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Sam Hinton
Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica
Genres: Folk, Special Interest

Track Listings (64) - Disc #1
1. Spoken introduction.
2. German Folk Song Medley
3. Spoken introduction.
4. Ach, Du Lieber Augustin
5. Spoken introduction.
6. Bantry Bay
7. Spoken introduction.
8. Merry-Go-Round Medley
9. Spoken introduction to concert recordings.
10. Spoken introduction.
11. Spoken introduction
12. Mr. Tunstall?s Hoedown
13. Spoken introduction
14. Haste to the Wedding
15. Fisher?s Hornpipe
16. Spoken introduction
17. Swanee River
18. Spoken introduction.
19. The Eagle?s Whistle
20. Spoken introduction
21. The Eagle?s Whistle
22. The Eagle?s Whistle
23. Spoken introduction
24. The Eagle?s Whistle
25. Spoken introduction
26. Bonaparte?s Retreat
27. Bonaparte?s Retreat
28. Bonaparte?s Retreat
29. Spoken introduction.
30. Texas Gales
31. About playing guitar and harmonica at the same time.
32. Spoken introduction.
33. Spoken introduction from 1975 concert.
34. Arkansas Traveler
35. Arkansas Traveler
36. Hog on the Mountain
37. Chicken Reel
38. The Downfall of Paris
39. Fisher?s Hornpipe
40. Spoken introduction.
41. About playing counterpoint melodies on the harmonica.
42. Spoken introduction
43. Simple Gifts
44. Spoken introduction
45. Champion of the Sea
46. Spoken introduction
47. Old Christmas - Old-time American breakdown.
48. Spoken introduction
49. Christmas Eve
50. Spoken introduction.
51. Freres Jacques Round
52. Spoken introduction
53. Yankee Doodle/Dixie
54. About touring with the Major Bowes Units.
55. Spoken introduction.
56. Conversation from 1937 broadcast.
57. Twelfth Street Rag /Polly Wolly Doodle
58. Conversation from 1937 broadcast.
59. Swanee River
60. Conversation from 1937 broadcast.
61. La Paloma
62. Conversation from 1937 broadcast.
63. Nola
64. Conversation

CD Details

All Artists: Sam Hinton
Title: Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Eagle's Whistle Music
Original Release Date: 6/4/2005
Release Date: 6/4/2005
Genres: Folk, Special Interest
Style: Traditional Folk
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 825979703024

Synopsis

Product Description

Surprisingly few people know that Sam Hinton is, perhaps, the greatest and most innovative non-blues (first position) solo diatonic harmonica players of all time. Of the some 200 songs Hinton recorded commercially between 1947 and 1992, only two tracks contain any harmonica playing. ?Sam Hinton ? Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica? is a double audio CD featuring over two and a half hours of tunes and stories from one of the most respected folksingers in the United States. The harmonica solos on this album include Celtic, American and European folk melodies, reels, jigs, double jigs, airs, fiddle tunes, Yiddish melodies, hymns, hoedowns, and hornpipes. Hinton had played the harmonica for over three-quarters of a century when most of the tracks on this album were recorded. The album showcases rare, live performances recorded at the San Diego Folk Festival, as well as the even rarer 1937 transcription of the ?Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour,? featuring a 19-year old Hinton making his radio debut. Produced by George Winston and Adam Miller, this beautifully packaged album features extensive liner notes, vintage and contemporary photographs and over 120 songs and stories.

CD Reviews

Sam Hinton - Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica

Adam Miller | 12/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Surprisingly few people know that folksingerr Sam Hinton is, perhaps, the greatest and most innovative non-blues (first position) solo diatonic harmonica players of all time. Of the some 200 songs Hinton recorded commercially between 1947 and 1992, only two tracks contain any harmonica playing.

"Sam Hinton - Master of the Solo Diatonic Harmonica" is a double audio CD featuring over two and a half hours of tunes and stories from one of the most respected folksingers in the United States. The harmonica solos on this album include Celtic, American and European folk melodies, reels, jigs, double jigs, airs, fiddle tunes, Yiddish melodies, hymns, hoedowns, and hornpipes.

Hinton had played the harmonica for over three-quarters of a century when most of the tracks on this album were recorded. The album showcases rare, live performances recorded at the San Diego Folk Festival, as well as the even rarer 1937 transcription of the "Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour," featuring a 19-year old Hinton making his radio debut.

Produced by George Winston and Adam Miller, this beautifully packaged album features extensive liner notes, vintage and contemporary photographs and over 120 songs and stories.

A vertitabe encyclopedia of what can be done with the solo harmonica, this recording is recgnized as one of the most remarkable harmonica albums of all time.

For further information visit: www.SamHinton.org/harmonica"