Subject: RE: Attn: Jews Harp Players
From: Suibhne O'Piobaireachd - PM
Date: 03 Aug 08 - 04:05 PM

"So how many Jew's Harpers on Mudcat - and what are you playing?"

All right, I confess. I've got two, a big one and a small one made by the Austrian company Karl Schwarz.

I'll have to determine what keys they are in.

I don't play them very often, because I don't seem to be able to get too many notes out of them. I was moved to buy them in the first place by the song "Huskin' Bee" recorded by the Yellow Jackets (1931, if memory serves).

I know from hearing great performances that there's a lot one can do with Jew's harps, and it hasn't really clicked for me yet.