HarmonicaUK

HarmonicaUK (formerly the National Harmonica League) is a UK-based organisation for harmonica players and enthusiasts of all styles of harmonica – chromatic, diatonic, tremolo, chord, bass – and music – traditional, blues, popular, jazz and classical. It has been active since 1935.

HarmonicaUK
Founded1935
TypeRegistered Charity (England & Wales)
Location
President
Paul Jones
PublicationHarmonica World
Websitewww.harmonicauk.com
Formerly called
National Harmonica League

It is a Registered Charity (England & Wales), and its current President is Paul Jones. Previous Presidents include Larry Adler and Ronald Chesney. The current Chairman is Ben Hewlett. Previous Chairmen include Roger Trobridge, Colin Mort and John Walton.

It is based in Great Britain, but has members and contributors from around the world, and membership is open to anyone. It welcomes players of all levels, including beginners, and it can help with questions about getting started or improving your playing ability.

It organises festivals, events and tuition meetings. The main annual festival was held in October until October 2018, in The Bristol Folk House. The 2019 Festival is in Gloucester, 16-18 August. It includes workshops, concerts and a harmonica contest which has been won by many players who went on to play professionally, including Philip Achille. The Saturday Evening Festival Concerts features top artists from around the world – including Joe Filisko, Brendan Power, Willi Berger, Greg Slap, Lee Oskar, Will Galison, and Donald Black. Other festivals are held throughout the year.

Harmonica World

HarmonicaUK publish a members' magazine, Harmonica World, six times a year. The magazine is in A5 format, and contains articles covering tuition, harmonica history, artists, members' experiences and technical reviews and news of events, recordings and new products.[1][2]

References
  1. "Harmonica Publications". Harmonica Links. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. "Harmonica links". The Harmonica Company. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.


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