Harmonicatunes
279 posts
Jul 10, 2019
12:51 AM
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The Tony Eyers Trio take their Seydel Major Cross harmonicas and play "Dorrigo" by George Jackson.
The tune is named after the wonderful Bluegrass and Old Time music festival held every October in Dorrigo, Northern NSW, Australia. I first met George at this festival in 2007. He was around 18 then, and already an excellent fiddler. He now lives in Nashville, and plays with the best. Composing a memorable tune is a rare skill, displayed 12 times by George on his "Time and Place" debut album, which includes "Dorrigo".
You can see it here
---------- Tony Eyers Australia www.HarmonicaAcademy.com everyone plays...
Last Edited by Harmonicatunes on Jul 10, 2019 12:54 AM
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Sarge
733 posts
Jul 10, 2019
5:04 AM
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Very enjoyable listening, as usual. ---------- Wisdom does not always come with old age. Sometimes old age arrives alone.
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The Iceman
3883 posts
Jul 10, 2019
7:31 AM
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Very nice....perhaps you can clear up a mystery for my ears - am hearing a subtle chord on the back beat all through this song, but do not see anyone physically playing this...how is this done? ---------- The Iceman
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Harmonicatunes
280 posts
Jul 10, 2019
3:52 PM
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Mystery solved. The backbeat chord, crucial to the whole enterprise, comes from the big instrument on the left, a Huang Chordet, which combines bass notes with chords. This type of rhythm instrument in fairly common, for example the Suzuki SCH-24. Sadly, the Huang Chordet is no longer made.
---------- Tony Eyers Australia www.HarmonicaAcademy.com everyone plays...
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