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Mitch

About Me

I got my first Guitar at 13, with dreams of becoming a rock-star, but real-life got in the way, marriage, divorce etc....After 20 odd years of being merely average, I started playing Harmonica, Harp, Gob-iron, Mouth-organ, tin-sandwich, mississippi saxaphone.....what have you....and i havent looked back!Ive been Jamming in and around Essex for about the past 5 years, guesting with various Local bands, and have been a regular at the Hot Hob Jam in brentwood almost since it opened.Ive been in various Bands, and, after a 2 year stint with Snake Oil, I have re-united with my old mate Darren Pymer and probably some of the finest musicians in the South-East, and Idle Hands is born!! !

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Member Since: 23/06/2007
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Myself, and Many Many great musicians. many thanks over the years go out to all I have played with, Some Good, Some Bad, and Some Ugly ( to paraphrase!!) We are always moving forward, and I have found its possible to learn from anyone, even if its NOT to do things. There are a lots of Fools, Fakes and Frauds in 'The Biz', but thankfully these wannabes and neverweres are far outweighed by the genuine articles!
Influences: Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Charlie Musselwhite, Sonny Boy Williamson, Rod Piazza, Junior Wells, Jon Popper, John Mayall,
Sounds Like:Featuring Ben and Aaron on Guitars, Steve on Bass, Kris on Drums, and Myself on Harp and Vocals
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

What we can all learn.....

I found this.....some very wise wordsHaving the knowledge, skill, sensitivity and values to play music is a wonderful gift for all to have. Being able to express music through the various genre is a c...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:49:00 GMT

Makes it all worthwhile.....

Had a great night tonight, nipped down to Chinnerys,  for the acoustic evening, a very well run, attitude free Open Mike (nice to see somewhere to go on a thursday)  My Friends Candelabra we...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:14:00 GMT

What REALLY grinds my gears......

I really ought to stop going to pubs.....My trouble is, I rarely drink. I go for the music, pure and simple. So when I get INVITED up to play, not just stroll up and may a noise, but actually INVITED,...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:41:00 GMT

How to request a song from the Band...

When requesting a song from the band, just say "play ... my song!" We have chips implanted in our heads with an unlimited database of the favorite tunes of every patron who ever walked into a bar and ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:57:00 GMT

Rules For Dating My Daughter

Daddy's Rules for DatingRule One:If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering apizza, because you're sure not picking anything up.Rule Two:You do not touch my daughter in front of ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:37:00 GMT

How to be a Harmonica God!!

I found this at WWW.JT30.COM very useful useful tips here, but may i point out it ISNT my article... I've been playing harp for almost 20 years, and I'm still no damn good at it. I know why. It's beca...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:34:00 GMT