Marko Jovanovic joins me on episode 78.Marko is a German player with Serbian roots, from where he developed an interest in playing Balkan music on the harmonica, returning to the region to team up with several acts to release some great music in that genre. He’s also an expert blues player, has played chamber music, Arabic music and much more on both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas.Marko also runs the successful Berlin Harmonica School, where as well as one-to-one group classes he has some great online video tutorials from players around the world. Offering lessons in a range of different styles, including Irish, Argentinian, and soon to come: more chromatic, flamenco and advanced diatonic harmonica. And he also runs the FEN harmonica festival now too.Links:Marko’s website:https://mjharmonica.com/Berlin Harmonica School:https://harmonica-school-berlin.com/FEN Festival:https://harmonica-fen-festival.com/Videos:Marko’s YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@mjharmonica/featuredMarko playing On The Road Again with Bluesrudy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ooqHFbmK9kPlaying with Lars Vegas & The Love Gloves:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvksaOsXgkYPlaying with George Sareski:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9lVZN76fjoPlaying at Harmonica Masters 2015 Trossingen:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtbW9HHAxbUPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Rob Paparozzi joins me on episode 77.Rob is based around the New York area where he started out playing in blues bands before quickly adding the chromatic to his harp arsenal. He took lessons with Robert Bonfiglio and then had Toots Thielemans giving him tips over the telephone. The versatility afforded to Rob by playing both diatonic and chromatic allowed him to enjoy a tremendous career on the session scene in New York, playing with many famous names including Dolly Parton, Randy Newman and Whitney Houston. He’s fronted the Original Blues Brothers Band for over twenty years, released a Paul Butterfield tribute album and his own Grammy nominated album.Links:Rob’s website:http://robpaparozzi.com/Blue Moon Harmonicas:https://bluemoonharmonicas.com/Videos:Rob’s YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/chromboyxTommy Morgan playing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDv0nLlUxDs&list=RDEMkbeA-8Dfp9SMty0FJvHNpA&start_radio=1Rob performing with Dolly Parton:https://youtu.be/RILd7USxBMcRob performing with Randy Newman:https://youtu.be/4EmF3Xxlxg8Electric Butter: Walking By Myself:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdaabsUn-PQRob’s My Music Masterclass videos: https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/premiumvideos/rob-paparozzi-harmonica-masterclass-videos-1-2-3-bundle/Podcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Will Pound joins me on episode 76.Will first started playing harmonica age 10 to help with his breathing after he underwent two major heart operations as a child. Since then he has rose to fame on the English folk scene, being nominated for folk musician of the year three times. He now plays harmonica and melodeon, diversifying his musical output to cover many different acoustic genres.Will has released a number of albums with a range of quality musicians, with his last album spanning the traditional music genres of the European continent.He has a number one Christmas single and a number one Christmas album on his resume, has played at Buckingham Palace and on an advertisement featuring Robert de Niro. Links:Will’s website:https://willpound.com/Bandcamp site:https://willpound.bandcamp.com/DPA headset microphones:https://www.dpamicrophones.com/headset-and-earset-microphonesJingle Bells:https://willpound.bandcamp.com/track/jingle-bellsVideos:Will’s YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@WillPoundMusicWill Morris dancing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ_4zkdxQto&list=PLcvB436mCA_iJQRGiZGq66InPQJsCYt3JWalsh and Pound at NHL concert in 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTlpnYxxBJMAppearing on BBC Breakfast TV for Folk Award nomination:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9L6L1HgctgPlaying with Dame Evelyn Glennie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9C44Qq38VkHe’s Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - Hillsborough Charity single:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svOX9dy0hywPlaying at Buckingham Palace:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDISPLcpiGYFacebook video with Jenn Butterworth:https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1601228916702386Warburton’s advert with Robert Niro:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANHoobL__NEPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Laurent Maur joins me on episode 75.Laurent is a jazz chromatic player from France. He first started learning diatonic before moving on to the chromatic to pursue his love of jazz music. He had some lessons with the French classical chromatic player, Claude Garden, helping to advance his technique. Laurent played with a few different bands, touring and recording albums with them before releasing two albums under his own name, and two with the Youpi Quartet. Laurent teamed up with the flute player from this quartet to release his most recent album, of duets with flute. Laurent makes use of different harmonicas beyond the chromatic and occasional diatonic, playing the recently released Suzuki bass and chord harmonicas as well as being one of the leading exponents of the DM48 midi chromatic harmonica.Links:Laurent’s website:https://www.laurentmaur.com/JJ Milteau Method for Diatonic and Chromatic Harmonica tuition book:https://www.melbay.com/Products/20588BCD/method-for-diatonic-and-chromatic-harmonica.aspxSuzuki SSCH-56: Compact Chord & S-48B (Bass):http://www.suzukimusic.co.uk/products/harmonica/orchestral.htmlChildren’s show: The true Story of the Tchepperpouhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghtZ7VOmcusMidi controller foot pedal:https://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/softstep/Videos:La Cambiada with Orlando Pole:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEKPe64BH8&list=PL027E88A8BFFE8871Duo with Emilie Calme in Sunside Jazz Club, Paris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t63za4K1KwTuition video on using the Dorian scale:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A4_M-LNy30Roland Mobile Cube amp:https://www.roland.com/au/products/mobile_cube/Children’s show teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghtZ7VOmcusPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Richard Hunter joins me on episode 74.Richard has immersed himself in harmonica ever since he first picked it up at age 15 and has been pushing the boundaries of the instrument ever since. His first release was a solo acoustic harmonica album, composing most of the songs himself and making extensive use of alternate tunings and counterpoint, followed up by a second album along the same lines.Richard is a true innovator of using effects with harmonica and has created some great sounds using them on his later two albums, including the use of Digitech multi-effect pedals, for which he has created patch sets that are available to download from his website.Richard is also the author of one of the first harmonica transcription books: Jazz Harp, that was released in the 1990s, becoming a staple publication on many a harmonica players’ shelves.Links: Richard’s website:https://www.hunterharp.com/Chris Turner:https://christurnerharmonica.bandcamp.com/album/chris-turner-harmonicasThe Lucky One posts:https://www.hunterharp.com/the-lucky-one-is-here-check-out-the-songs/Solo acoustic harmonica tracks to buy:https://www.hunterharp.com/all-hunters-downloads-in-one-place/#SbuyTunings used on solo recordings:https://www.hunterharp.com/harp-keys-and-tunings-for-my-recorded-solo-repertoire/The Lucky One breakdown of each song:https://www.hunterharp.com/the-lucky-one-is-here-check-out-the-songs/DaBell harmonicas:http://en.dabell.co.kr/home/bbs//board.php?bo_table=product&sca=HarmonicaVideos:Richard’s YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/lightninrickPut The Lever Down, from 1982:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnDPNyimg5oRecent Electric work:https://www.hunterharp.com/category/audiovideo/?fbclid=IwAR0bozS97Y4lZwKmGk230CmVEknErhY0rEuvEYQ19mOJOqCRMAi84wi3cVkPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Adam Gussow joins me on episode 73.Adam is a native New Yorker now living in Mississippi, working as a professor at the university there.Adam rose to stardom as part of the blues duo Satan and Adam in the late 1980s. They found their audience on the streets of Harlem, where they were briefly filmed and appeared in a U2 documentary and album. Satan & Adam enjoyed great success, playing together for 15 years, releasing three albums before disbanding in 1998, re-forming some years later and releasing another album.With the passing of Mr Satan, Adam formed his own one-man band, then a duo which has recently added Mr Satan’s nephew: Sir Rod & The Blues Doctors.Adam was the first person to release blues tuition videos on YouTube and has had over 20 million hits, accompanied by his website Modern Blues Harmonica.Links:Adam’s website:https://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/home.htmlSatan & Adam documentary: http://satanandadamfilm.com/Pete Farmer kick drums and harmonica holders:https://www.footdrums.com/Videos:U2's Rattle and Hum clip of Satan and Adam:https://youtu.be/x6M2aWVx0LARonnie Shellist ‘Funky Blues Harmonica’:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs_OchfmBc8Gussow's classic blues harmonica videos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYHJbTZklgZU1bEVLaZyvQModern Blues Harmonica YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/kudzurunnerYouTube video teaching Sunshine of Your Love:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqFnpCcvUvQAdam busking solo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-E3qQ59VcQCrossroads video:https://youtu.be/KeMis-B7f58Sir Rod and the Blues Doctors: What’d I Say:https://youtu.be/retCfgoCO3MPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Paul Reddick joins me on episode 72.Paul is a singer, songwriter and harmonica player based in Toronto, Canada. He rose to prominence with his band: Paul Reddick and the Sidemen in the 1990s. Paul describes himself as not a typical blues harmonica player, often using his sparse notes with heavy delay, while also making the use of complex patterns to build interesting rhythms. Paul developed his songwriting approach using the structure of poetry, and his insightful and thoughtful blues lyrics have earned him the title of the Poet Laureate of the Blues, including winning the Maple Blues Award for songwriter of the year for his album Sugarbird in 2009. Links:Paul's website:https://paulreddick.ca/Lyrics:https://paulreddick.ca/lyricsStyrmon El Capistan delay pedal:https://www.strymon.net/product/elcapistan/Videos:Blue Eventide (Official Music Video):https://youtu.be/GpYU91lmS2YMourning Dove:https://youtu.be/eOrFt-aCbXULuna Moth and Butterfly:https://youtu.be/HwrF_cd38aYPaul Reddick & The Gamblers - One More Day:https://youtu.be/V1QF8LMeXT4Podcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Juzzie Smith joins me on episode 71.Juzzie is an Australian who has a one-man band act with the harmonica pivotal to the sound. He has had over 200 million views of his online videos, starting out when a passer-by recorded him busking at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Juzzie started his one-man band after playing as the harp player in a blues band, and then teaching guitar and harmonica. This gave him a great foundation to lay down the rhythms for his self-penned laid-back bluesy folk. He plays up to six instruments at a time, including percussion juggling balls. Juzzie has been a regular at music festivals around the world and has produced his own music and video content in his home in Ocean Shore.   Links:Juzzie’s website:https://juzziesmith.com/Percussion juggling balls;https://www.chukachuks.com/Press Play and Blow Away tuition course:https://juzziesmith.com/store/67-harmonica-lessons-mp3/Videos:Grolsch Festival YouTube with 11 million views at time of writing:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=juzzie+smith+harmonica&sp=CAM%253DEdinburgh Fringe Festival appearance:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrujO7lKsAJuggling percussion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opRp6Em0vXgKeep Life Simple Beatbox harmonica:https://youtu.be/nXhS231_iJ4Jamming video:https://youtu.be/dmA_zUC8__8Juzzie’s ‘My Coolest Harmonica Solo’:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmOb76IuyRcTaking Time Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhiXwAD_Pxc&t=19sPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Ricky Cool joins me on episode 70.Ricky hails from the Birmingham area of the UK, and drew great inspiration asa teenager from the American folk festivals which brought some harmonica greats to the city. Under his alter ego Ricky Cool, he went on to lead several successful rhythm and blues band, with Jamaican music also brought into the set. He also played harmonica in a band with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant! Ricky played harmonica and saxophone in most of these bands and this combination of instruments has led to his recent series of excellent YouTube videos called ‘Mississippi Saxophone’. In these videos he picks out some great horn lines and shows how to play them on harmonica.    Links:Ricky Cool and the In Crowd:https://www.rickycoolandtheincrowd.co.uk/Videos:Mississippi saxophone YouTube series of tutorial videos:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ssuQxsIvn_NJy1A12hVyiq4Xb09ZXPjRicky’s YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/rickycool100Ricky Cool and The Icebergs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4akPiV0WoPlaying at NHL festival in 1988:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Wf6X-erO4Podcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaway.com/Support the show

Herbert Quelle joins me on episode 69.Herbert is a German who worked as a diplomat for 40 years. This included 10 years as the German Consul in the US, where he met several distinguished harmonica names. With a deep interest in the harmonica, Herbert has researched the instrument to great depth, using this information to litter facts into his two fictional works centred on our beloved instrument. He tells us of the huge export of harmonicas from Germany to the US, and how the early marketing often described harmonicas as toys.Herbert regularly makes readings from his books, with some in this podcast episode. Links:Herbert’s website:https://www.harpambassador.comMonika’s Blues book:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monikas-Blues-Harmonica-African-American-Culture/dp/1880788276Harmonica History article for Harmonica Happenings magazine:https://jimdo-storage.global.ssl.fastly.net/file/059116cb-8889-486c-adab-ddc013dcf638/Texte%20280122.pdfEarly harmonica recordings by The Archivist (Roger Trobridge), introduced by Joe Filisko:https://www.mixcloud.com/PodKast/rare-early-harmonica-recordings-by-vocalists-and-instrumentalists-introduced-by-joe-filisko/Adam Gussow book:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mister-Satans-Apprentice-Blues-Memoir/dp/0816667756Pat Missin’s recordings of Arthur Turelly and Pete Hampton:https://www.patmissin.com/78rpm/78rpm.htmlHerbert playing the German National Anthem:https://thomasguntherproductions.bandcamp.com/track/german-national-anthem-deutschland-liedMundharmonika Live (Seydel harmonica convention):https://mundharmonika-live.de/Videos:Herbert’s YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/herbieqkeysA German American Love Story (Harmonica exports to the US):https://youtu.be/pGigFF1Zkn8Herbert playing I Feel Free:https://youtu.be/AYnRdgX77gYPodcast website:https://www.harmonicahappyhour.comDonations:If you want to make a voluntary donation to help support the running costs of the podcast then please use this link (or visit the podcast website link above):https://paypal.me/harmonicahappyhour?locale.x=en_GBSpotify Playlist: Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains most of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQPodcast sponsors:This podcast is sponsored by SEYDEL harmonicas - visit the oldest harmonica factory in the world at www.seydel1847.com  or on Facebook or Instagram at SEYDEL HARMONICASand Blows Me Away Productions: http://www.blowsmeaSupport the show