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PayPal. You can now join the NHL or pay for your membership renewal by PayPal or Credit Card. See the Members Page for details on joining/renewing your NHL membership using cheques or electronic transfers. Latest Harmonica World Magazine is Feb/March 2010 - see below. The event plans for 2010 are being set up. As in 2009, there will be a Spring Festival, a Chromatic Weekend, The Harmonica Day in Sible Hedingham, and the annual Weekend Festival H2010 in Bristol, plus probably a new event in April in Manchester. The worldwide harmonica events are collected on the Diary Page The NHL has just become a Registered Charity (England & Wales) No 1131484. The NHL H2009 Harmonica Festival took place on 23-25 October, 2009, at the Folk House, Bristol. It was another great success, both in the Folk House and also back in the hotel after the evening sessions. Brendan Power, Lee Sankey, Will Pound, Will (Harmonica) Wilde, Bill Ebourne, Gerry Ezard and Frank Semus were all there. Click here for details. We have put some festival videos onto YouTube The NHL Harmonica Day on 5th September 2009 in Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, was a great success. Thanks again to Derek Yorke and the members of Four in Accord who organised this festival.
It is a friendly and informal day run by the members of Four in Accord. A great chance to meet up with and talk to players of all ages and styles of playing. Lots to look forward to, workshops, open mic and an informal evening concert. Doors open at 11am. Parking at Rippen Court and walk through to the back door of the Billiards and Social Club. The Chromatic Weekend took place 6-7 June, 2009. at Alderbrook School, Solihull, Birmingham, UK. It was a fantastic success with people asking for another one next year as well as a top up at H2009 in Bristol in October. Congratulations to Gerry Ezard and Steve Dooley for all the work they put into it. Click here for details.
NEW - here is a video report on the event. The Spring Festival was held at the The Stables, Milton Keynes, UK, on 16 May, 2009. It was a great success with lots of interesting workshops and an enjoyable and varied evening concert/jam with Giles Hedley. Something for everyone - diatonic and chromatic, beginner and advanced. Harmonica Jazz - a new page covering the history of jazz on harmonica has been added to the Help Section of the web site. Some diatonic blues harmonica workshops/courses have been organised by Con O'Neill around London and the South East over the next few months. Richard Taylor is also running one in Brighton at the SAM every month. Aidan Sheehan is running courses in Gwent. More information on the jams/teaching page - NHL Concert videos on You Tube: view classic live footage of many performances by great artists at recent NHL Festivals. Full-length DVDs of the festival performances are available from Roger Trobridge. Email him for details. These DVDs feature mainly UK artists and styles you won't find on most of the harp albums out there... More details in the Harmonica World magazine.
- The 1969 Tommy Reilly Chromatic Harmonica Course has been re-edited and converted to a book and two CDs. To get more details click here. It is suitable for beginners and intermediate level players, and will be used at this years NHL Chromatic harmonica Weekend
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 "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.
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Latest issue of the NHL magazine, Harmonica World
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 | Main Contents - Click here for more information on this and past issues.
The Feb/March 2010 issue:
- Eddie Clarke - his life and music
- Membership Renewals and Gift Aid
- Chromatic Weekend June 2010
- Rob Paparozzi - From Bela Fleck to Brubeck
- Brendan Power - Getting out of a rut
- Steve Shaw - Playing Scottish Music for Burns Night
- Tony Eyers - Third Position Blues
- Pat Missin - Noron Buffalo remembered
- Cheng Jang Ming - Concert in Singapore
- Reviews - Suzucki G-48 Gregoire Maret Chromatic, CDs - Irish music on Tremolo, Franz Chmel, ..
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