Hello again everyone, welcome to our July Newsletter!
I’m going to keep it brief this month, as the main information to follow is regarding our HarmonicaUK Festival 2023! 🎉🎶 May I guide you to our website, where you will find pieces of interest on Newsdesk and events such as all upcoming coffee mornings, the festival, and open mics. All links can be found on the main page including our “Members Only” section which has complete recordings of our previous Saturday sessions, plus material given by the artist. The recent Saturday session with Paul Gillings was amazing by the way, and very much worth a look! We hope to have the recording available soon.
I hope to see all of you at our Open Mic this Saturday at 5 pm UK time. All welcome including spectators. Any level of players are accommodated in a safe and happy environment. Any nervous or anxious players will also be looked after. Just get in touch with Newsdesk prior to the event.
Our festival this year will be amazing!! We now have Rob Paparozzi, Adam Glasser, Sarah Saputri, Cathal Johnson, and Aidan Sheehan with his duo partner Martin Blake. What a lineup! Just from listing the artists you can tell we are covering all styles of music, all types of Harmonica and all levels of playing from absolute beginners. You could join in with the ensemble, or what about entering the competition? Continue reading on below for lots more information and I hope to meet you there. Until the next time, take care and happy harping!
Suzy😁
Suzy Colclough,
Communications Manager
Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well and enjoying the summer weather. This month I have the pleasure of announcing that tickets for the HarmonicaUK Festival 2023 are now on sale!
We have a great lineup of featured artists this year, who will be leading workshops and playing in the concert:
- Rob Paparozzi (Diatonic/Chromatic)
- Adam Glasser (Chromatic)
- Sarah Saputri (Diatonic)
- Cathal Johnson (Diatonic/Tremolo/Chromatic)
- Aidan Sheehan (Diatonic)
Furthermore we have a trio of excellent workshop leaders:
- Chromatic workshops with Patrick "Paddy" Byrne
- Harmonica maintenance with John Cook
- Ensemble workshops with Hilvert Scheper
We have some great trade stands with us for the weekend:
- Sutherland Trading (Hohner)
- Easttop Harmonicas
- Battleplan Harmonica
- Husky Harmonica Microphones
We will have an auction with some excellent harmonica goodies donated by Silverfish Harmonicas and our trade stand exhibitors. Don't miss this, there's bound to be some great gear at fantastic prices.
If you fancy throwing your hat into the ring in the competition this year, make note that once again it will be video entries, and that they need to be in before the end of September; winners will be announced at the festival.
Please be aware that accommodation on-site is limited, and is available on a first-come-first-served basis - so make sure to book soon! There are a number of other hotels within just a few miles if you prefer to organise your own accommodation.
Any questions about the festival, or anything else HarmonicaUK, please get in touch.
Finally, thanks for the responses to our request for volunteers last month, we have filled a couple of roles that we will be announcing soon. However, we are still in need of help on the Communications Team - do you love harmonica and have some time to spare? Good with emails, organised? We'd love to hear from you! Please email us at [email protected]
Happy Harpin'!
Barry
Barry Elms
Chair, HarmonicaUK
Newsdesk brings you a selection of items from the HarmonicaUK Newsdesk this month. Click "Read more..." to read the full news item.
Harpaoke : Ol’ Man River
Free lesson with Liam Ward.
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Harpaoke: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Free lesson with Liam Ward.
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Harpaoke: This little light of mine
Free lesson with Liam Ward.
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Lee Oskar releases new single
Funky Rhetoric... New album coming soon!
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Richard Smith announces harmonica Gigs & electric harmonica
Fat Marrow Bluesband gig dates, and reintroduction of Richard's electric design.
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The Failure Paradox
Free lesson with Liam Ward.
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Events this month - Read more and Zoom links on our Events page…
HarmonicaUK Open Mic - Sat 1st July 5pm UK Time
Join us for our monthly Open Mic on Zoom. Whether you're new to playing harmonica or a seasoned performer, you are very welcome. Details here...
HarmonicaUK Friday Coffee Morning - Friday 7th July 11am UK Time
Join us on Zoom for a chat every Friday Morning 11am UK time to talk about harmonicas, music and more! Meeting ID: 999 3719 8697 and Passcode: 178801
HarmonicaUK Friday Coffee Morning - Friday 14th July 11am UK Time
Join us on Zoom for a chat every Friday Morning 11am UK time to talk about harmonicas, music and more! Meeting ID: 999 3719 8697 and Passcode: 178801
HarmonicaUK Friday Coffee Morning - Friday 21st July 11am UK Time
Join us on Zoom for a chat every Friday Morning 11am UK time to talk about harmonicas, music and more! Meeting ID: 999 3719 8697 and Passcode: 178801
HarmonicaUK Friday Coffee Morning - Friday 28th July 11am UK Time
Join us on Zoom for a chat every Friday Morning 11am UK time to talk about harmonicas, music and more! Meeting ID: 999 3719 8697 and Passcode: 178801
HarmonicaUK Friday Coffee Morning - Friday 4th August 11am UK Time
Join us on Zoom for a chat every Friday Morning 11am UK time to talk about harmonicas, music and more! Meeting ID: 999 3719 8697 and Passcode: 178801
HarmonicaUK Festival - 27-29th October 2023
Hillscourt, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8RS. Tickets now on sale!
Festival 2023 details and tickets
Have you got a harmonica story? Upcoming gigs? Single or album release?
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Please contact us at [email protected]
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