Episodes
Monday Jun 21, 2021
40. Richard Sleigh
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.
Go to http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com to find out more now.
In today’s episode I’m joined by someone who has a truly holistic view of the instrument. He is an extremely well-respected player, teacher and customiser. He has studied the construction of the harmonica in great depth which has led to him discovering some great ways to improve the instrument. He is the awesome Richard Sleigh!
Show notes
- Richard’s Harmonica School https://www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course
- Richard’s Online Store http://hotrodharmonicas.com
- Hotrodharmonicas.com blog
- Current YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/richardroysleigh
- First YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/rsleighharp
- Christmas Swing Harmonica Lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt3N4M-Waco
Monday Jun 07, 2021
39. Steve Baker
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica. Go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com to get your first month for $1 using promo code PODCAST
Today’s guest is one of the most influential figures in the harmonica world. He has played professionally for more than 40 years, he wrote The Harp Handbook and is a consultant for Hohner. He has been closely involved in a lot of the great developments to the instrument that we know and love. He is Steve Baker!
Show Notes
Live in lockdown with Baker Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcXRJGEO7Bw&list=PL5dC3pKSfIt6AFZyMJtYBF55-e2aH9SkX
Website http://www.stevebaker.de
Timezone Records https://timezone-records.shop
Acoustic Music Records https://www.acoustic-music.de
Monday May 10, 2021
38. A harmonica lesson with Filip Jers
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica.
This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be getting a lesson from an awesome harmonica player/teacher. This episode’s lesson is from Filip Jers. He will be showing me how I can bring jazz elements into my Blues playing.
Learn more about Filip here…
Patreon Page - https://www.patreon.com/filipjersharmonica
Website http://www.filipjers.com/
Monday Apr 26, 2021
37. Konstantin Reinfeld
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica.
This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com
I’m very excited about today’s guest. He is an OPUS Klassik award winning harmonica player and he has been described as a wunderkind since he first started playing. Equally at home in jazz and classical environments he is the fantastic Konstantin Reinfeld.
Show Notes
- Check out Konstantin’s Twitch for harmonica live streams: https://www.twitch.tv/konstantinreinfeld
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/konstantin_reinfeld/
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/konstantinreinfeldofficial
- Website http://www.konstantinreinfeld.com/
Monday Apr 12, 2021
36. Embouchure (Tongue-Blocking, Lip Pursing and U-Blocking)
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica.
This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be discussing big topics with my good friend Liam Ward from learntheharmonica.com. Today we are chatting about Embouchure. We’ll be looking at tongue-blocking, lip pursing and u-blocking.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
35. A harmonica lesson with Hank Shreve
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica.
This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be getting a lesson from an awesome harmonica player/teacher. This episode’s lesson is from Hank Shreve and we will be talking about all things improvisation and he will be giving me the low-down on his approach to improv!
Learn more about Hank here…
Hank Shreve Band https://www.hankshreveband.com/
YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/hankshreve
Lessons https://www.musicmastersstudio.com/teacher-roster/hank-shreve-guitar-and-drum-lessons-eugene/
Monday Mar 15, 2021
34. All About Tone!
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica.
This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be discussing big topics with my good friend Liam Ward from learntheharmonica.com. Today we are chatting about Tone!
Monday Mar 01, 2021
33. Beginner's Story: Steve L
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Steve who got the push he needed to start learning when Covid lockdown started.
Monday Feb 15, 2021
32. Beginner's Story: John S
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is John who made the decision to pick up harmonica when he retired last year.
Show notes
John’s recommendation
- Magic Dick and J Geils Band “Full House”, “Blow Your Face Out”
Monday Feb 01, 2021
31. Beginner's Story: Steve
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.
Show Notes
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Steve who decided to start playing about a year ago when he realised that it was time to start a new challenge.
Show notes
Steve’s recommendations
- Charlie Musselwhite & Ben Harper
- Kim Wilson
- Howling Wolf
- Paul Butterfield