Happy Hour Harmonica Podcast

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

Cheryl Arena joins me on episode 68.Cheryl is a blues player and singer from the Boston area. She integrated herself into the local music scene there by setting up a jam session near Berklee college, drawing in the great musicians from there. And then set-up another residency with guest musicians joining the house band. Her deep love for the music has taken Cheryl far and wide, and gave her the opportunity to meet and play with some of her harmonica idols, including Junior Wells. This led to her appearing in two blues documentaries: one about Maxwell Street and another about James Cotton. Cheryl now runs The Harmonica Experience camp twice a year in the home of the blues, Clarkesdale, Mississippi, where she uses her mouth-on (the harmonica) approach. Links:Cheryl's website:https://cherylarena.com/Gigs:https://cherylarena.com/gigs/Harmonica Experience teaching camp:https://www.theharmonicaexperience.com/Videos:Sonny Junior playing with Sugar Ray:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rld1Q4umqp0With Big Band:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7qUXseHLzg&list=PL2B3mUb87_ARcAhCRAUoxKSAy6CEQwI2C&index=19The ‘Harmonica Experience’ overview, with Charlie Musselwhite:https://youtu.be/2gBS3welRZYBlog on ‘The Harmonica Experience’:https://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/2022/8/3/the-harmonica-experienceGreasy Gravy on chromatic:https://www.facebook.com/david.m.rosen/videos/593960639065696/Stormy Weather:https://www.facebook.com/david.m.rosen/videos/790562382263078/Big Road in duo  with Sonny Collie:https://youtu.be/pbzS5jwjtpsOff The Wall:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HJtvRhhbv8&list=PL2B3mUb87_ARcAhCRAUoxKSAy6CEQwI2C&index=5Podcast 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

Erik Lekholm and Jason Keene join me on episode 67.Where we talk about the innovative DM48 midi chromatic harmonica, designed by Erik initially as a means to practise silently. He posted his creation on a harmonica forum and it soon gained interest, with people eager to purchase it. So Erik and his father started building and sold the first ones in 2017, with the updated version, the DM48X, coming out in 2022 .Jason Keene joins me in the second half of the podcast, to provide the perspective of one of the leading players of the DM48, which he describes as a game changer for his music. Jason talks us through the set-up and the limitless possibilities that this midi chromatic harmonica  brings. Links:DM48 website:https://www.lekholminstruments.comJason Keene website:http://www.jasonkeeneharmonica.com/Reviews of the DM48:https://www.lekholminstruments.com/press.htmlDM48 User forum:https://groups.google.com/g/dm48-digital-chromatic-harmonicaMillioniser 2000:https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2011/09/23/millioniser-2000-tutorial/Videos:Millioniser 2000:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRPI_fD0iKQErik Lekholm demos some of the capabilities of the DM48:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpUpvxRfgXMErik Lekholm explaining the DM48 at the NAMM show, 2020:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKHvvudb1S0Brendan Power compares DM48 to HM12 and gives overview of DM48 features:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCy-0DR6IkcHM12 midi harmonica video from Brendan Power:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbD9oRdT3O0Jason Keene talking about the DM48 being a ‘game changer’:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuLcopNVm6QJason Keene demoing using the 8K Controller to combine instruments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI-GpHTKVCQ&t=3sLaurent Maur playing the DM48 live:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_rt70dZY1IPodcast 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.blowsmeawaySupport the show

Joel Andersson joins me on episode 66.Joel is an Irish harmonica player from Sweden, while also building one of the best reputations in the business for his harmonica customisation skills. Joel first fell in love with Irish music on the harmonica when he heard Rick Epping’s playing. He spent time in Ireland with Rick, learning both the music and the art of fine tuning harmonicas.Joel went on to release a solo harmonica album: The Irish Harmonica, where he simulates the sound of a fiddle and accordion through the use of techniques such as vamping, octaves and drones.Joel goes on to explain the different levels of service he performs on his custom harmonicas, and how he became a Hohner Affiliated customiser.Links:Joel’s website:https://jaharmonicas.com/Joel’s webshop: https://jaharmonicas.com/webshop.htmlJoel’s Irish Harmonica site:https://www.irishharmonica.com/Berlin Harmonica school Irish harmonica course discussed during the episode:https://harmonica-school-berlin.com/product/irish-harmonica-complete-course/Mikael Backman website:http://harpatwork.com/Sam Hinton:http://www.samhinton.org/harmonica/Joel's upcoming workshops and gigs:https://www.irishharmonica.com/datesVideos:Hohner artist profile:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VVTq1fQwKYHohner Masters Workshop 2019:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBOqpP-yNiMDoyle & Andersson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uptGmJNrns‘Harmonica Hang’ with Jason Ricci at Harmonica Masters workshop 2022:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcb1TFcmrx8Playing with Brendan Power:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCfHr709c8MPodcast 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

Joe Powers joins me on episode 65. Joe started out playing diatonic harmonica along with blues records as a teenager, before deciding to study music composition at college, taking up the chromatic there.Joe’s passion for dancing led him to Argentina and tango music, where he has become the current leading exponent on harmonica. He believes the chromatic harmonica is the perfect instrument for tango music, and talks us through how to play this captivating genre.Although known as the ‘tango harmonica guy’, Joe also loves to play many other styles of music on the harmonica, as demonstrated across his albums and live performances, including classical pieces with full orchestras. And other the pandemic Joe has put together his very own teaching platform.Links:Joe’s website:https://www.joepowers.comEmail Joe at:  joe@joepowers.comFacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/Joepowersmusic/Buy Joe’s music here:https://www.joepowers.com/musicHarmonica Path teaching: https://www.joepowers.com/the-harmonica-pathSuzuki Bass Chromatic:https://suzukimusic-global.com/products_single.php?parent_cate_cd=1&products_cate_cd=3&products_cd=119Sennheiser Wireless system:https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/wireless-microphone-system-voice-vocal-instrument-presentationTC Helicon Mic Mechanic 2 pedal:https://www.tc-helicon.com/product.html?modelCode=P0DDWVideos:Joe’s YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/joepowersmusic/videosTakes a dance while playing with the orchestra:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RZg5oACUiEThrenody from Gordon Jacob harmonica Suite, performed in Japan:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBf31rvIKGsWith Jamie Cullum in Tokyo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJL3ewLnpaIPlaying diatonic overblows with Japense guitarist Yosuke Onuma:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJjqDA9gL4Quarantine session with Mexican violinist Arianda Lozano:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cE1hRRXhQQPodcast 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.Support the show

Paul Barry joins me on episode 64. Paul is our resident expert on William Clarke, and is currently writing a biography about him.Bill (as he was known to his friends) was born in a suburb of Los Angeles, and starting going to the blues clubs in the south of the city, age 17. Bill met his great inspiration, George ‘Harmonica’ Smith, in 1977, with George showing Bill how to play that big old chromatic harmonica . Bill released his first album in 1978, with other albums following where he always featured original material. He then signed for Alligator records in 1990, releasing his superb album: Blowin’ Like Hell. The four albums he released with Alligator gave Bill the chance to fully shape the sound he had been developing, influenced by jazz players and including a horn section. Sadly Bill passed away at age 45, but he has still left us with an essential body of work for both diatonic and chromatic blues harmonica.Links:Paul Barry’s band website:https://www.paulbarryblues.com/LA newspaper interview with Bill 1991:https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-16-vl-2586-story.htmlTom Ellis: William Clarke Memorial article in Blues Access magazine:http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_28/Clarke.htmlBob Corritore: William Clarke Remembered photo gallery:https://bobcorritore.com/photos/william-clarke-remembered/Interview with his wife: Jeanette Clarke-Lodovicihttps://www.allaboutjazz.com/william-clarke-now-that-you-are-gone-william-clarke-by-david-kingHarpTranscripts: for transcription of Blowin' The Family Jewels: (under 'G harmonica')http://www.harptranscripts.co.uk/diatonic.htmlVideos:Hitting Heavy album:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsgucIjixtIWilliam Clarke playing Lollipop Mama:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrXrsmUWAGMWilliam Clarke playing Pawnshop Bound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8IJBQ5u1ZsWilliam Clarke playing on Bro Matt’s Bluez Shift:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YIv2Bb9f6oPodcast 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