BronxHarp
3 posts
Feb 20, 2008
7:24 AM
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I thought it might be good to have a topic where harp players in different countries could connect in this forum and then maybe meet face-to-face.
I'll start:
I live in New York, but I'm about to spend three months in Budapest (March to mid-May), with my wife and daughter. If there are any Hungarian harp players out there who would like to get together for a little jamming, let me know.
-Jordan
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tlamatini
1 post
Feb 20, 2008
1:06 PM
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Hey everybody, Eric from Mexico here, you know what would be a really neat thing to have? Some form of chart with our locations around the world. Nothing specific, but useful in those kinds of travels and isolated places. I think its possible to do it with Google Earth for example but the details elude me, anybody has an idea?
Nice to have a place to discuss this!
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mr sog
1 post
Feb 20, 2008
7:28 PM
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I've lived in New Zealand, Australia and England and have yet to meet anyone who PLAYS the harp yet alone teaches it. Thanks to grandmaster Gussow its a relief to see all these players coming out of the woodwork! Perhaps due to the instruments discreetness I have been surrounded by great players and never even known!
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howlin' madmart
4 posts
Feb 28, 2008
5:05 AM
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Wolverhampton, UK
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zobot
2 posts
Mar 01, 2008
11:44 AM
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Mike, Aussie living in Spain.
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Harmonica Slim
4 posts
Mar 01, 2008
11:52 AM
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Hi there I'm an harpplaying dude from Sweden in the north of Europe and I would wery much like to make international friends
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Mochamud
4 posts
Mar 06, 2008
7:16 AM
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Born in New York, highschool in seattle, currently in california for college
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blueprints
2 posts
Mar 07, 2008
7:29 PM
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Bristol,UK
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luke juke
Guest
Mar 10, 2008
6:55 AM
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Anyone near or coming to london? I live in Watford, about 15 miles from London. Been playing for 18 months. My e mail is lukejones33@hotmail.com
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cm16600
1 post
Mar 11, 2008
12:55 PM
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chris
Piteå
sweden
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3 cav 84a
1 post
Mar 11, 2008
3:11 PM
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G'day Neil here, I live in a small town called Nairne in South Australia. I first come across the blues harp in Vietnam where a Yank soldier was playing one and he put me onto Paul Butterfield and the rest is history, regards to all.
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Oxharp
3 posts
Mar 13, 2008
12:07 PM
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Oxford UK
email is russ.turner@ntlworld.com
Last Edited by on Apr 08, 2008 9:34 AM
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DTmonk
Guest
Mar 17, 2008
7:43 AM
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Hi,
from South Africa!
i cant even purchase a Lee Oskar here in this hell hole, I've had to always import from the US,
i haven't been able to locate any harp groups here ether.
this so sad :(
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charlyharp
4 posts
Mar 17, 2008
10:50 AM
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hello all:
I live in London UK, I have been playing for 6 months now.
my email is carlosjgon@hotmail.com
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Patrick Barker
21 posts
Mar 17, 2008
6:12 PM
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Orange County, California. The only other harp players I've seen around here was once in the blues bar of an restaurant made to look like a Mississippi bar-b-q.
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honeydawg
2 posts
Mar 18, 2008
11:46 AM
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Washington, DC here... lots of harp players locally here. Join us if you come visit!
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phil
6 posts
Mar 18, 2008
6:00 PM
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phil....wagga wagga, nsw, australia don't know of any serious harp players around here!
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Docgr8fl
1 post
Mar 20, 2008
9:51 AM
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Hey Ya'll
Just got back from Shanghai and had a great night at the Cotton Club there. Great club with great haouse band. On Tuesday nights they have a open mic night, very much a good time, not your average mic nite. They loved the harp sound, guess they don't see many of us.
So if you go, stop in and see greg, tell him Steve from Boston sent ya, and blow em away!
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shaneboylan
8 posts
Apr 07, 2008
7:21 AM
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Living in Ireland, sometimes Co. Derry, sometimes Belfast.
Live blues harp is hard to come by!
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ChipperHarp
8 posts
Apr 07, 2008
2:04 PM
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Hey there!
Am out of Gloucester, MA USA (home of the Perfect Storm). Once played with a jazz style oompah band at a Beer Fest in Augsburg, Germany where I lived for 7.5 years. The band leader was a trumpet player and we had a good time batting riffs off each other.
Cool thing is I was just getting into SB Williamson and was blowing some of his riffs. I was told the audience was banging their liter beer mugs on the tables while we were playing!
Best to all,
Chipper
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metalosaurio
1 post
Apr 07, 2008
4:04 PM
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Hi everyone. Santiago, Chile here. I've been playing for 18 months so far, I play with a band and I started playing amplified six months ago.
regards,
Nicolas
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Fredrider51
2 posts
Apr 13, 2008
5:29 AM
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phila here love to ride my cycle and play harp
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geordiebluesman
2 posts
Apr 15, 2008
6:53 AM
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hi fellow gusso accolytes!,is'nt the net amazing?,here i am sitting in my office at home in whitley bay in tyne & wear england and i can chat to fellow harpers anywhere in the world!,pity i cant think of anything worth saying! oh yeah just for clarification,a geordie [pronounced jordi] is someone from newcastle on tyne in the north east of england,we are famous for our sense of humour going out on very cold days without a jacket [coz all geordies are hard!]and according to the rest of the country,being a bit thick!,but thats not true of me,i always remember to put my jeans on before my boots,which makes me a genius up here,anyway i just wanted to say hi and add to the whole,WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU? thing CHEERS GEORDIEBLUESMAN
Last Edited by on Apr 15, 2008 6:54 AM
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kudzurunner
35 posts
Apr 15, 2008
7:01 AM
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Welcome to all you harp players! Our instrument truly is an international thing. Invented in China, manufactured in Germany (and the US, and several other places), played around the world.
I hope this thread will endure.....It might become a place where every new contributor to this forum checks in, lets us know where he/she is from.
I started playing in my hometown, Congers NY (near NYC), in 1974. Considered myself a NYC harp player for many years. Now residing in Oxford, Mississippi: one hour by car from Clarksdale, heart of the Delta.
--Adam
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"The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare."
--Juma Ikaanga, marathoner
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bluzlvr
25 posts
Apr 15, 2008
1:28 PM
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Burbank, California. Lucky to have a strong local Blues (L.A.) scene, and lots of great local harp players (Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza etc., etc.) I'm still missing the late great William Clark whom I was lucky enough to meet and rap with for a while.
Last Edited by on Apr 15, 2008 1:29 PM
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bluemoose
4 posts
Apr 15, 2008
2:39 PM
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - the left coast!
moose (aka Brian)
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Noblezadaxfan
5 posts
Apr 15, 2008
8:43 PM
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tulsa oklahoma i also spend alot of time in arkansas
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snakes
6 posts
May 09, 2008
3:25 PM
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Snohomish, Washington here. Yes, the state not the capitol city. I am north of Seattle about 40 miles out in a rural area.
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DutchBones
5 posts
May 09, 2008
5:45 PM
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Sagamihara, Japan... Anybody in the area?
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NG
21 posts
May 10, 2008
5:25 AM
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Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Just started a Blues Jam night here near Belfast. It's amazing the number of musicians that aren't in bands coming out of the woodwork. Seriously recommend it wherever you are. And cheers to AG for bringing us all together through this website.
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BoroHarp
6 posts
May 10, 2008
7:35 AM
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Sunny Middlesbrough in the North East of England
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tombo
3 posts
May 10, 2008
10:33 AM
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Hi there all u horn blowers Im from Hartlepool blues capital of the north of England U.K get down the Causeway on a thursay night for a great blues jam. Keep the Faith. Tombo.
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Patrick Barker
53 posts
May 10, 2008
3:00 PM
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bluzlvr, I didn't realize that Rod Piazza and Kim Wilson were Californian. I go to LA and the Pasadena area occasionally, so if you could tell me some of the best places for jamming or listening to blues in LA, I'd be happy to know. My E-mail is fieryblues@gmail.com
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Carl_Comfort
18 posts
May 10, 2008
5:54 PM
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@DutchBones
Sorry far from it, but being Dutch your name kind of flatters. K-1 fan?
anyway Rock on.
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DutchBones
6 posts
May 10, 2008
6:43 PM
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Yes, Carl...Dutch and lost in the Blues.
K1 fan and probably more experience in martial arts then music. Age and some injuries made me make the move to bluesharp...wish I had made the move much earlier...
But then again...it's never too late to try something new...
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T.Hutch
Guest
Jul 05, 2008
1:12 PM
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Spokane, Washington here, this is a marvelous site that Adam has made available for our pleasure. Thanks
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Aussiesucker
1 post
Jul 05, 2008
5:07 PM
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David, from Noosa/ Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Adam, your site has helped me heaps. I have only spoken to one other harp player in the past 12 months. Thank God for for the internet as there are no resources for harp players here that I know of. Cheers!
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wheezer
13 posts
Jul 06, 2008
10:19 AM
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Pete.
Morden, Surrey. S.W.London U.K.
Attend the Cardinal Wolsey Jam Night, Hampton Court
Every Monday Night. 9p.m -- 11.30p.m.
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New_B
16 posts
Jul 06, 2008
3:20 PM
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I'm currently living in Leominster, MA. Originally from NY.
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DeaconBlue
6 posts
Jul 08, 2008
12:33 AM
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My home is in Little Rock Mississippi exactly 200 miles southeast of the crossroads in Clarksdale.
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They've got a name for the winners in the world. I...I want a name when I lose. They call Alabama The Crimson Tide. Call me Deacon Blue.
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harpinholley
3 posts
Jul 08, 2008
7:39 AM
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Hey Yall, Alabama USA native.Lovin this forum.
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Bobbyred16
10 posts
Jul 17, 2008
8:06 AM
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I am in Nassau County, Long Island just 45 mins east of NYC.
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Honkin On Bobo
2 posts
Jul 17, 2008
8:46 AM
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I'm in upstate NY, around the capital region (Albany). Picked up the harp late in life,I'm 50ish (decided to stop counting at about 35)though I've always loved rock 'n roll (the Blues first cousin). Trying to play catch up and it ain't easy.
Based on Adam's "What level are you?" chart, he'd probably say I'm somewhere between an advanced beginner and an intermediate, which would be okay, except I first picked up the instrument about 4-5 years ago. Needless to say, I haven't put in nearly enough time woodshedding to develop into an excellent player. I can't seem to find the joy in practicing, maybe it's my age, I don't know.
What I do know is that if I hadn't stumbled upon Adam's you tube page about a year ago, I'd have probably given up. And that's the highest compliment I can pay the man, though I'm sure he'd appreciate some cash (wink, wink). Seriously though, for all you fellow beginers: its all there..... on Adam's YT site and on MBH. If you've got the time, the desire and a little bit of talent that is.
Christ, I'm a long winded fuck. If you're still with me, a hearty kudos and thanks to Adam for his generosity, and to all the posters on this forum, whose tips and advice have been aces.
Keep on honkin on bobo. I know I will.
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Markus
Guest
Jul 21, 2008
12:34 PM
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Dresden,Germany
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vicar88
3 posts
Jul 24, 2008
10:13 AM
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Ipswich UK. Been playing 4-ish years
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vicar88
4 posts
Jul 24, 2008
10:14 AM
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Ipswich UK. Been playing 4-ish years
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spec10
2 posts
Jul 31, 2008
12:59 PM
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Zweibruecken, Germany ... but I wouldn't consider myself a "real" harp player yet. I think I got the spirit, but the skill part is something I'm working on right now :)
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bluesnut
24 posts
Aug 07, 2008
7:52 PM
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Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii i have been playing for about one year. i have settled on special 20s
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SUNDOG
28 posts
Aug 09, 2008
7:37 AM
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Sitt'n here in York Pennsylvania... 25 miles East of Gettysburg-----25 miles West of Lancaster....25 miles South of Harrisburg and 50 miles North of Baltimore. Found my first harp along the Susquehanna River at thirteen = 91 Dog Years,,, Now 507 dog years..
Last Edited by on Aug 09, 2008 7:39 AM
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tombo
6 posts
Aug 09, 2008
11:09 AM
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Hi my home town is HartlepooL in the U.K.I play harp at the Causeway inn on a thursday night. Feel free to drop in an jam with the local blues bands. Tombo
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