Hi, Alice

If you're interested in hearing an unusual use of harmonium (the hand-pumped kind, I'm fairly certain) you might dig up a John Mayall recording from the late 60s/early 70s called "Bare Wires". It's probably on the British Polydor label (most of his stuff from that era was). On the title track, he plays solo harmonium and sings. A unique effect.

The only other blues application I've ever heard of the instrument was done by Alan Ginsburg accompanying himself on "Troost Street Blues". He was playing in Kansas City in the early to mid-70s, backed up by Bhagwan Dass, a California surfer turned Indian guru and musician (yes, it was an odd night...). Don't know that he ever recorded the tune, with or without that instrumentation, but again, it lent a unique flavor to the Blues and provided a very interesting linkage of East and West.

Thanks for the URLs, too. I plan to pass them along to a friend who is a player and collector of eclectic instruments.