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KEITH GARVIN Jawharpist

About Me

When I was around the age of ten years old my grandfather got his treasure box from underneath his bed. You know, the box all grandfathers have, could be a shoe box, a cigar box or any old box, but they all have the same things in them, pictures, old knives, coins, buttons, postcards, keepsakes, ect. You get the picture in your minds eye. His box had a jew's harp. He played it for me and said I could have it if I could get a sound out of it. Boy could I. I could really make it sing. That was the start of my obsession of playing the jew's harp.....Hope to hear from other jew's harp players......Untill then........if you really like jew's harp playing listen for that twang-twang-twang at www. myspace.com/chrismullinsmusic on "Jerusalem Ridge" recored live at the Kentucky Hall of Fame Museum Dec. 14, 2006......and at www.myspace.com/jeffwalburn a video of "That's MY Old Kentucky Home" taken at B. B. Kings in Nashville Sept. 20, 2006......and at www.myspace.com/kentuckymemories a video of "Forki Deer" taken at Greenbo State Park Aug. 26, 2006 and videos of "Dunbar" and "Three Forks of Sandy" taken at The 32nd Annual Official Kentucky State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest July 22, 2006......thanks......Keith

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/12/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/thesnakeoilman
Band Members:Keith Garvin------Jawharpist Extremist. Some names of the instrument: jew's harp, jaw harp, trump, maultrommel, koukin, vargan, khomus, kumbling, munnharps, gewgaw, guimbarde, marranzanu. I also play upright bass and bass guitar.
Influences: Born and raised in a old time bluegrass picking family.
Sounds Like: Old time traditional music from the eastern counties of Kentucky.
Record Label: Kentucky Memories
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Smith's Reel"

Hi everybody,  here's a recording of "Smith's Reel".  This was recorded live on Feb. 11, 2009 on "Red Barn Radio" at "Arts Place" in Lexington, Kentucky.  "Kentucky Memories" consists of Michael Garvi...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:37:00 GMT

" A Mountain Music Gatherin’ "

Hi Everybody,  KET has a new program series called Kentucky Muse.  Check it out at www.ket.org.  " A Mountain Music Gatherin' " is a one-hour documentary of the 2007 gatherin' at Carter...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:22:00 GMT

"Anna Maries Jig"

Hi everybody,  here’s a recording of "Anna Marie’s Jig".  This was recorded live on Nov. 30, 2007 on Americana Crossroads---WMKY---Morehead, Kentucky.  "Kentucky Memories" c...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:42:00 GMT

"Sailor's Hornpipe"

Hi everybody,  here’s a recording of "Sailor’s Hornpipe".  The orgin of this folk tune is unknown,  but it is quite old.  This tune is always fun to play.  Ho...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:05:00 GMT

"John Henry"

H i everybody,  here’s a recording of "John Henry".  One of my favorite American folk songs.  John Henry battled with the steam drill which threatened to "beat him down"; toi...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:00:00 GMT

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home"

Hi everybody,  here’s a recording of " When Johnny Comes Marching Home".  The song is generally credited to the union army bandmaster Patrick S. Gilmore, who wrote it in 1863.  It...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:48:00 GMT

"Meeting's a Pleasure"

Hi everybody,  I just recieved in the mail from Mark Wilson the final release of "Meeting’s a Pleasure"  Folk-songs of the Upper South volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4.  Everybody needs to ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:21:00 GMT