The podcast that profiles great harmonica players and technicians from around the world
Harmonica Happy Hour Podcast

Harmonica Happy Hour Podcast

The podcast brings profiles of some of the top harmonica players, technicians and makers around today. Hear straight from the artists about their career, the albums they have released, the gear they use and playing tips.

The Happy Hour Harmonica podcast is brought to you by Neil Warren and is sponsored by Seydel Harmonicas. Find the link to their website in the Sponsors section at the foot of this page.

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Recent Episodes

Oct. 12, 2024

Jim Zeller interview

Jim Zeller joins me on episode 121. Jim is from Montreal, Canada, and first starting playing harmonica at age twelve after stealing one from a school friend. He ran away from home at age fifteen and learnt harmonica as he …

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Sept. 28, 2024

Paul deLay retrospective with Grant Dermody, Ross Garren and Pete Dam…

Grant Dermody, Ross Garren and Pete Dammann join me on episode 120 for a retrospective on Paul DeLay. Paul is a harmonica player who may go under the radar for some but his unique approach to both the diatonic and …

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Sept. 14, 2024

Yeore Kim interview

Yeore Kim joins me on episode 119. Yeore is from South Korea, where she first picked up the tremolo harmonica at the age of six. Her mother is a piano teacher, so she also learnt piano and other instruments, including …

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Aug. 24, 2024

David Barrett interview

David Barrett joins me on episode 118. David is based in San Jose, California, where he took lessons from Gary Smith from age 16, in addition to learning from great harmonica recordings. He started teaching harmonica himsel...

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Aug. 10, 2024

Yvonnick Prene interview

Yvonnick Prene joins me on episode 117. Yvonnick was born in France and has been resident in New York for seventeen years after first moving to the city to study at the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music. He …

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July 27, 2024

Isabella Krapf interview

Isabella Krapf joins me on episode 116. Isabella is from Vienna, Austria, where she started teaching and performing concerts in her late teens and has had a career in the harmonica ever since. Isabella is a collector of harmo...

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