Hornby Island Blues Workshop

Dave Harris loved music from a very early age but it took him awhile to discover the Blues that has become his passion. After early piano lessons and poor attempts at classical violin, Dave discovered the guitar, the harmonica and the Blues at about the same time. For more than thirty years music has been Dave’s sole means of employment; playing in various Blues bands, duos and solo, writing many articles and CD reviews over the years, as well as producing countless CDs and DVDs for sale. Dave’s solo performances led him to the one-man band style act that has proved to be a very successful career for him. Dave loves performing for people from all over the world and has developed his original one-man band show from a simple guitar, rack harp and foot operated drums to his current show, which includes two steel body guitars, twelve string guitar, fotdella (foot operated bass), mandolin, banjo, two fiddles, harps, suitcase kick drum, high-hat and various noisemakers. The veteran musician performs his original tunes as well as many of the lesser-known Blues classics and he is renown for his harmonica playing as well as his expertise on both acoustic and electric guitar. Dave is currently writing a book on one-man bands and continues to make festival appearances and teach at various workshops.

Dave's website: http://www.myspace.com/daveharrisonemanband

Dave will be teaching private lessons and performing in our electric night concert on Wednesday evening. He will also be offering a free fiddle class to any local residents and registered students on Thursday afternoon. Time and place to be announced. Please note that private lessons are not included in the workshop price. For more information, please contact us at ..