Re: [Harp-L] New Band

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mark wilson wrote:
> I've been invited by a local guitar player to join his band.  
> Here's  a list of the stuff they're into:
> Tom Petty, Who, Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys, Bryan Adams, Kinks,  
> Rascals, Neil Young, Lovin Spoonful, John Melloncamp, Jackson 
> Brown, Gin Blossoms, Elvis Costello, etc....

I'd take the plunge just to get a chance to cover "Daydream".  What 
a great harp part!  Do you get to whistle the solo, too?  

Honestly, there's tons of harp opportunities in a lot of this 
stuff.  I do Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance" with one of the 
bands I play with, and think about the Rascal's "Groovin'" or the 
Stones' "Midnight Rambler".  I heard a great version of the Who 
doing "Baba O'Reily" live (I *think* it was Woodstock) where Daltrey 
covered the violin part at the end pretty credibly on harp.  

With a line-up like this, you could steer them toward other 
performers in the general genre who had more harp in their music, 
like maybe Steve Miller.  You're never going to get a solo in every 
song, but it could broaden your horizons.  Think about replacing 
various "hook" instruments in the tunes, playing the part of a 
keyboard or a horn or a violin -- or even an accordion or a pedal 
steel.  

Plus, who ever said you can only play in one band.  This could be an 
interesting project in addition to a blues band gig.  I play in a 
country band from time to time apart from my more regular gig 
playing jazz.  It's all good!

-tim