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2005 Rocky
Mountain
Harmonica Festival
Was successfully held
Denver,
October 6-8, 2004
Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel, Englewood, Colorado
Sponsored by the Mile High Harmonica Club
Contact Festival Director,
Roger Bale, by clicking:
rgbale@msn.com or calling:
303-973-5414
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Al & Judy Smith
The Harmonica Hotshots |
What happened at the 2004 Festival
The festival was a real success in that it attracted people from
Colorado, surrounding states, as well as Ohio, Michigan, and California.
Many visitors to their first festival were blown away by the talent,
instruction and friendly harmonica players.
For a detailed account by attendee Michelle LeFree, check
out our November 2004
newsletter.
Here is an outline of the happenings:
- Headline Entertainment
- Harmonica Hotshots Super
performance with standing ovation
- Clay Kirkland
Multi-talented diatonic player was accompanied by guitarist Bruce Bouck
- Harpers Bizarre Gave fun
entertaining performances
- Paul Davies A unique
performance on the final night
- Harpin' Harmonicas The Mile
High Harmonica Club Ensemble really showed their skills
- Dan Trainor gave an exciting
history of the blues with a steady African beat with African Instruments
- Ronnie Shellist, Al Chesis & Rich
Reno Really played those blues
- Education
- Seminars on playing diatonic, chromatic
and orchestral harmonica
- The blues gathering was great. The blues
headliners played along with the neophytes in the "blues circle" till
1:00 AM -- two nights in a row!
- Marv and Roger Monroe lead as everyone
joined in to play every popular song ever written
- Special Features
- The opening segment of the Saturday show
featured acts selected from Open Stage performers
- Harmonica store sold new and used
harmonica stuff
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