Re: Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Buckeye Harmonica Festival question
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I want to be sure that nobody thought I was disparaging the conference in any way. Folks put a lot of hard work into it and it's a great event.
It's just that you won't (normally?) get the kind of schedule you are used to, where seminar X will be on Y date at Z time. I'm kind of anal schedule wise so I like that sort of thing. Plus I had to work this around my 'real' job when I was in Columbus so I really needed that. The info was available once I got to the conference though.
Yep,and I forgot the jazz content, that was good too.
Also I hope my use of 'old timey' wasn't perceived to be in a negative context - I love old-timey harp!
I enjoyed working with Filisko, Gordon and the others there, and meeting them! Someday I'm going to "Go Down to Florida" like Muddy and meet that Smo-Joe guy. Actually I'll be in Jacksonville in a few weeks.
Dan - wow sorry to hear that Blues Station closed. I loved that place! In fact, I played my first ever jam there, seeing as how nobody else knew me I tried that before my local jam. When they called me, and I went up to set up, the bass player in the house band was saying "I never say you here before harp guy. you must be some out of town badass killer harp player, come on fess up." I couldn't convince him that I was new, but I had talked to the lead singer/guitar before I signed up to warn him, and ask if he could keep it simple for me (2nd position, standards). So what does he go right into? A hundred mile an hour version of Howlin' Wolf "Who's Been Talking", of course in a minor key with non-standard changes. "Hello new guy, have some of this". I was pissed. And man did I ever suck. After the set nobody spoke to me as I packed up my stuff, and went straight out the door head down in embarrassment. On the way over the river, I really almost threw the whole bag right in, m!
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ily considering including myself along with the package for completeness. Now I'm glad I didn't. So to get to the point, I always wanted to go back there and have a chance to make up for that. Bummer!
Bill Hines
Hershey, PA
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From: EGS...@aol.com
> 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
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Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
Har...@harp-l.org
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Contact Jack Ely: _jel...@yahoo.com_ (mailto:jely...@yahoo.com) 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" <billh...@comcast.net>
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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