Re: [Harp-L] Bluesgrass chromatic WAS bluegrass at SPAH



David Naiditch wrote:
>As some of you know, IÂve been actively playing bluegrass harmonica for many years.   The tunes on my newest >CDÂBluegrass HarmonicaÂcan now be freely heard in their entirety at either
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>      http://airplaydirect.com/music/davidnaiditch/
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>or
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>            http://www.reverbnation.com/davidnaiditch
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>(IÂve received complaints that the snippets heard on CD Baby and iTunes are too short and often donÂt even include the harmonica sections.)
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>Ten of these 12 tunes are well known and can usually be requested at bluegrass jams.  If you listen to my recordings, youÂll notice that IÂm an oddball, using a C chromatic to play bluegrass in all keys.  I like the sound and the challenge, but bluegrass harmonica players almost always use diatonic harmonicas.
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That's some great playing, whether or not everybody else does it that way.

Regards, Richard Hunter 

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