Nedra Russ:
An accomplished and award-winning multimedia artist and musician, Nedra Russ is a vessel of creative energy drawing apon Modern, Avant-garde and Traditional painters throughout history .
Nedra’s paintings and songs can be seen and heard across the United States and as far as Europe, Asia, and Australia
Nedra is Resident Artist/Musician at Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Family.
Nedra is a representative for Hohner Harmonica as a world recognised harmonica player as well as The Harmonica Lady tm original playable harmonica necklace's. Nedra's podcast is Rank in the top ten in the World.
Nedra and has been on Disneys The Big Fib podcast as a noted harmonica player and teacher.
NJR Music Duo or Trio can be booked
Nedra and Julio, Rock n Roots
Brownie McGhee used to talk (and sing) about the 'blues buzzin' round like a bunch of honey bees. Guitarist Julio Inglasses and Harmonica-blower, singer/songwriter Nedra Russ get the blues buzzin', the rock rollin', and root's homegrowin', and your toes tappin'! In fact, their first song collaboration, 'Little Bumblebee' has just been set free to buzz around the internet.
nJr draws from deep and eclectic roots in music ranging from gospel, blues, folk, to rock, with originals and select standards delivered in an inimitable, nitty gritty, and down to earth range of styles.
The combination of vocals, deep-rooted blues and explosive instrumentals displays promise to keep those bees buzzin for a long time!
NJR Music has a New bass player Jay Crawford formerly of the Bay Area Bomb. He adds vocals Bass Cello and guitar.
For the first time ever, we are hosting a Downtown Block Party for July 3rd! Where you ask? Main St. West Point, between the BMCYF Youth Center, Blue Mountain Theater, and Sam Snead Real Estate. We have hired two Live Bands for a rockin’ night of Blues, Country, and Rock Music, Nedra and Julio open and then Area 53 for dancing in the streets for all! We are having a fabulous caterer who provides gourmet BBQ delights. Menu includes Smoked Tri Tip, Marinated Chicken, Pesto Cream Pasta, Bourbon Baked Beans, a fresh Garden Green Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette, and a bread roll with butter. Sounds absolutely delicious! Our Vivacious crew of volunteers and the Lion’s Club of West Point are running a children’s area with fun games for the whole family, including, Air Boat Regatta, Corn Hole, Spin the Prize Wheel, and Giant size Jenga! There will be prizes for the littles and plenty of good times to go around. We have a fabulous raffle prize, an ECHO Chain Saw donated by Al Arieta of West Point Lumber, and many more raffle prizes coming in every day. The NO HOST Bar will be open for your enjoyment! Please support us, all proceeds will go to making this an Amazing Lumberjack Day 2022! Tickets for an Adult dinner is $35.00 and Child ticket is $12.50 (3 to 12 yrs) Tickets are available at Sam Snead Real Estate 209-293-7979, Danielle’s Hair Design 209-293-3100, The VFW 209-293-3322, and any LumberJack Committee member. Time is running out, so please make a reservation today!!!
Open Mic come share the stage and have fun with us in a beautiful garden setting bring you food and drink Wine and water for sale
The annual SPAH Convention is America's biggest harmonica party!
Held in a different city every year, the SPAH Convention is a five day event that features seminars, jams, and world-class performances by and for players of all types of harmonica and all genres of music!
The 2022 SPAH Convention is currently scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Tuesday, August 9 through Saturday, August 13, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Registration for the convention will open on April 2.
The annual SPAH Convention is America's biggest harmonica party!
Held in a different city every year, the SPAH Convention is a five day event that features seminars, jams, and world-class performances by and for players of all types of harmonica and all genres of music!
The 2022 SPAH Convention is currently scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Tuesday, August 9 through Saturday, August 13, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Registration for the convention will open on April 2.
The annual SPAH Convention is America's biggest harmonica party!
Held in a different city every year, the SPAH Convention is a five day event that features seminars, jams, and world-class performances by and for players of all types of harmonica and all genres of music!
The 2022 SPAH Convention is currently scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Tuesday, August 9 through Saturday, August 13, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Registration for the convention will open on April 2.
The annual SPAH Convention is America's biggest harmonica party!
Held in a different city every year, the SPAH Convention is a five day event that features seminars, jams, and world-class performances by and for players of all types of harmonica and all genres of music!
The 2022 SPAH Convention is currently scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Tuesday, August 9 through Saturday, August 13, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Registration for the convention will open on April 2.
The annual SPAH Convention is America's biggest harmonica party!
Held in a different city every year, the SPAH Convention is a five day event that features seminars, jams, and world-class performances by and for players of all types of harmonica and all genres of music!
The 2022 SPAH Convention is currently scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Tuesday, August 9 through Saturday, August 13, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. Registration for the convention will open on April 2.
Come enjoy the great wine and lovely garden and History of the Mc Connell Estate while we provide the some sweet sounds and see some of The Harmonica Lady artist product line
The long awaited art path will be ready for all to see we have worked hard to bring this to pass. SO mark the date see you there....
https://russnedra.podbean.com Come subcribe to my podcast all things creative information music and much more!
Jan 21 2020
Cross Harp by Nedra Russ
In the 20th-century, southern black musicians found the devil in the harmonica. The cheap and portable instrument was made at Hohner’s workshop in Germany for use in traditional European waltzes and marches, but when…
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May 9 2017
How many types of Harmonicas are there? I say as many as needed for the many types of music it is used for. Harmonicas come in all shapes and sizes, it is mind boggling. At SPAH each year all types…
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May 5 2017
Jun 14 2016
Oct 13 2015
Sep 30 2012
Walter Horton was born in Horn Lake, MS (April 6, 1917), but his mother soon moved to Memphis where Walter taught himself how to play the harmonica at five years of age. He later learned more about his instrument by…
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May 31 2012
May 24 2012
Shortly after Hohner began manufacturing harmonicas in 1857, he shipped some to relatives who had emigrated to the United States. Its music rapidly became popular, and the country became an enormous market for Hohner's goods.
Winslow Yerxa President…
May 7 2012
#1: When and how did you get involved with SPAH
My first SPAH was Detroit 1990. I believe that the first year I volunteered was Memphis 1994 and have tried to be as involved as I could in…
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May 3 2012
#1: I got to meet you last year when I took your seminar and learned that you know allot about the history of the harmonica.
I would say you are a great historian of the instrument, I enjoyed your…
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Apr 19 2012
Apr 12 2012
1: Tom when and how did you start playing harmonic?
My three cousins and I received a 280 Chromatic for Christmas when I was 15 living in San Francisco.…
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16 by 20 framed Mixed Media RICK ESTRIN
(harmonica, vocals)
Rick Estrin was born in San Francisco, California in 1949, and grew up fiercely independent. As a 10-year-old boy, he made his way to the tough Market Street area and befriended many of the neighborhood characters. When he was 12, his older sister gave him a copy of Ray Charles’ The Genius Sings The Blues, and he became infatuated with the music. Albums from Jimmy Reed, Champion Jack Dupree, Mose Allison, Nina Simone and others soon followed. By the time he was a teenager, Estrin had immersed himself in the urban, African-American culture surrounding him. He got his first harmonica at age 15, and by age 18 was proficient enough to begin sitting in at black clubs around the city. He first jammed with blues master Lowell Fulson and immediately was hired to open five shows for R&B giant Z.Z. Hill. He worked five nights a week for almost a year with guitar legend Travis Phillips in a band fronted by famed pimp/bluesman Fillmore Slim (who was the centerpiece of the acclaimed Hughes Brothers documentary American Pimp). Slim introduced Estrin to singer Rodger Collins, the man who would become Rick’s first real musical mentor. Collins schooled Rick on the finer points of songwriting and show business. At 19, Estrin relocated to Chicago and worked with some of the city’s best bluesmen. He met and jammed with the legendary Muddy Waters, who told Rick, “You outta sight, boy! You got that sound! You play like a man!” Muddy wanted Estrin to go on the road with him, but Estrin missed Muddy’s phone call and it never happened. Estrin eventually moved back to the Bay Area, met guitarist Charlie Baty and formed Little Charlie & The Nightcats. With Charlie’s retirement from touring in 2008, Rick brought in guitar virtuoso Kid Andersen and formed Rick Estrin & The Nightcats.
Estrin cites Sonny Boy Williamson II, Percy Mayfield and Detroit bluesman Baby Boy Warren as his major songwriting influences. His work on the reeds is deep in the tradition of harmonica masters Sonny Boy Williamson II and Little Walter Jacobs, while at the same time pushing that tradition forward with his innovative songs. And his sly and soulful vocals are the perfect vehicle for driving those songs home.
This is a fine tuned mine harmonica The little lady out of Germany. A very simple nice leather neck wear.
22 inch hand beaded gold infused beads, crystals, and a little lady fine tuned mimi harmonica is truly one of a kind. Yes only one made. By the artist.
This Kumihimo (組み紐) is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning "gathered threads", kumihimo are made by interlacing reels ... Is made with silk threads a fine tuned mini little lady harmonica' Hand made by the artist truly one of a kind.
Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning "gathered threads", kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use of traditional, specialised looms - either a marudai or a takadai. These are like and I have them in different colors. They are with a Little Lady Hohner fine tuned in C mini Harmonicas.
For generations, Hohner has dedicated everything towards music for a simple reason: Music is a way of life. In fact, you could say it’s the best way of life. People who aren’t into music simply don’t know what they’re missing. Of course we would say that, wouldn’t we? But like countless musicians all over the world, from beginner to professional, we feel so strongly about music that we want to help open the door to this experience to everyone. With instruments designed to convey the joy and the passion which inspires everybody to improve their skills and develop further.
We wouldn’t be where we are now, as world market leader for harmonicas and accordions, if it wasn’t for our passion and our shared commitment to our craft and the traditions which it has inspired. This is a defining element of the Hohner sound, a key to unlock the world of music. Our mission is to pass this passion on to you, with perfectly crafted instruments which enable you to truly Enjoy music.
