Mark Hummel News

Next to a distant train whistle or cowboys hunkered around a lonely, late-night campfire, the harmonica produces some of the most evocative sounds and images of the traditional American landscape.

With Magic Dick, Watermelon Slim, R.J. Mischel, and Rusty Zinn and the Blues Survivors.

It's always a pleasure to meet new people and hear their stories. And in this column, I am fortunate to be able to share tales of artists - whether singer, instrumentalist, writer, or dancer - and hear how the arts entered their lives and why they feel it's important.

ROCKLAND : Rick Estrin & The Nightcats will make a special Friday appearance Oct.

Mark Hummel has been doing the "Blues Harp Blowout" for almost 20 years, taking a concept that began as a Sunday night bar promotion and making it a national touring project.

Mark Hummel has been the ringleader of a traveling circus for 18 years now. A circus more intent on getting you to boogie than anything else - Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout has, for the better part of two decades, been visiting towns and cities all over the country, rocking crowds with some straight-up, down and dirty, harmonica-heavy blues.

EASTON - Some call Mark Hummel "a harmonica god." He might not be well known outside the blues community, but Hummel's trademark harmonica sound has earned him a consistent spot in the Top 5 list of blues harmonica players.

Get ready to be blown away by blues harp player Mark Hummel, who returns to Anacortes with the Blues Survivors and soulful guitarist Rusty Zinn, at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Rockfish Grill.

Featuring Magic Slim and The Teardrops, John Hammond, Roomful of Blues, Cedric Burnside, Mark Hummel, Chubby Carrier, Sista Monica Parker and others When: Friday to Sunday Tickets: Weekend passes and Saturday single tickets are sold out.

Featuring Magic Slim and The Teardrops, John Hammond, Roomful of Blues, Cedric Burnside, Mark Hummel, Chubby Carrier, Sista Monica Parker and others When: Friday to Sunday Tickets: Weekend passes and Saturday single tickets are sold out.

BMNN wrote: on Jun. 30, 2009: /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Sacramento, CA -- Sacramento's Radisson Hotel will be rocking and rolling this summer as hundreds of harmonica players from expert to novice will descend on the city as The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica kicks off its 46th anniversary convention in Sacramento, CA, ...

Details: 7:30 p.m. May 8, 2 and 7:30 p.m. May 9, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek; $18-$48; 925-943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.org , www.diabloballet.org . 2. Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout: East Bay harp wizard Hummel is bringing his talent-laden fest back to Yoshi's in Oakland this weekend.