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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone involved with the National Harmonioca League. We hope you enjoy this great music by
Rob Paparozzi, Harmonica World columnist from New York. What do you buy for the Harmonica Player who has everything? A Year's Membership to the NHL and Harmonica World magazine. Send us an application form made out on their behalf and the subscription for 2009 and we will send you the membership pack and a sample magazine to give as your gift - and at no extra charge. Latest Harmonica World Magazine is December & January. - NEW! - H2008 Festival took place on 24-26 October, at the Folk House, Bristol. Artists taking part included the great US jazz player, William Galison, West Weston and the Bluesonics, Adam Glasser, Harry Pitch, Four in Accord, Eddie Ong, Carol Axford, Ben Bouman, and Eddie Upton.
It was another great one with fantastic perfomances from our guests and visitors. We have started putting some festival videos onto YouTube.
Some diatonic blues harmonica workshops/courses have been organised by Con O'Neill around the South East over the next few months. Richard Taylor is also running one in Brighton at the SAM on Saturday 31 Jan. More information on the jams/teaching page - Arthur Middleton, Aberdeen's favourite moothie player and multi Scottish champion died peacefully on Sat 20 Sept, aged 77, after a long battle following severe strokes four years ago. The service is at Aberdeen Crematorium - West Chapel 1.35pm on Fri 3rd October. He was a great friend of the NHL and he travelled down from Aberdeen to our festivals many times, long before local air travel was routine. Here is a clip of Arthur at the 1993 NHL British Championships.
- 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 are much better than many of the harp albums you keep buying...
- 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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| About the NHL | | How to Join |
 "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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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 December/January issue:
- Richard Taylor - Whammer Jammer Pt3
- Steve Shaw and Waltz for Polle
- Tony Eyers on First Position Tunes
- Jang Ming on Chromatic windsavers
- England welcomes William Galison - work permits
- Brendan Power on Gregoire Maret
- H2008 Festival report
- Barry Davison on Sonny Jr and the Holy Grail
- Steve Shaw reviews Play Irish Music on the Chromatic Harmonica by Brendan Power.
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