Skip's Harp Site: Harmonica Homepage

(More on that photo later!)

This is my homepage as a harp (harmonica) teacher and performer. Also listed are my other activities, bookish and/or eclectic. Interested in more information about any of what's shown here? Let me know, but not via this website (see below).

Chicago is my sweet home; I'm a long-time recovered New Yorker. My teaching and playing is mostly at the Old Town School of Folk Music but also elsewhere in the Midwest. Garth Taylor and I have been the featured entertainment at the Midwest Outsider Art Fair in Harbert, Michigan since the mid-90's, now with MK Ness (vocals), Matt Dressel (bass), and Tom Shea (percussion) as Patent Medicine. The great Chicago performers of the past and present are my ongoing inspiration. That includes the blues greats, and also the folks who play gospel, Irish, swing, country, jug-band music: most everything. I love it all.

Oh yes, and I also teach autoharp -- my first instrument! (Ringing autoharp harmonies offset the screaming blues.)

As a Chicagoan, I revel in our people, neighborhoods, cultures, music, and -- I'll readily admit this -- I especially enjoy Chicago hot dog stands and the tradition of the Chicago hot dog. I love hot dog conversations and will readily swap recommendations.

If after lthis visit you think, "hey, maybe learning some harp (or more harp) is something for me," feel free to email me (NOT at the above address, but at skiplandt@sbcglobal.net). Or give me a call; we can talk about it: I'm in the phonebook.

Skip

For the lake scene, check out the photos.