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From: kenhildebra~ls.net
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 10:12:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: (no subject)

On Thu Apr 29 18:48:52 1999 CDT, Kevin Caffrey wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am a beginner and I want to get a book and CD combination that will
>provide hours and hours worth of stuff I can practice on my own. Does
>anybody have any 'you gotta have it' kind of recommendations for this? I
>was thinking about the Jerry Portnoy Masterclass, but $60.00 or more seems
>like a lot of cash for a poor graduate student like myself to throw down.
>I'm still thinking. Any help would be appraeciated.
>

Kevin... There's THREE (3!) CD's and a book with Jerry's Masterclass; the book is
more of an after thought and and addendum to the CD's.

I wish I had CD technology back when I started 20 years ago--beats the heck out of
learning from tapes and LP's, and Jerry's Masterclass is top quality--I would've loved
to have started with this influence.

Also would've loved to have had Harp-L back then !

I'm still catching up... Hey, I even got to play the other night
while out with some friends at a local winery; got to play one of my
favorites, Jonathan Edwards "Shanty" with a couple of acoustic guitar players.
They kept calling me back up to play some more songs (some I never heard of, but as long as
you have the right key, you can usually fake it and jam with it).

The crowd went crazy, but I'm sure the wine may have had something to do with it.
Some of my friends had never heard me play beforeand they were quite amazed. Its amazing
that a lot of people have never heard really
good harp playing. Reminded me of the old days before having a family
and going to bed at 10:00 pm.

Keep on Harpin and amaze your friends (and don't skimp on the learning!) !

Ken Hildebrand