Robben and Mark Ford-Trying to Get Away

[SupernalOne]

nice loping beat, raunchy harp, and blue-eyed soulful voice - sounds like Paul Butterfield and Stevie Ray Vaughn at once

[harpdoodle]

A drummer, a band member of mine mine , he said this is

this best solo he ever witnessed from a harp....

[harpdoodle]

I keep coming back to this tune.

I am a guitarist learning blues harp...and I just love the combination

of great vocals, great guitar and great harp...wow..this

gig is entertaining and a tuitional video in one !!!

[gosiawoodman]

Marks harp sound is seemingly very compressed, chorused....etc etc...what else !!??

Great vocal

[joebrazil99]

Other guitar player is Volker Strifler--he's awesome.

[moondog50002000]

Who is the other guitar player ? He phrases alot like Ford

[wheresrossy]

I agree with 10535pben. He has that inimitable emotive tone and fresh exciting, uncliqued solo constructions. Another great example on YOUtube is "The work song". Someone else also mentioned "Prisoner of love" which highlights these attributes.

[Carl8888]

its cool to hear his brother sing, sounds similar to robben but still different :-)

[10535pben]

Mark Ford is so under rated .He in my opinion is the best Harp player in the world for that fast hard hittin West Coast Blues, wether it be with his brothers in the Charles Ford Band which by the way he was around 16 or 17 years old or in his own Band.Every Blues lover should own a copy of the Charles Ford Band 1972 Arhoolie Records.

[BunnyMuffin]

oh yea babe-LeGassee

saw them in 81 with my gilfriend andrea from ssu

at the Cotate Caberet.

robben played 4 hours. omg

[BassBoe]

totally agree with you. he has a better voice then Robben & his band rocked

[SianReynolds]

For all you harp players: Song is in F and Mark is blowing a Bb harp in second position.

[claryscat]

Mendo, This iz some seriously badd fonk goin' on here! Been a fan since I saw the Real Charles Ford Band at In Your Ear in Paly Alto. Used to see the Mark Ford Band every month in the late '70s, they worked the same club we did, Barney Steels. Man this brought back memories. Love this music!

[BassBoe]

then you might have seen them with Bret Jackson on drums

[jpgymdad]

@claryscat Saw every show at barney's, the cellar. Miramar, damn I miss those days.

[HARMONICAMENTE]

YEAP!!VALEU....

[mojogypsy]

Nice!

[harpo10]

Seems like the best harp players never play enough. Mark and Paul Delay to name 2. But then again Paul could fucking slay you with

1 note. Im glad Jason Ricci plays a lot.

[ctsurg]

Looking for bad ass harp try "Pat O'brien and the priest of love".

[TheoBurke]

Mark Ford is one of my top five favorite harp players--he has technique, feeling, tone, choice phrasing. He has a fluidity that makes one think of Butterfield--Butterfield was a profound influence on both him and guitarist brother Robin Ford--and a sure footedness of knowing his positions and points of entry on a phrase that reminds one as well of Lee Oskar, albeit an Oskar who is revved up, more aggressive, adventurous. Mark is his own man, though, and there is something fresh in his playing.

[TheoBurke]

Thanks for posting the video.

[stratosphere1698]

I am the biggest Mark Ford Fan, absolutely nothing about him on the Web until now, thank you! :) so coool!

[Discfiend69]

BLUESROCKIN'!!!YEAH!!!

[Mojokane4u]

Very cool...I am totally stoked, MAN!

I'm a huge fan, and have been waiting for something like this to come along.

The next best thing to being there.

You are a great musician in your own right. I dig this one, too. What gave you the inspiration to write this one?

Thanks for the post, who ever posted it.

Aloja,

kevin

[mendocinocollege]

I'm lucky to be the administrator of an Recording Artist in Residence program. We get guys like Robben to lecture in the music classes for a week and then put on a concert. The ticket sales for the concert pay for the program. I hope to put more up when I find the time.