Thanks to Dan Neman and the team at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 2023 SPAH Convention is a “Best Bet” for the week of August 11th. Click here, and scroll down (I counted 13 pages) to August 15th events and you will find us! Lots more information is available under Upcoming Convention, on this website.
New Album from SPAH Convention Headliner Jason Ricci Harmonica Master Jason Ricci and The Bad Kind Get Behind the Veil on Debut Gulf Coast Records Album Coming September 29th Mark Pucci Media FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2023 Contact: Mark Pucci (770) 804-9555 / mark@markpuccimedia.com NEDERLAND, TX – Gulf Coast Records announces […]
This Saturday. July 29th, Ronnie Shellist and Nic Clark will be hosting a Hohner Harmonica Workshop for players of all levels! The event will take place in Wheat Ridge, CO, from 2-4 P.M. at the Flesher Hinton Music Company.
Three days June 8-10, 2023 in Bonita Springs Florida, register at www.jerryfierro.com Learn from Jerry Portnoy, Todd Parrott, Steve Guyger, Jamey Garner, Scott Miccihe and Jerry Fierro
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 […]
