Blue Third Music

I was bored so decided to check what was in the junk box, et voila - four new(ish) harps 🙂

Michael Hedges was one of the most influential and important acoustic guitarists of all time. He has influenced and inspired a generation of guitarists. If you have some 'Spare Change' (if you know, you know) please think about contributing to the film below. His legacy deserves to be preserved. M

Ps. Have I mentioned I'm a huge fan...

ORACLE: The Life & Music of Michael Hedges The first documentary about Grammy Award winning guitarist Michael Hedges since his untimely death in 1997. Directed by his son and brother, the story of Michael's life & music career will be told by his family, close friends, collaborators & fans, with never-before-seen footage & unreleased music.

A little taster of myself and Don Baker playing together 🙂

Blue Third Music on Instagram: "I love this tune - Finnert's Blues. I remember working it out by ear off the LP nearly 30 years ago. It's Don's tune but every now and then he let's me play it with him 🙂" Blue Third Music shared a post on Instagram: "I love this tune - Finnert's Blues. I remember working it out by ear off the LP nearly 30 years ago. It's Don's tune but every now and then he let's me play it with him 🙂". Follow their account to see 35 posts.

If you've ever heard a harmonica on a soundtrack or TV show, it was probably this man.

Tommy Morgan, Harmonica Soloist for ‘Dances With Wolves,’ ‘Roots’ and Hundreds More Film and TV Scores, Dies at 89 Tommy Morgan, a harmonica soloist who contributed to hundreds of movies and TV shows including “Roots” and “Dances With Wolves,” died June 23. He was 89. Morgan played on fi…

I always find these lists interesting in who they don't mention. No Larry Adler, Howard Levy, Jason Ricci, Brendan Power etc
Basically, if you're in public eye and relatively well known that qualifies as 'best of all time' 🤨

Top 10 Best Harmonica Players of All Time (2022) | LedgerNote It wasn't hard to choose who to include in our best harmonica players list. Frankly, there's not that many contenders, so I'm sure we agree...

Check out TG4 tonight. There's a documentary on the great Don Baker Band. The man who taught us all to play harmonica. I've had the honour of both playing and recording with him a couple of times and it's always a fantastic experience.

The TUA Films documentary on my life is on tonight at 9:30 TG4, in the meantime here's my interview from the Independent.
Don

Wishing all my students, past and present, a very happy and peaceful Christmas 🎄
Here's a little version of The Wexford Carol that I did a few years back. I'm playing a Bb harp in 4th position. M

The Wexford Carol This is an old Irish Carol. Very beautiful. I'm playing a Bb harmonica in 4th position.

Innovative new harmonica design from Brendan Power. It could be a bit of a game changer 🤔

MODULAR-REED HARMONICA - Diatonic Harp with Quick-change Single Reeds! My Modular-Reed Harmonica is a true game-changer in the harmonica scene: quick reed swapping for instant repair and alternate tunings! Check out the amazing ...

Workin' for the man...😉