hot4blues
9 posts
Jul 25, 2016
6:05 PM
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Naturally, I love the Blues played on a harp. But I've been studying the ethnic music of my country. I am talking Polka music. Getting the harp to match the tempo is quite a challenge; especially if future plans include performing an entire show with the band. Reeds would take a beating, IMO.
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nacoran
9169 posts
Jul 25, 2016
8:16 PM
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I don't know any pure polkas to play them. I can play Oom-pa-pa from Oliver though. Tongue blocking to play the melody on the right side of the mouth while doing something approximating the oom-pas on the left seems to work pretty well.
Remember, if you are amplified your reeds never need to take a real beating.
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Thievin' Heathen
793 posts
Jul 26, 2016
9:58 PM
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I think polkas are a lot closer to the musical design intent of the harmonica than what the Sonny Boys and the Walters were doing with them.
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Pistolcat
907 posts
Jul 27, 2016
1:13 AM
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I find the harmonica an automatic polka instrument. If you like it check out Filip Jers. Here's the promotional video from a folk project he did with a Finnish harmonicist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmG5NhhhC3A&feature=share
No embed since I'm on my phone.
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