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From: dan weimer
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 07:48:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Ann Arbor Blues Fest (partly in response to big bill morganfield)

- --- Diachro~ol.com wrote:
> I got an email yesterday that big bill morganfield
> (muddy waters son) and bob
> margolin will be in town on Oct. 4.
>
> Does anyone know if Bill has a harper in his band
> and who is he/she?
>
I saw Big Bill yesterday at the Ann Arbor (MI) Blues
and Jazz Festival. He was in fact playing with Bob
Margolin's band which did have a guy who played bass
and harp (though not at the same time, so half of the
set was bass-less and sounded terrible).
Unfortunately, I didn't catch the gentleman's name;
anyone else who knows a bass/harp man who plays with
Bob might help me out. It's probably the guy.

Big Bill, by the way, is one seriously big hombre.

Other harp-related observations:

Madcat and Kane were there. They played a strictly
acoustic set, and never cease to amaze me. Had the
opportunity to meet them very briefly after the show,
and they're very nice people, as well.

Final note: There were these two kids roaming around
the whole two days of the festival; one with a guitar
and one with a case full of Lee Oskars. Both toted
mini Pignoses, and they couldn't have been older than
ten and eight, respectively. I didn't really hear
them playing, but I kept wanting to go up to them and
explain what a Gus was, when...

Keb' Mo' was the last act of the festival, and he
brought them up on stage. These kids could play.
They knew their instruments and could follow the cues
and play in the band. Almost creepy, they were so
small. This three foot tall kid with corny sunglasses
could easily blow away yours truly on the harp.

Most discouraging. Look for my entire harp collection
on eBay soon.
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