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Cross Harp Chronicles

Blues Musicians Worldwide, We Want To Be Friends

About Me

It ain't about me! Cross Harp Chronicles is a free .. quarterly that examines Blues music in the digital age. Recognizing that the forefathers of the Blues did the right thing by traveling abroad and planting the seeds of this music in the fertile soils of foreign countries, we embrace the whole world of Blues music--the whole family tree, whether its roots or its many branches. With the proliferation of modern technologies, such as .. radio, video streaming, podcasting, as well as social networking sites such as myspace, we can reach out across the globe and connect with peoples far away. We would like to meet you, share the music and party as never before.
Make no mistake about it: This is not our website.
If you are seriously unaware of our website, go online to:
www.crossharpchronicles.com
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www.justrootspr.com
We are interested in promoting anything you want help with. Seriously!

My Interests

Simply, the world's best music.

I'd like to meet:

Are you a Blues musician? Would you like to read of other Blues musicians throughout the world? You'll find articles on our site, news, as well as hear the music of others digging this music on our podcast Blues Harp House Party (found shortly in every podcast directory on the web.)

What our friends have said about us and our interviews:
Your questions were some of the best any interviewer has ever asked me, Dave. I really enjoyed doing this interview, and you got me to dig a little deeper than most interviewers do. Thank you!!

Nicole Hart of the NRG Band

You guys are as cool as a breeze off an iceberg.

Sugar Blue

This was one of the most intelligent interviews I have ever been given.
Jason Ricci
Thank you for your professionalism.
Rod and Honey Piazza<
Your interview has helped me immeasurably, Dave. I get interviewed all the time now, but I think a lot the interviewers read our interview first when doing the research to prepare, and as I said, I have never been asked such in-depth questions. You really brought out some aspects of my background that were at that time untapped! Nicole Hart (NRG Band)
I really appreciate what you will do for me and what you already have done...don't ever forget it!!!!
Jeannette Clarke-Lodovici

Music:

Yep, as much as you can heap on us! We want to be smothered alive in the Blues!

Movies:

Have you got video of your self and your band that you would like to share. We would like to post it on our site.

Television:

If we gather enough music videos, there is a very real possibility we can create together what MTV and other video networks are now neglecting. Imagine, a network that televised our videos, interviews, news, and award shows (much as those aggrandizing Hollywood celebs enjoy.)

Books:

We also want to hear from writers. Do you write reviews, can you conduct an interview, or have you written short stories of your life on the road, or a novella or novel of Blues artists, living or dead, real or fictionalized that you would share with the rest of the world?

Heroes:

Legends of the music, real or past.

My Blog

Take Five...As a Musician Thinks

Although this is a break from what we were doing on this blog, we felt it was important to update you on what is going on in the internet radio industry.  A year ago last March, the CRB royal...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:10:00 PST

Take Five...As A Musician Thinks

To cap off the last installment of this blog, in which our question was "Is the Blues tired and waning?" was received this opinion from Stony of Stony and the House Rockers... "Is the Blues tired and ...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:19:00 PST

Take Five...As A Musician Thinks

Well, from the responses that we had received, the fact that Tallan "T-Man" Latz is playing the blues, in its self, is not what many object to, as what it is that at eight years of age, he has parents...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:57:00 PST

Take Five...As A Musician Thinks" Is the Blues Tired and Waning?

" Is the Blues Tired and Waning?" So, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing are drawing to a close.  This evening they will air the closing ceremony,  that, if anything like the openin...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:41:00 PST

Take Five...As A Musician Thinks

As with many  new ideas, this concept of compiling ideas and opinions from our musician friends for publication in different media has met with a lukewarm indifference th...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:41:00 PST

This Week’s Question--We Want Your Opinion

Friends,Are you a "barside politician"? Are you a "Philosophizer"? Do you have opinions on everything under the sun? Would you like to impress others on how worldly and wise you are, and at the same t...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:22:00 PST

So You Want To Be Next Years International Blues Challenge Winner

By now everyone should know who won this year's International Blues Challenge. But did you know that of the solo artists, the first place winner was a classically trained violinist?  Did you know...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:06:00 PST

IBC Winners Determined

This just in from Laurie LaCrosse- Wright of the Rusty Wright Blues Band, "Just received word on the band finals from VividPix photog Scott Allen... 3rd Place goes to......The Lil' Ray ...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:51:00 PST

Finalists Of International Blues Challenge 2008 In Both Band And Solo/Duo Divisions Announced

At 2:51 PM, Steve Allen, President of the Detroit Blues Society knew the finalists for the International Blues Challenge had been announced. Unfortunately the finalists did not include the band, nor t...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:38:00 PST

Another Year Gone

It's hard to believe that it has been a full year now since the last International Blues Challenge,  but it has.   Can anyone name the bands who made the top ten last year?  What o...
Posted by Cross Harp Chronicles on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:02:00 PST