Episodes
Monday Sep 28, 2020
24. Beginner's Story: Frans
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Frans from Sweden who started playing a few years ago and has already achieved some of his goals including playing with a band.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Recommended Listening
* Neil Young
* Bob Dylan
* Howling Wolf
Monday Sep 14, 2020
23. Beginner's Story: Paula
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Paula who started playing at the start of lock down. She is already fully committed to the journey and has great goals for the future as well as some awesome tips for anyone else starting on the harmonica.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Recommended Listening
* Big Momma Thornton
* Will Wilde
* Moses Concas
Monday Aug 31, 2020
22. Beginner's Story: Peter
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Peter who started playing a few months ago at the start of lock down and is already getting over some big hurdles in his playing.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Show Notes
Recommended Listening
- Magic Dick and J Geils Band
Monday Aug 17, 2020
21. Beginner's Story: John
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than Pros so you can hear what it’s like starting out on the harmonica journey. Although this week’s guest John has been playing for 30 years, he has recently realised he needs to go back to the beginning and strengthen his foundations.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Show Notes
Recommended Listening
- Paul Lamb
- Big Walter
- Sonny Terry
Monday Aug 10, 2020
20. Public Service Announcement
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
This week's podcast is a short Public Service Announcement about the future of the series!
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Monday Aug 03, 2020
19. Beginner's Story: Patrick
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
This week’s podcast is the first in a series where I will be interviewing beginners instead of pros so that you can hear what it’s like starting out on the harmonica journey. Our first beginner guest will be Patrick who started playing about a year ago.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Monday Jul 27, 2020
18. Carlos Del Junco
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Over the past 30 years, this week’s guest has pushed the harmonica to new technical heights while still staying true to the Blues tradition. He is a technical wizard who has won too many awards to list plus he is a fantastic and thoughtful teacher. He is Carlos del Junco.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Show Notes
- Carlos Del Junco’s Webinar
15th August 2020 Noon ET; Webinar with David Burgin - http://www.harmonicapractice.com
- Carlos Del Junco’s Music
Blues at Café Campus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBVfdvNLLKE
Little Wing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVtGf43_Sv4
- Recommended Listening
* Lee Oskar
* Howard Levy
* Paul Butterfield
* David Burgin
Monday Jul 20, 2020
17. Practice with Vid Gobac
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
This week’s guest is not a harmonica teacher or player but he is a fantastic musician, teacher and composer. I thought it would be fun to pick his brains about the process of practice as a student of an instrument, how best to do it and why it is important. He is my good friend Vid Gobac.
This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com
Show Notes
Follow Vid here - https://www.vidgobac.com/
Check out Vid’s seminar on tomlinharmonicaschool.com all about timing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6gD2SPhdSg
Monday Jul 13, 2020
16. Aki Kumar
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
This week’s guest is a fantastic harmonica player, performer and songwriter. Having given up a career as a software engineer to become a musician he has gone on to develop a unique style blending classic West Coast Blues Harmonica with traditional Indian music. He is the inimitable Aki Kumar.
SHOW NOTES
Aki’s Projects
New Album: https://lnkfi.re/akikumar
New Single: Aana Mere Pyar Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waAmX91RPMs
Website: http://www.akikumar.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aki_kumar/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akikumar/
Recommended Listening
- John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers
- Muddy Waters
- Gary Smith
- David Barrett
- George Smith
- Rod Piazza
- Kim Wilson
- William Clark
- Rick Estrin
Misc.
- Little Village Foundation http://littlevillagefoundation.com/our-people/founder-jim-pugh/
Monday Jul 06, 2020
15. Hank Shreve
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Not only is this week’s guest an awesome diatonic and chromatic player but he is also an amazing band leader, singer, drummer, keyboard player and lap-steel player. Jason Ricci describes him as a fiery, open minded, unique and musical harmonica player. He is the sensational Hank Shreve…
Show Notes
• Hank’s Projects
The Hank Shreve Band - http://www.hankshreveband.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hank.shreve
Band Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HankShreveBand/
YouTube Page - https://www.youtube.com/user/hankshreve
Music Masters Teaching Studio - https://www.musicmastersstudio.com/teacher-roster/hank-shreve-guitar-and-drum-lessons-eugene/
• Recommended Listening
Paul deLay
Carlos Del Junco
William Clark
Norton Buffalo
Jimmy Reed
Sonny Boy Williamson I
Rob Paparozzi
Deak Harp
Rick Estrin
Dennis Gruenling
Stevie Wonder
• Amp Used
Roland Cube GX80