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I’ve been practicing it for 30 mins 😮‍💨. I still sound like a one legged fox. 🦊 Maybe I should practice a little more? Of course I will be. You’re very inspiring. Great videos 👋🤠🎵

Where is this version of "Nine pound hammer" from?

so. now I need a shaker. Great lesson, fun tune! I didn't catch the key of the harp you were using?

Man I can see the shot panning across a Tennessee moonshine still

This was one of the best riff vids I’ve ever seen I’m gonna try follow it I don’t know if it’s your skill or the tuning of the harp but it was so raspy and I love it Couldn’t make out what it was but it kind of looks like a noble because of the back of the harp but I cannot conceive that a alloy comb could contribute to such raspiness

Love it! Thanks very much! Teaching us to fish...

Very nice, thanks so much 👏

vielen Dank

I came across this but the video stopped before you got to the V chord... How does one play all the bluegrass I IV V chords on one harmonica?

Hi Ed Now this is the exact thing, that musical knowledge, we beginner's lack. This was great, there is lot's to learn and take and practice from this. Thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏👏👏👍👍🎼🎶

Thanks for covering Phil. I was a neighbor and student of his years ago in Washington DC. He was generous and kind. He had a real style of his own.

Another Bravo excellent harmonica lesson Ed! I enjoy your classes because I learn so much more than just songs and technique. We find out about where this music comes from and the great pioneers of the harmonica. Anyone new to this channel I highly recommend ANY of Ed's in depth song study lessons!

Ed, you look about the same now as in your first vids from 6 years ago. Are you drinking from the fountain of eternal youth?

Many thanks Ed!!

thanks man!

❤very good ❤🤩🤩🤩

Great choice of riffs, Ed. Nice playing too - you have a lovely deep tone! I’ll be blowing these this weekend. By the way, are you mostly tongue blocking? Cheers from Madrid.

This video will be my practice session today

Cheers mate

Nice work Ed! Looking forward to really getting into these

At 1:55 "...there's something about the Marine Band that's a little bit crap..." That cracked me up, yes! I hate sharp edges on harmonicas! Mostly play Hohner Rockets for Richter tuning and Seydel Orchestra S for solo tuning. But for my other odds and ends harps, I round the corners off. It'd been a while since I'd gotten any new harps, but I got a few cheap ones in the mail yesterday for my "spares/stays-at-school" box. I wasn't expecting the best tone and response, but got really grumpy at the corners. How hard is it for manufacturers to round off the corners of their plastic molds? Ah, well! Thanks for the video. I'm looking forward to trying a DaBell. I'd love to see a follow-up video of you revisiting these two after you've set up the DaBell properly as you have your Hohner.

I’d love to see a doc Watson shady grove lesson!

Most cool!

Hi Ed, G-harp here. Love Noah Lewis and am learning Devil in the Woodpile at the mo. Don't think you've done that one have you? I've got the main riffs but would like to "pad it out" with some more stuff - solos, vamps, etc - so I can perform it.

I played the harp 40 years ago. I have retired and my wife plays bluegrass/folk now. I will eventually get all 12 keys, but I just ordered a low D because my old D was toast. I do like being in the background so I am not interested in"standing out". I play in a jam that does a lot of "Dead" in Am. What key harp for 2nd position do I need? Thanks, Bob

trouble in mind by Big Walter Horton is another song for tongue block blow bends. love that song

Hey Ed are you tongue blocking or quick breaths? Loving the sound and techniques!

Thanks for the video, working a few of these into practice this month.

Ed your playing is unmatched! I purchased your fox chase lesson a while back and this really complements it well. Great lesson.

Hey! I have a question: at 6:24, are you making a tongue slap for the single notes and then chugging?

Here is information about learning I watched this video 6 months back and tried to learn for 1 week after that again watched and again with the time gap, for starting it feels very hard after 6 months it feels like easy.. harmonica learning is all about practice , patience and dedication

Very useful

Great. Thanks

2:58 is when the breakdown starts.

By the way Ed I hope when I said that it didn't sound mean or angry or anything like that. I actually meant "insane" like this is wild & crazy and really cool! Totally sorry for any confusion! 😅

That great advice for the real world

I cannot believe it but this channel just went totally insane! What an insane topic from you brother! I was trying to learn the rhythm on the low notes from you and suddenly, in the middle of nowhere yku you bring up yhe esoteric technique,on which I usually bust my high blow reeds or something! Now I'm convinced knowing all the bends is the key to mastery eh?

Excellent. Gonna jam out to some D minor now...Thanks!

Great video😊

Wow, needed this video! I can pucker bend up top but can't for the life of me TB blow bends. Something new to add to the practice session, thanks 🙏👍🎶

I have to work on this a lot more because I so often "over shoot" so the it unbends. I have asked David Barrett about this and was hoping for some definite answer because of his general insistence on tongue block as the embouchure. Blow bending was his exception though and the only thing he said was, if I feel better using pucker up there, then stay with that. He said he puckers blow bends a lot. 😱

Love the channel, love the lessons, love the harmonica!! Thanks for posting this

Tough

Definitely easier heard than done! 😢

Such a tough technique, particularly on the 10 hole, great challenge to focus on along with TB OB's

wasn't easy for me either! Gastonia Gallop forced me to get those full bends

Excellent!

would it be feasible to blow on holes 12 and 3 for the IV chord and possibly do a 4 6 draw split on the V?