Note: The following is the previous year's GSHC Festival Schedule of Events to give you a taste of the fantastic seminars/performers we have at our festival.
The 2010 Schedule will be posted as it becomes available
There will be great blues jams EVERY NIGHT and super cool jazz jams
Friday and Saturday night in the Cocktail Lounge.
LOTS OF OPEN MIC WILL
BE AVAILABLE EVERY DAY!
This will be our BEST FESTIVAL YET, as we
welcome all harmonica players (blues, bluegrass, chromatic) to join us!!!
Marv and Roger Monroe will be hanging out in the lobby,
as they usually do, playing guitar, harmonica and singing.
They want YOU
to join in the festivities!
Seminars
Please note: Thursday seminars begin at 10 a.m. Friday
and Saturday seminars begin at 9 a.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009
“The Mystery of
Tone”…......................................................Phil Caltabellotta,
Frank Grova, Bob McFarlane
“Diatonic and Chromatic Repair with Chromatic Customizing"….........Bill Price
“Play
Along with
Chord and Bass”…....................................Herb Eck
with Bill
Farbstein, George Honsch, and Friends
“Beginner
Blues on the Diatonic and Chromatic Harmonica”...Charlie Toker, Pat
Maturo, Warren Bee
“The Zen of Blues
Jamology”….....................................................Warren Bee,
Buzz Krantz
“Harp-I and Slidemeister Meet and Greet”
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
“Band in a Box”….......................................................................Danny G
"Chromatic Fundamentals".............................................Al and Judy Smith
"Creative Chugging
on the Chord”…..................................Wally Peterman,
Al
Smith
“The Low Down of
Bass Playing”…...................................George Miklas,
Tom Scerbo, Judy Smith
“The Art of Tongue-Blocking” Workshop.........................Dennis Gruenling
“Jazz
Seminar”…....................................................................Chris
Bauer,
Phil Caltabellotta, Charles Spranklin
“Blues and Beyond".............................................................Rob Paparozzi
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
“The HARPbeats, from Duo to
Trio"....…...........................Phil Caltabellotta,
George Miklas, Wally Peterman
“Classical Harmonica, Chromatic
& Multiple Tremolo Techniques"…...........................................Jia-Yi
He
“65+Years of Playing and Still Going
Strong!".........................The Sgro Bros.
(Dominick and Tony)
“Blues for Breakfast: a Talk with Warren Bee"
“Blues/Workshop
Jam"......................................................….Carlos
Colina
and
The Straight Up
Blues Band Band, including
Warren Bee and Buzz Krantz
“Special Children’s Workshop on the
Diatonic"...............Taught by LD Miller,
(3:00 - 4:00 pm) Jay Gaunt, Zack Gaviria,
&
Josh
King (pre-sign up, limited to 20 children)
Entertainment
Special appearance by the legendary performer Stan Harper on
Saturday
evening is not to be missed!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 (6:30 pm)
1. The GSHC Ensemble
2. Phil Caltabellotta
3. Enrico Granafei
4. Carlos Colina
5. Danny G
6. Rob Paparozzi
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 (6:30 pm)
1. The Harmonitones (Dave Denkers, Mike Erase, John Savas)
2. The Melody Men (Phil Caltabellotta, Frank Grova, Tom Scerbo)
3. Bob McFarlane
4. Daddy T (Charlie Toker) & The 17 North Band
5. LD Miller, Jay Gaunt, Zach Gaviria, & Josh King
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 (6:00 pm)
1. The Hotshots (Al & Judy Smith)
2. Jia-Yi He with guest artist Giovanni Volini
3. William Galison, Charles Spranklin, Randy Weinstein
4. The HARPbeats (Phil Caltabellotta, George Miklas, Wally Peterman)
5. Chris Bauer
6. The Sgro Bros. (Dominick and Tony Sgro with George Miklas on bass guitar)
The exciting addition of Hendrik Meurkens and Enrico Granafei!!!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 MATINEE (1:00 - 3:00 pm)
1. Carlos Colina & The Straight Up Blues Band
2. The GSHC Ensemble
3. The Melody Men
4. Chris Bauer
5. The HARPbeats
6. LD Miller, Jay Gaunt, Zack Gaviria, & Josh King
"Workshop for Children in Beginning Harmonica: ages 8 to 12, up to 20
children accompanied
by an adult; includes a free harmonica, donated by Hohner with lessons
taught by our young
players and professional players too.
The Festival Committee realizes that
not every one can attend an event that provides
several full days of
pleasure
and has come up with an a la carte day-by-day menu and an
all-inclusive
package for those with the time to do it all.