Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers, Updated Edition: The Evolution of the People's Instrument

Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers, Updated Edition: The Evolution of the People's Instrument
by Kim Field

Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers, Updated Edition: The Evolution of the People's Instrument
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Author: Kim Field
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-25
ISBN: 0815410204
Number of pages: 392
Publisher: Cooper Square Press

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Book Review: Harpers' heaven
Summary: 5 Stars

Previous reviewers have said it all - "savour every word"... "hats off to Kim Field" etc - but my enthusiam makes me want to throw my hat into the ring. I've been writing about music for newspapers and magazines for 25 years, as a sidelight to my job as a journalist, and I'm in awe of the job Field has done with this book. It's exquisitely written and packed with entertaining information. The 20th century harmonica world was populated by all manner of rascals, hobos, eccentrics and maestros (often all wrapped up in the same person), and Field tells their stories in a clean, organised fashion that captures the magic while never resorting to sentiment or hyperbole. While it's very much a book for harmonica nuts, I've been reading plenty of laugh-out-loud sections to my partner, whose passion is more in the classical piano mold. Over the years I've collected a number of compilations of obscure harp players, but they're not obscure anymore. Having them expertly set in the context of their colourful lives has made the listening immensely more rewarding. Bless you, Kim, for putting in the research in the nick of time, before many of these people were dead and unable to speak for themselves. And bless you for your highly professional yet heartfelt approach.
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This definitive volume celebrates the harmonica's illustrious history, focusing on every musical genre that has felt the harp's impact.

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