"Rain Crow Bill Blues" - Pre-war harmonica tune

[Egg812]

What a beautiful peice of history, thankyou so much.

[ashishd88]

@Egg812 Glad you like it :)

[MrDryje]

VERY NICE!! Is this a G-Harp?

[ashishd88]

@MrDryje Yes. (Hering 1923 vintage harp)

[Jehoshephat]

I didn't know there were two recordings of this song. I've learned one that he did on a higher harp than you have endeavored here. Good work.

[prahssiws]

Nice Playing! I like the clear response of the individual reeds!

[LizBits]

xoxoxoxoxo

[arroncroas]

sounds great man. i love this tune. where can i get tabs for it?

[ashishd88]

Glad you like it! I don't where you can find tabs for this. I learned it by listening to Henry Whitter's recordings. I guess you could start there.

[nichmars]

nice! thanks.

[rifkolosi]

hi ashid, can you post a source for the tabs to thisone? i would rly appreciate it!

[ashishd88]

I don't have tabs for this song. I learned it by ear.

[watermelonsmoothies]

Sounds great!!!

Rags.

[Tsutsomu]

Well played !

Friendly :

Steph.

[tripharmonica]

Dood!!! you are killng me, that's so fine. Have you heard Doc Watson's version of this? It's gorgeous.

[ashishd88]

Thanks again for the comment, Trip! I'm glad you like it. No, I haven't heard Doc Watson's version of this tune. I'll have to start looking for it now!

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[ostensible1]

I really enjoyed this.

I was also excited to see the reference to Henry Whitter, my grandmother's brother.

Keep up the good work.

[ashishd88]

Wow, the Internet really is a huge place! I was never expecting to receive a comment from Mr. Whitter's family!

Thanks for writing to me. I hope you and your family are doing well.

Ashish

[Mazblues]

hey buddy,

do you use a D or a Db harp here?

I believe Mr Whitter had a Db one at least that's what I'd been told...

great performance anyway!

cheers

[ashishd88]

Hey Matthias,

I'm playing a Hering 1923 Vintage harp in the key of D on a G harp.

Mr. Whitter recorded this tune twice. In the first version (which was recorded in 1923), he seems to be playing on a Db harp as far as I know. In the second version (recorded in 1926), he is playing a D harp. However, since Db harps were not generally available back then, it could be possible that the 1923 version had been slowed down somewhere in the recording process.

Ashish

[cfinger]

Very Nice Ashish! I liked it a lot.

[ashishd88]

Hey Colin, thanks for the comment! I'm glad you like it. :)

[rudseng]

Great, keep on harpin that pre war style!!

[ashishd88]

I sure will! I love pre-war harmonica.

Thanks for the comment. :)

Cheers,

Ashish

[elkriverharmonicas]

Thanks for keeping Ol Henry Whittier with us, man.

[ashishd88]

Hey Dave! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be been playing this harmonica in this video. It had a very leaky 3 draw, and you helped me fix it a few months ago.

Thanks a lot! :)

[elkriverharmonicas]

Wow. That's a good start to my day.

[kickingmule]

I love Pre-war Blues and your way of playin this tune, so 5*

Thank You

Urban

[ashishd88]

Gee, thanks! You're an amazing musician yourself! :)

[ashishd88]

Glad you liked it, Tom! It really feels great to get a compliment from a harmonica player like you. You're just wonderful. :)

[harpmanz]

Hey thanks for the comment. you are great yourself. Really got the Henry Whitter sound down. Great to hear some great pre war harp. Keep the flag flying.

Cheers Harpmanz