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 and Blue Moon Harmonicas. Find the link to their websites in the Sponsors section at the foot of this page.

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Recent Episodes

Aug. 1, 2025

Liam Ward interview

Liam Ward joins me on episode 140. Liam is from the north west of England and first took up the harmonica in his late teens. His youthful zeal turned into his career when he chose to become a full-time harmonica player over b...

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July 19, 2025

Big Walter Horton retrospective with Tom Ball, Mudcat and Madcat

Tom Ball, Peter ‘Madcat’ Ruth and Michael ‘Mudcat’ Ward join me on episode 139 for a retrospective on Walter Horton. Walter was likely born on April 6th, 1918, in Horn Lake, Mississippi. He probably made his first recordings ...

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July 4, 2025

Richard Sleigh interview

Richard Sleigh joins me on episode 138. Richard is from Pennsylvania and is a renowned harmonica customiser, player and teacher. He tells how his great uncle Bill inspired him to pick up the harp, before discovering Irish mus...

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June 21, 2025

Fabrizio Poggi interview

Fabrizio Poggi joins me on episode 137. Fabrizio plays blues, folk and spiritual music. Hailing from near Milan, he took some time to find his way with the harmonica but since then he has performed at Carnegie Hall and been n...

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June 6, 2025

Sonny Boy Williamson II retrospective with Giles Robson and Jim Basni…

Giles Robson and Jim Basnight join me on episode 136 for a retrospective on Alex ‘Rice’ Miller (aka Sonny Boy Williamson II). Information on Sonny Boy’s early life is sketchy. Sonny Boy was likely born in 1912 and had a hard ...

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May 23, 2025

John Sebastian interview

John Sebastian joins me on episode 135. John had considerable chart success in the 1960s as part of the folk rock band, The Lovin' Spoonful, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the year 2000. John was als...

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