Folk vs Blues Harmonica (What can we learn from each other?)

[@Blue_3rd]

I predominantly play blues, but for the last few months I’ve been studying the major pentatonic or folk scale. I love it because it goes with most forms of music, so now I can jam along with more styles such as pop and rock. It’s great fun :)

[@popscola2574]

What is best harmonica for folk rock?

[@Blue_3rd]

@@popscola2574 Any 10 hole diatonic which you like 😃

[@stephenbrown1689]

Interesting video and great advice on improvising with tunes has helped me a lot thank you

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

🙏 thanks

[@docsavagefan2795]

Great information and advice thank you.

[@richoneil3250]

Thank you. Great lesson!

[@cstuartcook9390]

A really good, helpful approach. It’s made me think.

[@dirtworshiper2800]

I was just thinking yesterday when will the barge be posting another vid. Didn't have to wait long. Thanks.

[@coffeehousemission9595]

Very talented! Thanks

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Thank you! Cheers! :)

[@enjoyharmonica]

Love your videos buddy, keep them coming 🙂

[@johnrobinson7036]

Ed, really enjoy your content, and demeanor. This video hit home. New harmonica player (at 64 y/o). Love the blues, but am learning simple folk tunes such as Birmingham Jail and Oh, Susannah. Will be trying your suggestions. New subscriber BTW. Thanks.

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Hi John, thanks for the feedback! all the best Ed

[@nickfermi8866]

This is great. Thanks very much for sharing Ed.

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Thanks Nick- You’re welcome 😊

[@bumleemumblepeg9366]

Great video and your a great harp player man!

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Thank you!!

[@ambroseharper8316]

Great chat 👍

[@harmonicamanrandy]

I approve this message.

[@ryanquiriconi2318]

Killing it kid

[@bryanclark1058]

Awesome lesson

[@enjoyharmonica]

Nice lick highlighted during your chat, can you say what the tabs are, I’d like to learn it.

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

thanks, I believe I talk about Cripple Creek in this one- check out the description as I normally link to other lessons too. cheers! Ed

[@finneire2081]

hi man is there a difference between a folk and a blues harmonica what type does a folk muscian use for instance bluegrass

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Different harmonicas can be used for all styles but some are more common than others. For example, lots of folk players use paddy richter tuned harps but generally a regular richter tuned harp can be used for both folk and blues.

[@finneire2081]

@@TheHarmonicaBarge thank you my man thank you so much

[@corky1548]

What a flok harmonica .wich make do I get please??

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Hohner special 20 usually pretty reliable

[@hanslandar7382]

Lovely lessons! Blues vs Folk, great topic. How about Folk vs Trad. Irish?

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Isn’t Irish trad folk music though?

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

If youre going to talking about "folk" talk about European folk. Blues is American folk.

[@TheHarmonicaBarge]

Good point :)! depends how you define folk. Genre descriptions are clumsy at best and often originate from record labels wanting to sell music. on that basis I think it’s fair to say many wouldn’t consider Chicago blues and chess records to be folk music. Although they tried to market a lot of acoustic blues as ‘folk blues’ or ‘country blues’ . It all depends on who you’re trying to sell the music too :)

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

Genres are weird that's why there's so many strange offshoots of hip-hop and rock, and metal. ​@@TheHarmonicaBarge What's the tune you played in the beginning?

[@ZalamaTheDragonGod]

​@@TheHarmonicaBarge I found it. Yea would say American folk is a derivative of old blues, mainly because forms like Chicago blues is a style, but blues was originally not very structured in those "bar" form. But yea acoustic blues and folk is not different in a major way like with something like classic irish and British folk music