
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