Blue Saturday in Bucks News Letter
Day event tickets £25.00 + booking fee
Evening tickets £12.50 + booking fee
Tickets available on the door £25 Day Event £12.50 Evening event….CASH SALES ONLY
Not long to go folks and things are really shaping up, it’s all systems go from here on in.Here is what we have in store for you.
Workshops by Giles Hedley:
Giles will help you explore the “other side” to blues harp playing: how to nourish groove, feel and emotion in our blues playing. What is the harp there for in blues? How do we relate to the singer and to other instruments? Bouncing off the beat – loving every note – setting up a groove and deepening it – economy and the power of silence. We’ll listen to some nice examples, and try it for ourselves. My motto: technique is just the start – what really counts is how you use it!
Workshops by Will Wilde:
Will is concentrating on 1st, 2nd and 3rd position in both Intermediate and Advanced workshops, expanding your knowledge and understanding of blues playing in these positions. His definitive guidance to blues scales and riffs will help you use all three positions effectively and confidently for the blues at either level.
Workshops by Richard Taylor:
If you always wondered where to start, Richard will take you by the hand onajourney of enlightenment, from opening the box,developingkey harp techniques, building repertoire and personallydelivering youto the doorstepof note bending. You'll start from a broad base of notes, chugging and vamping, learn the principles of straight harp and cross harp, zone in onsingle note playing and hand techniques, and finally attempt your first draw and blow bends.
Beginners will need a Diatonic Harmonica in the key of C. There will be Hohner Silver Star, key of C harmonicas on sale @ £10 each, cash sales only.
All other levels I suggest that you bring a set of diatonic harmonicas on the day if you have them
The workshops are as follows.
Morning
Richard Taylor = Beginners workshop
Ben Hewlett = Intermediate Sonny Terry workshop
Giles Hedley = Advanced workshop
(Part 1)
Afternoon 1st session:
Richard Taylor = Beginners workshop
Will Wilde = Intermediate Workshop
Giles Hedley = Advanced workshop
(Part 2 follow on)
Afternoon 2nd session:
Richard Taylor = Beginners workshop
Giles Hedley = Intermediate Workshop
Will Wilde = Advanced workshop
Jam Session :
There will be a full band line up, including Harp Rig, for those who wish to play in the jam session.
Please put your name down at registration if you want to play. If you change your mind and decide you wish to take part later in the day just let me know and I will add you to the list. This will be informal and loads of fun so don’t be shy
Schedule
Food & Drink
There will be hot and cold food and snacks, coffee, cakes, soft drinks etcand a bar. A BBQ will be available at lunch time but if you would prefer something elsethe Eden Shopping Centre is about 350 meters away with a variety of coffee shops and restaurants available. There are also many fast food outlets and restaurants within walking distance.
Raffle / Prize Draw
A Sugar Cain Custom Harmonica is top prize in the prize draw along with a Hohner Rocket and a few other items in the raffle.
The Sugar Cain Harp
This is a rare Hohner Marine Band 1896 – 1996 special edition harmonica. Only 1 custom harp of its kind produced to date.
Level 2 reed tailoring tuned to 19 limit just intonation signature tuning
440hz perfect for chords / octaves and single notes
Font toothing chamfered and corners rounded for a full on smooth feel of play.
100% water proof comb hand crafted from the origonal pear wood stock with nut and bolt ultimate airtight seal for full on blues tones to flow without leakage.
Opened back cover plates for maximised volume and a fuller sound
White with gold pin stripe design
1-6 blues draw bending range
7-10 Blowbending squeal free
4/5/6 over blows enabled
This young customiser has been honing his skills over the past few years gaining a fine reputation for building top spec, perfectly tuned custom harmonicas, with excellent customer services to boot. You can find him here:
The Big Event
Doors open @ 7.00pm for a 7.30 start.
The Will Wilde Band will open proceedings, followed by Giles Hedley backed by The Jukesters, and then Richard Taylor and The Elevators.
The Jukesters, will be the house band and in the change over’s there may be some availability for a few people to play a number with them during the evening show, please let me know if you would like to do this. I am sure we will see some other very talented harmonica players during the evening too. I look forward to seeing you at the event and thank you for your support. If successful this will be an annual event which will I am sure will grow and grow.
See you on 11th July
Azza
Contact 07527 278369
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