Harper and Midwest Kind
Schedule
Fri May 19 2023 at 08:00 pm
Location
The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery | Hampton, VA
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Harper and Midwest Kind:- Award winning Roots/Blues & World music from Australia. 14 x Awards in 4 Countries!!!! - LATEST ALBUM - #3 ON BILLBOARD BLUES CHARTS!!! Endorsed by Bushman Harmonicas & Shaker Microphones
Award winning Australian singer/ songwriter/ virtuoso harmonica player "Peter D. Harper", now based in Detroit, Michigan, USA creates a heady mix of roots music through his creative use of the harmonica, and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo. Known in the music world as "Harper", his latest release "RISE UP" (Access Records), features 10 original tunes that reach deep within. "RISE UP", which had its debut at #3 on the Billboard Blues Charts, profoundly expresses Harper's creative use of the harp and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo with underlying meaningful lyrics, which reflect the divisive times, we currently live in. Harper has received an amazing 14 x Blues/Roots Music awards (including a Gold Record) in the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada and achieved 4 x Top Ten Billboard Blues Charting albums. He recently won a Detroit Music Award for "Outstanding Vocalist”. Other career highlights: guest harmonica player for JOURNEY, Muddy Waters, Walter Trout, James Montgomery, The Holmes Brothers, Gary US Bonds, Ekoostik Hooka, Jimi Thackery, Tommy Castro, Magic Dick, Mark Hummel, Otis Taylor, Bernard Allison, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Nelson Band plus many more. Harper’s harp, vocals and didgeridoo have been featured on over 2000 films, commercials and TV series. Peter D. Harper was also commissioned for a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II of England.
Peter D Harper is known for his powerful soulful voice and a deep, almost mystical approach to the roots genre. Harper’s latest release is an expansive musical and lyrical journey, stirred up with masterful harp and the deep, woody percussive tones of the didgeridoo. "RISE UP" is without doubt Harper's best work to date and was listed in the Top 20 Albums of the year by Blues Blast Magazine. Harper and Midwest Kind was also nominated for the Independent Blues Awards fo *Best Modern Roots Band and *Best Modern Roots Album - "RISE UP". "RISE UP" follows the highly acclaimed "Show Your Love" ( 2016) which reached # 3 on the Billboard Blues Charts and stayed in the top ten for an incredible 6 months. Harper is backed by his talented Midwest based touring band called "Midwest Kind" which features: Austin Johnson on guitar, Lee Lewis on Bass Guitar, Brent Hilla on Drums and Bobbi Llewellyn on backing vocals/ percussion.
Karen Albano/ Modern Rock Review (USA) describes “Harper is an original, playing the harmonica like an authentic Chicago bluesman, singing about unity and love like a member of peacenik jam band, belting crisp vocals like a straight-up superb classic soul performer, and then pioneering the didgeridoo into these popular forms of modern music. Unique and quality music of this kind is truly a rare treat”. While Rhetta Claudette Akamatsu, Making a Scene USA, states "A magnificent, deeply evocative album by a great singer-songwriter and his fantastic band. I give it the highest marks". For further information please check out the Official Harper Website: www.harper.biz or Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/peterdharper or www.facebook.com/harperandmidwestkind or www.reverbnation.com/harperandmidwestkind or Harper and Midwest Kind on Instagram or Twitter: Harper and Midwest Kind on Twitter
https://open.spotify.com/album/2IeqctJJj3LVCXrSPD2ucF Spotify Link for RISE UP
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kqjMIDhc7wA1aoJD1aOuY?autoplay=true&v=A Spotify Link for other Harper's CDs
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Where is it happening?
The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery, 504 N. King St,Hampton,VA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
