Lee Sankey slow blues harmonica solo

Footage of The Lee Sankey Group from the live session recorded in 2004 for the Jazzline television show in Germany. Lee plays 1st position harmonica.

Lee Sankey - harmonica, Ian Siegal - vocals, James Henderson - Guitar, Darren Altman - drums, Carl Stanbridge - bass

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Music

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• lee sankey
• james henderson
• harmonica
• blues
• solo
• song
• ian siegal
• darren altman
• carl stanbridge
• modern
• slow
• 1st
• position
• harp
• live
• performance

[ox4poluter]

insperational, iv never picked up a harmonica before but after hearing this i need to get one, i wish i had friends who like to jam my friends think im wierd because they are too cool for school, or is it too 'fool' i can never remember

[leesankeygroup]

@ox4poluter To hear that you've inspired someone to pick-up an instrument is about the most fulfilling thing a musician can hear back from a listener. Thank you. True friends would not mock you for playing a musical instrument. Friends would support and encourage you, even if you sound crap. My advice is to buy a harmonica if you want one. Chances are you will be able to find people to learn from or jam with near you if you look on online. Where are you based?

[StellarChi]

Phenom Harp Player.....Keep it up Lee...thx for the "Cheers" mate.

[leesankeygroup]

@StellarChi Hey no worries

[ThomasJefferson000]

Lee regarding "Howlingsandy"....he's just being a hater. I dont see him giving credit to or referencing the Wolf from whom he no doubt ripped the Howling part of his name from. Every musician is taking something from some one they have heard in their distant or recent past. Most of the old time cats never gave credit to their predecessors but rest assured someone influenced them.

You sound great Lee......

.hey howlinsandy...leave the hate on the plate.

Thomas Jefferson Bradford

Livingston Texas

[leesankeygroup]

@ThomasJefferson000 No worries, that exchange was a while ago. He's obviously well into his blues, so all good by me.

[ox4poluter]

@leesankeygroup iv got one now :) but i dont think its that good, my brother bought it for me, instead of seperate holes to blow through its like a big grid of twenty holes on top and 20 on bottom so its quite hard to blow because the air has so many places to go, what type is this? its long aswel, of the videos iv seen the harmonica is about finger lengh mine is finger and a half, is this a certain type of harmonica or just a crap one?

[leesankeygroup]

@ThomasJefferson000 Hi Thomas, I think it was an old Fender Bandmaster, it was provided by the venue, the mic is an old green bullet shell with a controlled magnetic element. This is still my main mic, on the rare occasions when I use an amp these days. Warm regards, Lee

[ThomasJefferson000]

What mic and amplification are you using on the different parts of the song,

thanks,

Thomas Jefferson Bradford

[leesankeygroup]

@MrYeldoom Hi there, thanks for your comments. I mostly use Hohner Marine Bands. The one in this video is a custom model by Tony Ramos. However, over the last few years the quality of Hohner's factory harmonicas has improved massively. The gap now between stock and ones adjusted by a professional customiser has narrowed. Many pro's now play stock harps again. Try the Marine Band Deluxe or Crossover, both are brilliant harps. Hope this helps. Lee