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Mat Walklates Harmonica Shindig ...

More information on the Harmonica Shindig November 2006 …

Ace harmonica player Mat Walklate will be hosting another afternoon devoted to all aspects of the harmonica on Sunday 5th November at the Irish Association Social Club, 17 High Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, between 1.30 and 4.30 pm. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE.

The event will include demonstrations and discussions of the different styles of  harmonica playing in Blues, Jazz, Irish traditional music and many other genres and the makes and models of harmonicas used, focussing principally on diatonic, chromatic and tremolo instruments.

 There will be showcase performances by acoustic blues trio, Depot, featuring tracks from their forthcoming album, Irish traditional bands The Sturdy Beggars and Shannagh and others, including the hugely talented Jimmy Docherty playing his superb original songs (check out www.myspace.com/jimmydocherty), all of course featuring the harmonica.

Mat will also be performing a selection of tracks from his new Irish traditional album “Cold In April”.

Once again Mat will also have a blues guitar workshop run by expert picker Faul Bradley. There is no extra charge for this, all plank-spankers should just make their way to the appointed room (which will be signed). The workshop will take place during the three hours of the shindig and will last about one hour.

There will be sessions throughout the afternoon which will be open to all instrumentalists and an accomplished backing band will be present to support the players.

Computers will be set up in a side room so that people can view the  new “No Excuses” Harmonica Guide on CDROM and the “Jam Academy” DVD!

As before there will be a great deal of harp-related printed material, catalogues and information about harmonica services and societies for people to take away, and I

October 21, 2006