June 5-7, 2023. Director Roy Roy Parnell is joined by PT Gazell, Ronnie Shellist, assisted by Michael D’Eath, for 3 days of instruction for intermediate to veteran players. Fee includes the class, a special KFF T-shirt, lunches each day, and may include admission to the Festival if you are not already in attendance at the […]
There is a harmonica workshop taking place in Helen, GA this May 17th – 21st. Hosted by Rob Paparozzi, Jason Ricci, and Todd Parrott, Harpfest is an amazing opportunity to learn from some of the greatest players in the world! For more information and registration, please email jimmyescott.1@gmail.com!
This just in from SPAH Platinum Sponsor, Hohner. Hohner’s new “XPRESSION” chromatic harmonica, available for purchase on April 3rd, offers new technical features and musical capabilities, lending to an expressive and comfortable performance for beginners and advanced players alike. Made in Germany, the “XPRESSION” was designed to exhibit excellent playing capabilities while maintaining […]
Bud Gardner Nov. 1, 1934 – March 16, 2023 There will be a Celebration of Life for Bud Gardner to be held on April 16, 2023, at Sierra Pines, Sun City Roseville, from 1:00 pm to 4 p.m. Bud and his fellow Harmonicoots (of almost 60 members) hosted a wonderful SPAH Convention in Sacramento in […]
Join us in “The 1st Hong Kong International Chromatic Harmonica Competition” (HKICHC) between 3 April and 9 April 2023 and participate in the series of vibrant and exciting fringe activities from competitions, concert, master classes, workshops, open stage performances to exhibition. Among them, we are offering free and discounted tickets to two highlighted activities, respectively […]
Mary Jane Gormley MARCH 3, 1940 – DECEMBER 9, 2022 Mary Jane Norris Gormley has passed on. It was diagnoses of COPD in 1998, which happened to have a positive effect on a wider audience. Searching for a way to lessen the effect of difficulty breathing she came up with the idea of using a […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of longtime SPAH performer, attendee & teacher, Mike Caldwell. Mike was an important part of the community, supporting us in the Gospel Show, Teach-in, Seminars, jams and many stage performances. He will be sorely missed by all in the SPAH community. We will share more […]
It is with great sadness that we must share information about the passing of a longtime SPAH member, Frank Yore, provided by his daughter. My name is Margaret Thompson. I am the daughter of Frank Yore and want to inform you of his passing last week. I discovered my dad had been a part […]
In 2019, Paul Davies and Michael D’Eath spent time with noted Harmonica Happenings contributor Jaine Rodack. Jaine wrote a blog post on Harmonica.com about SPAH’s history. Worth a read!
WCOM just had harmonica legend Paul Messinger on their radio show / podcast recently. We spent a good bit of time chatting about your convention this week, where he just played. It’s a really nice plug for your event. Here’s the show: https://youtu.be/WS72S5DPuGE Please share as you see fit. I think the timing is really […]
