ok, so it may not be the most visually interesting video and I still posted it despite some important glitches with rythm or playing but here goes...enjoy
H2H - I concur with Kingley......very nice !!!! The vocals were also VERY good. For some one who has not played all that long..it is superb !!
Paul ---------- Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
Sonny Boy's group demonstrates what I keep on driving at. Brushes on that drum, low key piano and bass. Soooooooooooooooooooo cool. But 99% of all blowers will miss the entire point. What a great demonstration of real skill
1. The biggest complaint I hear players of other instruments make about harmonica players is that they can't play any songs. You just proved 'em wrong. With class.
2. You sing it with conviction and I enjoyed your vocals. Like there's some truth in the words for you? Which is a good thing.
3. As a performance of a song it was coherent and meaningful.
@7LimitJI:
/If you watch Sonny Boy, he arcs his fingers up to make a funnel with his fingers like a trumpet horn./
Isn't that to more do with funnelling the sound into that kind of vocal mic?
Excellent job! Your vocals are outstanding. I really want to learn the song now after hearing you do it so well. Great time keeping and harp playing as well, but vocal really stand out. Cool!
@Ridge: Thanks. I am a singer first and foremost. I think that's always been my strong point. I suspect that's why I like learning and playing harp so much...it has this flexibility in terms of nuances that the human voice also possesses.
Mathieu, that was excellent. You have the makings of a band leader with those powerful vocals and tasty harping. But you also make it sound great as a solo piece. Nice work!
P.S. One of the best solo harp and vocal guys I've ever heard is fellow Canadian, Dave Mowat (http://www.myspace.com/davemowat), although the samples on his MySpace page don't showcase that. You should catch his act if you get a chance.
