Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite

[fitchmeister]

I saw these two last night in Toronto @ The Danforth Musci hall - sold out pretty quick - they did a good show. Never seen a wah wah pedal used with lap slide before ;D

Cheers

Roj

[Michael Messer]

Hi Roj,

I hope life in Canada is treating you well.

That sounds like an interesting pairing of musicians. I would like to have seen that show.

I recorded a track called Big Wind using lap steel and a wah wah pedal. Also, some of the early electric Hawaiian steel players created the same effect using the tone control on the guitar.

Keep in touch,

Shine On
Michael.

[leeophonic]

I have the album which bought direct from Ben Harpers store, I treated myself to a T shirt as well.
It has an interesting DVD documentary which has quite a few live studio cuts and interviews giving the background on how a 70 something Harp player (Charlie) and Ben came together for this project.
I have a lot of music from Ben Harper including various collaborations and live cuts ect, this one by comparison is stripped back with some band tracks but it feels fresh with a good low down feel and slightly non mainstream approach.
I am no music Journolist but it,s a keeper and has been a regular in the car growing the more I listen to it.
The T shirt is great too!!!
Lee

[Michael Messer]

Hi Lee,

Thanks for the info.

Shine On
Michael