Hi Everyone,
Its starting to get cold here in Michigan and my log fire is getting quite a lot of work. Very sorry to announce that we had to reschedule our Australian tour. The day before we were due to board the plane to Sydney, I was involved in a car accident. I was the passenger in a friend's car, when another car drove right through a stop sign and barreled right into us. I sustained three fractured ribs. Very very sore but not serious. My doctor put me on the "No Fly List" so we were forced to cancel our tour. Thankfully all our Aussie clubs and festivals have graciously agreed to rebook us for the same time next year. So we will get there eventually! Very sorry for the inconvenience to our Australian fans!.
October saw us heading back to the Downhome Blues Festival in Camden, South Carolina. it was fun to run into Chef Jimi and his lovely wife Leslie plus many more familiar faces. We also visited Asheville, North Carolina- Westville Pub which was a lot of fun. Then it was down to Florida for an amazing visit with our special needs kids at the Buckingham Exceptional Student Center in Fort Myers. We've been performing for these kids since 2009 and every show is an absolute blessing. New principal Doctor Ruthie Lohmeyer was absolutely blown away at the way the kids were reacting to the music especially the didgeridoo session at the end of the show. Ive known for many years that music is a very powerful and healing force!. After Fort Myers we headed to the stunning Guanabanas amidst a tropical rain forest then it was Englewoods on Dearborn. We also performed at the Inaugural Camping with The Blues in Brooksville. Got to see Doug Deming and Bryan Lee perform. We had an all star jam at the end with about ten musicians on stage which was just magical! The festival was a lot of fun with good vibes all round. We finished our tour at a new club for us- Two Brothers in Punta Gorda, a very nice outdoor show indeedy!
We hope to catch you all out on the road this fall and winter with dates in Michigan, Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska!
Thanks and Peace,
Harper and Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs, Tee Shirts
http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html Australian Didge-ucation
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Harper and Midwest Kind December Blog 2013
Hey Everyone,
December is here and its ccccold in Michigan, USA. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Winter/ Summer Solstice . Happy Holidays- Peace, prosperity, unity and joy to all. Its been an amazing year. We've traveled all over the USA and Canada, seen some amazing scenery and been fortunate to have had many incredible experiences along the way. Life on the road is certainly never dull!!! During this year we drove through and performed in amongst the incredible red woods of Northern California which were covered in thick white smoke from the wild fires in the Fresno. We experienced a blizzard in Fargo, North Dakota and were snowed in for a few days earlier in the year and had to make the mammoth drive from Fargo to Key Largo, Florida in 2 and a half days!!! We all lost money in Reno, Nevada LOL but it was fun!!! . In northern Michigan we saw black bears, wolves, turkey vultures and bald eagles. In New Brunswick, Canada we saw some amazing countryside, got to speak a little French in Quebec but no Moose to be seen, despite the many traffic sign warnings. We had a very successful Kickstarter program and Motor City Josh and I released our first acoustic CD "Bare Bones" together and had a very successful 18 show / 19 day tour. I got to jam with Walter Trout, Anthony Gomes, Sab and the Family Band, Scott Holt plus many more. Bobbi and I also took our "Australian Didge-ucation" presentation nationwide. We performed over 200 shows this year and covered nearly 70 000 miles. One of the main highlights of the year was performing to our special needs Kids at The Buckingham Exceptional Student Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Such a beautiful experience to see and feel the joy of these wonderful children. It is such a privilege to have the opportunity to do this. Also a special mention to my good buddy Justin Brown who presented me with a musicianship award in late October in Indiana. Thanks Brother!!!
The tour with Motor City Josh was an absolute blessing. Apart from being an amazing guitarist, he is also a great guy and has become a good friend. The shows were so much fun everywhere we played. There will definitely be another tour later in 2014, cause lets face it - we just had the best time working together. A big thank you to my band "Midwest Kind". We will be performing our last show for the year at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing, Michigan on Sunday December 29th. So come on down Michigandas!!!
Due to immense pressure from our New England fans, we have put together a tour to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine for the last week of April, 2014. So New Englanders, please spread the word for us, because if it works out well, we will make this trip more often.
Thank you for the incredible support through out the year. Hope to see you out on the road this winter!!! May 2014 be the best year yet!!!!
Thanks and Peace,
Harper and Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html Australian Didge-ucation
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
December is here and its ccccold in Michigan, USA. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Winter/ Summer Solstice . Happy Holidays- Peace, prosperity, unity and joy to all. Its been an amazing year. We've traveled all over the USA and Canada, seen some amazing scenery and been fortunate to have had many incredible experiences along the way. Life on the road is certainly never dull!!! During this year we drove through and performed in amongst the incredible red woods of Northern California which were covered in thick white smoke from the wild fires in the Fresno. We experienced a blizzard in Fargo, North Dakota and were snowed in for a few days earlier in the year and had to make the mammoth drive from Fargo to Key Largo, Florida in 2 and a half days!!! We all lost money in Reno, Nevada LOL but it was fun!!! . In northern Michigan we saw black bears, wolves, turkey vultures and bald eagles. In New Brunswick, Canada we saw some amazing countryside, got to speak a little French in Quebec but no Moose to be seen, despite the many traffic sign warnings. We had a very successful Kickstarter program and Motor City Josh and I released our first acoustic CD "Bare Bones" together and had a very successful 18 show / 19 day tour. I got to jam with Walter Trout, Anthony Gomes, Sab and the Family Band, Scott Holt plus many more. Bobbi and I also took our "Australian Didge-ucation" presentation nationwide. We performed over 200 shows this year and covered nearly 70 000 miles. One of the main highlights of the year was performing to our special needs Kids at The Buckingham Exceptional Student Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Such a beautiful experience to see and feel the joy of these wonderful children. It is such a privilege to have the opportunity to do this. Also a special mention to my good buddy Justin Brown who presented me with a musicianship award in late October in Indiana. Thanks Brother!!!
The tour with Motor City Josh was an absolute blessing. Apart from being an amazing guitarist, he is also a great guy and has become a good friend. The shows were so much fun everywhere we played. There will definitely be another tour later in 2014, cause lets face it - we just had the best time working together. A big thank you to my band "Midwest Kind". We will be performing our last show for the year at The Avenue Cafe in Lansing, Michigan on Sunday December 29th. So come on down Michigandas!!!
Due to immense pressure from our New England fans, we have put together a tour to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine for the last week of April, 2014. So New Englanders, please spread the word for us, because if it works out well, we will make this trip more often.
Thank you for the incredible support through out the year. Hope to see you out on the road this winter!!! May 2014 be the best year yet!!!!
Thanks and Peace,
Harper and Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html Australian Didge-ucation
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Monday, April 8, 2013
Harper and Midwest Kind April Blog, 2013
Hey Everyone,
Spring is here! We are gearing up for the summer festival season which will see us traveling all over the USA and Canada. March was an eventful month with an absolutely beyond huge St Patrick's Day week at the amazing Celtic Ray in Punta Gorda, Florida. We performed four shows and everyone was well attended with the biggest show occurring on St Patricks Day. I think this day broke all previous records at The Celtic Ray. Huge congratulations to Kevin and Max Doyle for creating such a great club. For all you Michigandas- there will be a Celtic Ray coming to Michigan this summer, just north of Port Huron. Our shows throughout the Midwest were all fabulous. We visited our good Friends of the Blues at The Bourbonnais Sportman's Club in Bourbonnais in Illinois where we were treated to a didgeridoo duet. Then it was on to our favorite St Louis club- BBS Jazz Blues & Soups. We had a great time at The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf, Iowa and yet another fun show at the Gas Lamp in Des Moines, Iowa. Unfortunately while checking into one of our hotels in Iowa, I accidentally tripped on some carpet. As I stumbled, I crashed into a large one hundred pound bronze statue of a fisherman, which promptly fell right on top of my head. As with most head wounds, blood just about spurted every where. Everyone was so shocked they didn't move, I yelled with pain while cradling my head. Finally one of the hotel staff brought me a towel to mop up the blood. There wasn't any major damage done but I suffered some very severe head aches from that moment on. The general manager of the hotel offered to pay for hospital bills and so forth, which I definitely took him up on. It was such a bizarre accident, no one was to blame. It was just one of those crazy things that can happen whilst on the road. Like a true road warrior I finished the tour with shows at The Trempealeau Hotel in Wisconsin and the Smiling Moose in Newton, Wisconsin. It was when I got home to Michigan, that I realized I needed to take some time off. The Doc told me I was crazy to keep gigging as I had concussion. So I had to cancel the last week of March and the First week of April. I am very sorry for those folks looking forward to these shows but we have rescheduled all cancelled shows for later in the year.
Some of you will notice a new line up for my band "Midwest Kind". I would like to welcome Angelo Santelli on slide guitar/ Dobro, Derek Johnson on Bass Guitar and David Zwolinski on Drums. Bobbi and I wish our road warriors- Chris Smith, Matt Besey and Jamie Taunton all the very best and we thank them for their incredible playing.
For those of you who interested in our free library educational shows called "Australian Didge-ucation" http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html The shows are listed on the tour page on the Harper website . We also have a special dinner and show coming up on Saturday May 11 (Mother's Day Weekend) at the Lone Oak Vineyard in our home town of Grass Lake, Michigan. Reservations are necessary- Please go to the tour page on www.harper.biz for details.
Hope to see you out on the road this Spring and Summer.
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html Australian Didge-ucation
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
Spring is here! We are gearing up for the summer festival season which will see us traveling all over the USA and Canada. March was an eventful month with an absolutely beyond huge St Patrick's Day week at the amazing Celtic Ray in Punta Gorda, Florida. We performed four shows and everyone was well attended with the biggest show occurring on St Patricks Day. I think this day broke all previous records at The Celtic Ray. Huge congratulations to Kevin and Max Doyle for creating such a great club. For all you Michigandas- there will be a Celtic Ray coming to Michigan this summer, just north of Port Huron. Our shows throughout the Midwest were all fabulous. We visited our good Friends of the Blues at The Bourbonnais Sportman's Club in Bourbonnais in Illinois where we were treated to a didgeridoo duet. Then it was on to our favorite St Louis club- BBS Jazz Blues & Soups. We had a great time at The Muddy Waters in Bettendorf, Iowa and yet another fun show at the Gas Lamp in Des Moines, Iowa. Unfortunately while checking into one of our hotels in Iowa, I accidentally tripped on some carpet. As I stumbled, I crashed into a large one hundred pound bronze statue of a fisherman, which promptly fell right on top of my head. As with most head wounds, blood just about spurted every where. Everyone was so shocked they didn't move, I yelled with pain while cradling my head. Finally one of the hotel staff brought me a towel to mop up the blood. There wasn't any major damage done but I suffered some very severe head aches from that moment on. The general manager of the hotel offered to pay for hospital bills and so forth, which I definitely took him up on. It was such a bizarre accident, no one was to blame. It was just one of those crazy things that can happen whilst on the road. Like a true road warrior I finished the tour with shows at The Trempealeau Hotel in Wisconsin and the Smiling Moose in Newton, Wisconsin. It was when I got home to Michigan, that I realized I needed to take some time off. The Doc told me I was crazy to keep gigging as I had concussion. So I had to cancel the last week of March and the First week of April. I am very sorry for those folks looking forward to these shows but we have rescheduled all cancelled shows for later in the year.
Some of you will notice a new line up for my band "Midwest Kind". I would like to welcome Angelo Santelli on slide guitar/ Dobro, Derek Johnson on Bass Guitar and David Zwolinski on Drums. Bobbi and I wish our road warriors- Chris Smith, Matt Besey and Jamie Taunton all the very best and we thank them for their incredible playing.
For those of you who interested in our free library educational shows called "Australian Didge-ucation" http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html The shows are listed on the tour page on the Harper website . We also have a special dinner and show coming up on Saturday May 11 (Mother's Day Weekend) at the Lone Oak Vineyard in our home town of Grass Lake, Michigan. Reservations are necessary- Please go to the tour page on www.harper.biz for details.
Hope to see you out on the road this Spring and Summer.
Thanks and Peace,
Harper & Midwest Kind
www.harper.biz (Official Harper Website) CDs and E Book
http://www.harper.biz/workshops.html Australian Didge-ucation
www.youtube.com/harperband (for live video clips)
www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.facebook.com/pages/Harper-and-Midwest-Kind/163124467948
www.musicpage.com/harper
www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind
www.myspace.com/harperband
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