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“Cruisin’ (Sunset Sam)” LIVE

by Richard Hunter June 23, 2022

My arrangement of Michael Nesmith's classic "Cruisin'". Live vocals and harmonica. Tech stuff: Seydel Lightning C harp in 2nd position (G); Bulletini mic; Line 6 HX stomp running a Fender Princeton amp model with a low octave and bubble vibrato. Pretty big sound. Dig. If...

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“It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” Live

by Richard Hunter June 21, 2022

My performance of Bob Dylan's song. As Jimi Hendrix said while playing "Like a Rolling Stone" at Monterey, "Yeah, I messed up the lyrics. So what?" Lead harp recorded with a Suzuki Manji harmonica in G, played in 2nd position through a Bulletini mic into...

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“Why Should I Make History” LIVE

by Richard Hunter May 21, 2022

The rhythm section for this version of my song "Why Should I Make History" was recorded with a Philadelphia-based rhythm section in 2017. The version heard here is designed for on stage performance. Here I'm singing lead and playing a Hohner Crossover harmonica in C...

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50 Grand live!

by Richard Hunter March 24, 2022

Live harmonica and vocal on this performance of my rhumba blues "50 Grand". I'm playing a Kongsheng Soloist in Bb through a Bulletini mic into a Line 6 HX Stomp running a Supro amp model with delay and reverb. The backing tracks was recorded for...

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“Lightnin Bounce” live

by Richard Hunter February 10, 2022

Live harmonica with prerecorded backing tracks for my piece "Lightnin Bounce". The harmonica is a Marine Band Deluxe in A, Country tuning, played in 2nd position into a Bulletini mic and a Line 6 HX Stomp running a Bassman amp model with delay and spring...

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“On the Road Again” live

by Richard Hunter January 27, 2022

Live vocal and harmonica with prerecorded backing tracks for the Canned Heat song "On the Road Again". The harmonica is a Seydel Session Steel in C, 2nd position Dorian tuning, into a Bulletini mic and a signal chain that include delay, reverb, and a Lone...

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Improvised Harmonica Solos, May 2021

by Richard Hunter May 15, 2021

I improvised solo pieces for close to half an hour with a Kongsheng Bluebird harmonica a week or so ago. I liked it when I heard the recording, so here’s the entire session, start to finish. The pieces ae all improvised. Enjoy.

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Two chunks of “The Thing You Love”

by Richard Hunter May 1, 2021

Check out the harp solo and harp outtro from my new piece “The Thing You Love”. Notes: “The Thing You Love” by Richard Hunter. Harmonica recorded May 1 2021. Lucky 13 harmonica in D, played in second position (Dorian) minor. Signal chain includes a Bulletini…

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Stay tuned for the comb tests!

by Richard Hunter May 4, 2020

I posted to Facebook a couple of weeks ago about my experiences with different comb materials on my diatonics. Not long after, and based in part on my experience with metal and aluminum combed harps, I ordered a few brass and acrylic combs from Tom…

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The Line 6 Spider V Patchset Is Almost Ready For Release

by Richard Hunter May 1, 2020

In the last few weeks we’ve put some of the finishing touches on our patchset for the Line 6 Spider V series amps. I designed this patchset using a Bulletini mic for input, so it’s a very blues-friendly set. I’ve used a variety of amp…

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