11/16/23 Webconcert 101 (Acoustic 12 String Guitar) 01) Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (request) 02) Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 03) Lyin' Eyes 04) Peaceful Easy Feelin' 05) Desperado 06) Ooh De Lally 07) Zombie Jamboree 08) Moonshadow 09) Mary Ellen Carter (request) 10) The Highwayman (request) 11) Solsbury Hill 12) Puff (request) 13) She Moves Through The Faire (request) 14) Reynardine 15) Romeo & Juliet (request) 16) Blackbird As foretold, this set featured a debut of some new instrument technology! It's a harmonica based Midi controller. What that means (if you don't know) is that it's a widget that plays like a harmonica, while it controls a synthesiser or other sound generator. So, all those dreams where I play harmonica (which I usually LOVE) but occasionally wish it was some other instrument, like: flute, fiddle, keyboard, bagpipes, steel drum, etc- those dreams can finally be realised through some technological Magick. The set featured TWO forays into this new groundbreaking, gamechanging dimension added into my arsenal. On Zombie Jamboree, I got to insert a marimba sound to give the song more of a Calypso vibe. On Solsbury Hill, I used a Panflute sound, being more evocative of Peter Gabriel's flute in the original. So far, the songs with this new dimension are few, but many more are in the works. This will not at all replace my harmonica playing, but rather become an *addition* to my arsenal/kit that will let me add new textures and colours to songs that I've always wished could have them. So going forward, I will gain access to any sound that can be generated by my Midi equipment. It's a whole new world! But that's not all worth noting. I marked the anniversary of the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald; the 50th anniversary of the release Disney's _Robin Hood_; and there were (as usual) some excellent requests. Thanks everyone who tuned in and see you all in two weeks (11/30) for the rare and elusive *5th* Thursday in November. It promises to be an even odder Thursday than usual.
