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  • It is time to renew your NHL Membership for 2012. You can join the NHL or pay for your membership renewal by PayPal, cheque or credit card. See the Members Page for details on joining/renewing your NHL membership using cheques or electronic transfers. Paypal is our preferred method of payment as it provides both you and the NHL with automatic and immediate confirmation that the money has been transferred.

  • The NHL Chromatic Weekend is back by popular demand. It will be held over the weekend of the 9-10 June 2011 in Alderbrook School, Solihull, where the last three successful ones were run. Click here for full details of the weekend and how to book one of the limited number of places.

  • The latest Harmonica World magazine is the Feb/March 2012 issue - see below.

  • "Harpin' by the Sea" Winter Festival in Brighton was a great success on Saturday February 4th in the large and friendly Brunswick Pub, 1-3 Holland Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1JF, 01273 733984. Workshops and jams with an evening concert with 'The Blackjacks', Will Greener, 'The Uncontrollables', Paddy Byrne.

  • NHL International Harmonica Festival H2011 - Bristol, UK - Oct 28-30, 2011. It was agreat festival. Artists included Rory McLeod, Rick Epping, Philip Achille, PT Gazell, 'Johnny Hewitt and Tommy Allen', Gerry Ezard and Ben Hewlett. - Dave Furguson came down for the Sunday concert and demonstrated some beatbox techniques. There was a full program of workshops, harmonica contests, open mics/jams and concerts.

    You can see videos from all of the artists who performed in the Saturday Evening Festival Concert on youtube

    Click here for more information about what happened at the festival and contest.

  • Here is a video postcard of the visit a group of NHL members made to a great harmonica festival in St Aignan-Sur-Cher, near Tour, in Central France, in June 2011.

  • Harmonica World - News - We are now posting some of the news items as they come in on our rtrob.tumblr.com website. They will be collected as normal for the News Section of the next magazine.

  • The NHL now has a Facebook page - www.tinyurl.com/FacebookNHL . Why not join in.

  • The NHL is a Registered Charity (England & Wales) No 1131484.

  • The worldwide harmonica events are collected on the Diary Page

View past stories in the News Archive

About the NHL How to Join

National Harmonica League "The NHL is Britain's national harmonica club, with members world wide, supporting and encouraging the playing of all types of music on the chromatic, diatonic, tremolo, octave and chord harmonicas. Paul Jones is our President.

It organises events, tuition, and contests for enthusiasts, beginners, teachers, and experienced harmonica players alike, and publishes a print magazine Harmonica World. Click to see the contents of recent issues.

To enquire about harmonica teachers near you, email nhl@harmonica.co.uk, stating location, experience and style of harmonica/music to be learned.

 
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You can have fun and help us to promote the playing of the harmonica and save money attending our events.

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Latest issue of the NHL magazine, Harmonica World
magazineMain Contents - Click here for more information on this and past issues.
    The Feb/March 2011 issue:
  • NHL Chromatic Weekend
  • Rob Paparozzi - Alive in well in America
  • Brendan Power - Asian Harmonica/Sleeping Giant
  • Jang Ming - Preparing for a harmonica concert Pt4
  • David Quantick - Harmonica Solos on records
  • Adam Glasser - Harmonica in South Africa
  • Steve Shaw - Tremolos
  • Tony Eyers - New tremolo CD
  • Tremolo facts and figures
  • Reviews - Ron Sorin, Jo Ann Kelly, Blues Band
 
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The NHL magazine "Harmonica World" - see recent contents and music files
Name that harmonica player competition
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