When You’re On Vacation, Bring Harmonicas: Solo Pieces from Cancun
I spent last week on vacation in a hotel in Cancun-yes, it is very nice. As always when I go anywhere for any length of time, I brought a skeleton performance setup: a Joyo American Sound, an Audix Fireball mic, associated cables, a road case…
“Blue Future” CDs are here!
“Blue Future” CDs have arrived! Shortly after Christmas, we’ll start shipping to our Indiegogo supporters. We’ll reserve another 100 or so for sale of autographed copies from hunterharp.com, and the rest will go to promotion. In the meantime, check out “Blue Future” on Amazon…
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First Jam with the Synth9 pedal
I saw a Facebook post from Jackson Kincheloe where he demo’d the Electro Harmonix Synth9 pedal. I liked that demo, and I bought the pedal. I tried it with my RP500 and Joyo American Sound FX chains, with the Fireball V and Bulletini mics, and…
A few thoughts on my low-pitched harps
A pic of my case for low diatonic harps: 5 Lucky 13s (A, Bb, D, D Country, and Eb), 4 Special 20s (2 Low D, Low Eb, Low E, one with Turbolids, which do indeed sound more focused and louder), and 1 Seydel 1847 Low…
Take a Look at the Artist’s Notes for “Blue Future” Right Here
The blues is traditional music. Traditional music is about roots and blooms, and this record is one of the blooms. This is not a traditional blues harmonica record, though I have certainly drunk from the deep well of blues harp history for some of the…
Sav’n a Song: A Country Session with 2 Harps
What’s “Blue Future” All About?
Lots of harmonica players use effects nowadays. My intent on this record was not just to make new sounds with harmonicas, but to put the harmonica into a range of new roles in the band (as well as a couple of more traditional ones, like…
A bunch of great-sounding setups for harp that cost well under $1000
The fact is that gear for harp players has never offered better price for performance, and it’s entirely possible to put together a rig that sounds great–or will when you play harp well enough to get a good sound from the instrument–for well under $1000….
Check out the lyrics for Richard Hunter’s “Blue Future” Volume 1
Of the five songs in “Blue Future” Volume 1, one is an instrumental and one is a cover (of Canned Heat’s “On The Road Again”). Lyrics for the other three are linked below. Enjoy! Blue Future Disconnected Blues Somebody’s Fool
