Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Buckeye Harmonica Festival question

EGS1217@xxxxxxx · Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:20:51 EST

Bill:

I sent this to Bruce yesterday, but included the wrong email for Jack Ely  
(who runs the Buckeye Convention).  Jack contacted me last night to give me  his 
correct email (it's now updated below).  

I'd like to add that the first person to introduce and encourage me to go  to 
Buckeye is very much a diatonic player and a 'blues guy'...and the  first 
blues jam I attended and where I fell in love with 'that sound' was at  Buckeye.  
Jason Ricci has played Buckeye and blown the audience out of the  water, 
winning himself more fans. 

 If more blues players attended, it wouldn't revert to 'old-timey' and  
chromatic only...but I have to emphasize that the Jazz night last year was  
Stellar...not only the onstage performances, but the after hours set up:  individual 
candlelit tables, the Carolbeth True group on stage to back up anyone  wishing 
to go up to perform (still far too intimidating for me), but that  one night 
was worth the price of admission alone.

I absolutely agree that to attract more Blues players it will  probably mean 
the presence of the Filisko group.  I've sorely missed that  whole dynamic 
when Joe and his teachers and Buzz are present at Buckeye, though  I amn't then 
having to split my time between the Blues and Jazz Jams...a mixed  blessing.

 Luckily, Jason took up the slack and ran the Blues Jams in 2006 when  no one 
else was around to handle it, though he's a huge fan of what other  people 
think of as 'old-timey' playing...loving the trios, the chords and  bass 
playing. Jason himself now carries around a chord harmonica and plays it  every 
chance he gets...and he's getting really good at it!  Who'd have  thunk the most 
rocking, innovative diatonic player around would fall in love  with and play a 
chord harmonica?  On his website there is a small 'road  movie' the Band 
made...it opens with a clip of Jason playing his  chord with someone else on 
diatonic [warning:  it 'is' a road  movie, and adult themed]

  Last year Jimi Lee did his roving Troubador in the hallways' stint  (as he 
does at SPAH), then entertained onstage Sat. night as well, calling up  Phil 
Caltabellotta and Jim Lohman to accompany him on their chromatics.  It  isn't 
at all 'old-timey' anymore, but it takes input from people who want to  hear 
Jazz, Country, Blues, Rock, and other kinds of music, to give their input  to 
Jack about who they want to hear. Danny G. played Bob Seger and Eagles'  music 
on chromatics to his BIAB backing, among other songs.  That was very  cool.  PT 
Gazell played his half-valved diatonics onstage as did SmoJoe, on  both 
chromatics and diatonic...their Jazz playing was outrageously good.   SmoJoe's 
videos are all now available on YouTube.  I wish he was playing  again this year.

I can't wait, actually, have quite talked myself into it :)

Elizabeth

"  
Bruce: 

Contact Jack Ely:  _jelybshc@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:jelybshc@xxxxxxxxx)  for more 
details if  you need them. Jack runs the show at Buckeye. I believe they 
really do  prefer/encourage pre-registration. 

 Most of us returnees got cards in the mail.  The full package is  $120 for 
the three days or $35 for the Thursday, $35 for Friday and $65 for  Saturday 
including the banquet. If you plan to stay at the Hotel...the room rate  is 
$92.00 + tax at the University Plaza Hotel (3110 Olentangy River Road,  Columbus, 
Ohio 43202).(614-267-7461).  Since most of the goings-on go on  till the wee 
hours (sort of a SPAH just in smaller form...you might want to stay  at the 
Hotel.

There are some details about the players:  Carolbeth True and the BHF  Jazz 
Combo will be there again (the Jazz night was Stellar last  year)...

Harmonica Junction
The Kromatics
Sandy G
The Hot Shots
Jimi Lee; and
The HARPbeats are all scheduled so far

There will be seminars (not announced as of yet - Jack can probably give  you 
more details..they simply might not yet be finalized)..

.Jamming, Open Stage, Harp Depot (store) Late Night Jams, Professional  
Concerts, Thursday Night Blues Review and the aforementioned Friday Night Jazz  
Cabaret.

I'm sure you'll have a good time if you attend...this will be my 4th  
Buckeye.  Hope to see you and your wife there.

According to the card, maps/details are at: _www.buckeyeharmonica.org_ 
(http://www.buckeyeharmonica.org/)  or  call:

BSHCC (614) 607-5222

Elizabeth

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I've only been playing harmonica for a  year or so but my wife and I
attended the SPAH convention in Milwaukee last  summer and had a great
time.  Since we are going to be in the Columbus  area around the time
of the Buckeye, we thought we'd attend that one,  too.  I have been
regularly checking the Buckeye web site  http://www.buckeyeharmonica.org/
and the only 2008 information seems to be  the festival dates.  There
is no posted schedule of seminars and such  for 2008 and no ticket
information.  Is this normal for this  event?  Is pre-registration
required/encouraged like SPAH or is walk-in  registration common for
Buckeye?

Thanks,
Bruce
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:31:32 -0500
From: "Bill Hines"  <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Buckeye Harmonica  Festival question
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"Is  this normal for this event?"

It's very normal for that event, and has  frustrated me in the past (and
others). They just aren't very big on putting  stuff on their website,
for whatever reason. Not everyone has those skills.  But it is a good
little conference. Nothing on the scale of SPAH, and very  chromatic and
old-timey based, not a lot of blues action there when I went a  few years
ago, but you can significantly improve any technique with the  excellent
pros that show up there to teach (when I was there Filisko and  many
other greats were teaching). 

For a while I was going to Columbus  a lot for work, and there was a
great blues bar there near the hockey arena  where the Blue Jackets play,
forget the name, if it's still open. They had a  great blues jam led by a
house band and had in all the national acts.  

Bill Hines
Hershey, PA"

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