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Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.  Today’s episode is just a short announcement. ► Join tomlinharmonicaschool.com to take your harmonica playing to the next level

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.  Today’s guest is one of my students over at tomlinharmonicaschool.com called Lise. We’ll be hearing her play and learning about how she started playing harmonica. ► Join tomlinharmonicaschool.com to take your harmonica playing to the next level

Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com Today’s episode is going to be part of a semi-regular series where I answer listener questions. If you want me to answer your question in a future episode just record it as a voice memo and send it tomlinsharmonicapodcast@gmail.com (Please keep the questions under 1 minute) ► Train Rhythm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27MEhavh0Nw ► Taps https://www.harptabs.com/song.php?ID=19 ► Oh Susannah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hnz9O-0uQ8 ► Harmonica Reed Replacement https://harp.andrewzajac.ca/GuitarStrings ► Harmonica Cleaning  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRtKQEBJknk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTT2JK-jsr8

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.  Go to http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com to find out more now. In today’s episode I’m joined by Philip Jackson who is a good harmonica player who u-blocks and is also a National Harmonica League's blues and rock contest winner. Philip is going to set the record straight about u-blocking versus puckering and tongue-blocking. Show notes Check out Philip’s band Jaxhill - https://open.spotify.com/artist/78Aey8do4kpoK5AeRVrdGs

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.  Go to http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com to find out more now. In today’s episode I’m joined by someone who has a truly holistic view of the instrument. He is an extremely well-respected player, teacher and customiser. He has studied the construction of the harmonica in great depth which has led to him discovering some great ways to improve the instrument. He is the awesome Richard Sleigh! Show notes - Richard’s Harmonica School https://www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course - Richard’s Online Store http://hotrodharmonicas.com - Hotrodharmonicas.com blog - Current YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/richardroysleigh - First YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/rsleighharp - Christmas Swing Harmonica Lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt3N4M-Waco

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica. Go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com to get your first month for $1 using promo code PODCAST   Today’s guest is one of the most influential figures in the harmonica world. He has played professionally for more than 40 years, he wrote The Harp Handbook and is a consultant for Hohner. He has been closely involved in a lot of the great developments to the instrument that we know and love. He is Steve Baker! Show Notes Live in lockdown with Baker Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcXRJGEO7Bw&list=PL5dC3pKSfIt6AFZyMJtYBF55-e2aH9SkX Website http://www.stevebaker.de Timezone Records https://timezone-records.shop Acoustic Music Records https://www.acoustic-music.de

Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be getting a lesson from an awesome harmonica player/teacher. This episode’s lesson is from Filip Jers. He will be showing me how I can bring jazz elements into my Blues playing. Learn more about Filip here… Patreon Page - https://www.patreon.com/filipjersharmonica Website http://www.filipjers.com/

Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com I’m very excited about today’s guest. He is an OPUS Klassik award winning harmonica player and he has been described as a wunderkind since he first started playing. Equally at home in jazz and classical environments he is the fantastic Konstantin Reinfeld. Show Notes - Check out Konstantin’s Twitch for harmonica live streams: https://www.twitch.tv/konstantinreinfeld - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/konstantin_reinfeld/ - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/konstantinreinfeldofficial - Website http://www.konstantinreinfeld.com/

Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be discussing big topics with my good friend Liam Ward from learntheharmonica.com. Today we are chatting about Embouchure. We’ll be looking at tongue-blocking, lip pursing and u-blocking.

Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be getting a lesson from an awesome harmonica player/teacher. This episode’s lesson is from Hank Shreve and we will be talking about all things improvisation and he will be giving me the low-down on his approach to improv! Learn more about Hank here… Hank Shreve Band https://www.hankshreveband.com/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/hankshreve Lessons https://www.musicmastersstudio.com/teacher-roster/hank-shreve-guitar-and-drum-lessons-eugene/

Hello and welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast where I’ll be talking about all things harmonica. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where we provide you all the resources and feedback you need to get better at Blues Harmonica. To find out more go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com Today’s episode is part of a new series where I will be discussing big topics with my good friend Liam Ward from learntheharmonica.com. Today we are chatting about Tone!

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.  This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Steve who got the push he needed to start learning when Covid lockdown started.

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.    This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is John who made the decision to pick up harmonica when he retired last year. Show notes   John’s recommendation - Magic Dick and J Geils Band “Full House”, “Blow Your Face Out”

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica.    Show Notes This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Steve who decided to start playing about a year ago when he realised that it was time to start a new challenge. Show notes   Steve’s recommendations - Charlie Musselwhite & Ben Harper - Kim Wilson - Howling Wolf - Paul Butterfield

This is the last episode of Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast for 2020. I’ll be coming back with more in the New Year - thank you for listening and I look forward to catching up with you next year. Today’s guest is one of my favourite musicians and people. He is my first-call guitarist Harry Higgs. We will be chatting about different approaches to improvisation over a nice beer. Show Notes Find out about guitar lessons with Harry Higgs - http://www.strollersmusic.co.uk Check out Harry and my band Delacroix - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAlZx14xVeLiNPd8RsvvWA 

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica. Go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com to get your first month for $1 using promo code PODCAST My guest today is a versatile player and songwriter from Sweden who is passionate about combining roots music with contemporary rock and pop. She is the fantastic Elin Öberg also known as Luffar Lo. SHOW NOTES Elin’s Musical Projects - Among Lynx https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fib0YWb44SaGAQeFroJsu - Ladies Got The Blues https://www.facebook.com/watch/ladiesgottheblues/ - Root Imperial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuXm8e19c-8 - YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrdaTE7b3DxzoXLcjZ1az1w Elin’s Influences - Yardbirds “Steal The Blues” - Filip Jers  - Mikael Fall - Big Mama Thornton - Sonny Boy Williamson 
Harmonica Combs - Blue Moon Harmonicas https://bluemoonharmonicas.com/ - Joel Andersson https://www.jaharmonicas.com/

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica. Go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com to get your first month for $1 using promo code PODCAST For today’s episode, I thought it would be fun to ask some of my harmonica friends and colleagues for their top practice tips for Beginners. This is definitely the “secret sauce” from some of the world’s top players and teachers. Although it is advice for Beginners, any level of player will benefit from listening to this. Make sure you check out all of the guests’ websites…   Show Notes Brendan Power https://www.brendan-power.com/ Carlos Del Junco https://carlosdeljunco.com/ Joe Filisko http://www.filiskostore.com/ Konstantin Reinfeld http://www.konstantinreinfeld.com/ Liam Ward https://www.learntheharmonica.com/ David Barrett https://www.bluesharmonica.com/ Ronnie Shellist https://www.harmonica123.com/ Shane Sager https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLSdIPxKQxD-YQ2i2iYoMA Todd Parrott http://www.toddparrott.com/ Will WIlde https://www.willharmonicawilde.com/

Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica. Go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com to get your first month for $1 using promo code PODCAST Today’s guest is a well-known harmonica player and teacher on YouTube. He works hard to teach harmonica in a fun and creative way. In his own words he teaches with a touch of the absurd. His name is Benjamin Tremblay Carpentier but you might know him better as Harmonica Vaudeville.   Show Notes Check out Harmonica Vaudeville; - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx-H6WhAnGJxpb12wzfWNUA - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/harmonicavaudeville - Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/harmonicavaudeville - Website https://www.harmonicavaudeville.com/ Check out Benjamin’s Musical Projects - Harmonica A Capella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgtcjuWLDRU - Gadji Gadjo https://gadji-gadjo.bandcamp.com/ - Trio Perce Oreille https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVCgUix7dS4 - Póh https://www.facebook.com/pohharmonica - Tousk https://www.facebook.com/touskfolk

This week’s guest is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist from Byron Bay Australia. He plays up to six instruments simultaneously including drums, percussion, guitar and harmonica. Sometimes he even does this while juggling. He is the inimitable Juzzie Smith. Welcome to Tomlin’s Harmonica Podcast. This is the place to be for a variety of harmonica-related content including interviews, lessons and discussions about all aspects of harmonica playing. This podcast is brought to you by the Tomlin Harmonica School where I provide a step-by-step curriculum for Beginners to Advanced Intermediate players as well as personalised feedback and all the resources you need to get better at Blues harmonica. Go to tomlinharmonicaschool.com to get your first month for $1 using promo code PODCAST ► Show Notes Great performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkJTmwHdOjo Purchase latest live album https://juzziesmith.com/store/juzzie-smith-live-mp3/ ► Follow Juzzie here; Website https://juzziesmith.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JuzzieSmithOfficial/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/juzziesmithofficial/

This week’s podcast is part of a series where I’ll be interviewing Beginners rather than pros. Today’s guest is Jerry who has been playing for a while now but realised he needed to take his practice more seriously after he got a taste of playing in public. This podcast is brought to you by Tomlin Harmonica School - Step by step guidance and support to become a great harmonica player! http://www.tomlinharmonicaschool.com