BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1030@wnyblues.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T230000 DTSTAMP:20230928T160347Z URL:https://wnyblues.org/events/harper-midwest-kind-live-at-fanatics-pub-i n-lima-new-york/ SUMMARY:Harper & Midwest Kind Live at Fanatics Pub in Lima\, New York DESCRIPTION:An amalgamation of roots\, blues\, and world music\, award-winn ing Australian singer/ songwriter "Peter D. Harper" creates a heady mix of roots music through his creative use of the harmonica\, and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo. By combining traditional and modern influences\, borrowing from Western and World music\, Harper has created a highly origi nal take on the roots genre. Harper has received an amazing 14 x Music Awa rds in four different countries and has performed on over 2000 Films\, com mercials\, and TV series. Considered to be a virtuoso harmonica player\, H arper’s innovative use of electronic enhancement and feedback\, breaks t he traditional boundaries of the harmonica\, giving his music its distinct ive harmonics and effects. The powerful guitar sounds and the unique drone of the didgeridoo create raw yet eerie sonic textures\, somehow sounding primal and contemporary at the same time. Harper is backed by his very tal ented American Midwest based band: "Midwest Kind"\n\nBorn in the United Ki ngdom\, Harper's musical journey began early\, performing in brass bands p laying the trumpet and euphonium. At the age of ten\, his family moved hal fway round the world to Perth\, Western Australia\, and his Grandfather in troduced Harper to the harp. In Perth\, one of the most isolated cities in the world\, there was a thriving blues and folk scene. The blues had a ra wness\, an honesty\, and a passion of the soul which spoke to Harper deepl y. Then\, like every blues lover\, Harper began his journey backward to di scover the deeper roots of the music. "I think Muddy Waters really hit me hard. There was something incredibly special about his sound\, his powerfu l voice\, and his songs. I would sing his songs constantly. I also really dug Sonny Boy Williams II as well. I loved his rhythmic use of his harp. I was also inspired by a pretty wide range of players and styles like Littl e Walter\, Sugar Blue\, and Stevie Wonder who guided me in my harmonica pl aying. "But Harper did not stop his search with the blues. It was a chance meeting with a Hopi "Dan Running Bear" in Silverton\, Colorado\, that led him down the path to rediscovering the music of his homeland. Fascinated with the spirituality and culture of the American Natives\, he found the s ame qualities present in the Australian Aborigines of his homeland. On add ing the native didgeridoo to his music\, Harper says "It is a sound I grew up with\, so it seemed natural to add it to my songwriting particularly w hen the lyrics related to the plight of the Aborigines in Australia. When I added the didgeridoo to the more traditional blues instruments\, it work ed. The deep woody qualities and its haunting drone seemed to enhance the emotional quality of my stories. The didgeridoo is a spiritual and healing instrument\, and it seemed blues music accepted it with open arms. I also owe my life to a tribe of nomadic Australian Natives who saved my father and I from starvation when we were trapped at The Fitzroy Crossing (Wester n Australia)\, in between two fast-flowing river torrents. They gave us en ough food and water to last us until the flood had subsided. I feel my mus ic is my way of giving back to these wonderful people". Prior to his intro duction to American audiences\, Harper released six CDs to great acclaim i n his homeland of Australia. Harper received a Gold Record for "Sailing Au stralia" (America's Cup Theme). Harper had the honor of backing Blues Lege nd "Muddy Waters" on harmonica for his West Australian tour.\n\nIn 1994 he moved to Melbourne\, Victoria\, and released his first album\, "Tears of Ice"(New Market). This was followed by "Yesterday Is Over" in 1996 with hi s band Blue Devil and "Live At The Soup Kitchen" (recorded in Detroit) in 1997 as a soloist. In 2000\, he released "Glass on The Stepping Stone" and "Live At St. Andrew's" in 2002. In 2003 he released "Way Down Deep Inside "\, for which he received two harmonica awards and Album of the Year honor from US Magazine's "Guide to the Best of the Blues Harmonicas &\; Beyo nd" USA. Over the years Harper has received multiple Australian Blues Awar ds for Male Vocalist of the Year\, Song of the Year\, and Acoustic Artist of the Year (TREV). Harper was also invited to perform at a Royal Gala Per formance for the Queen of England in Perth\, Western Australia. His prolif ic recording career and memorable stage performances allowed Harper to tak e his music beyond Australia. He's played in the USA\, Canada\, Germany\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Singapore\, the United Kingdom\, Italy\, Belgium\, China\, The Caribbean and France. He first started performing in the Unit ed States in 1996 and has toured regularly since. It was on one of these t ours that he caught the attention of Blind Pig Records\, which made him th eir first international signing. With a home at a U.S. label and growing a ppreciation for his music from American audiences\, Harper made the perman ent move to the U.S. His animated shows have been well received at blues f estivals\, world music festivals\, and by fans of jam band music. Harper h as become a huge favorite on the worldwide festival scene with an average of 20 to 30 festivals and 200 club dates per year. He was also invited to perform harmonica on stage several times with US super group- "Journey".\n \nHarper's first Blind Pig release and American debut\, 2005's Down To The Rhythm\, won accolades from the press for its unique sound and virtuoso p erformances\, coupled with Harper's compositional skill. Harper's second r elease from Blind Pig Records\, Day By Day (2007)\, provided fans with ano ther prime example of why his unique roots music style occupies a category of its own. Ramble Magazine raved that Harper's harp and lyrics have " a depth of feeling and thought that is unusual in today's music. Blues legen d John Mayall loved Harper's songs so much so\, that he included " Just Wh at You're Looking For" on his new CD "Tough" (Eagle Records). Harper's thi rd Blind Pig release "Stand Together" (2010) reached number 10 on the Bill board Charts and number 1 on Sirius XM Bluesville Charts. Harper's CD "Liv e at the Blues Museum" (April 16\, 2012- Blu Harp Records) was recorded at Canada's only Blues Museum\, Place Concorde\, Windsor\, Ontario. "Live at the Blues Museum" reached number 1 on the Sirius/ XM National Radio Chart s\, USA/Canada. The CD received the "Best Live Recording" award by Blues41 1\, New York\, USA. 2012. Windsor\, Canada's Television network- CFTV 34 a ired "An Evening with Peter D. Harper" in 2013. Harper was also nominated for two 2013 Detroit Music Awards- "Outstanding Artist" and "Outstanding R ecording". Harper released an acoustic blues CD with Motor City Josh calle d "Bare Bones" (Blu Harp Records) in October 2013 and followed up with a v ery successful national tour. He also received a 2013 "Happy to Have the B lues Award"- Best Instrumentalist" -"Big City Rhythm n Blues Magazine". Ha rper won a 2014 Detroit Music Award for "Outstanding Vocalist" and was als o nominated for FIVE Detroit Music Awards. Harper and Midwest Kind were fe atured on PBS TV- WKAR "BackStage Pass" in 2015. This TV presentation was syndicated worldwide. Harper was nominated for two x 2015 Detroit Music Aw ards. Harper received a 2017 Detroit Music Awards for Outstanding Vocalist .\n\nIn 2016\, Harper released "Show Your Love' (Blu Harp Records) This CD hit # 3 on the Billboard Blues Charts - (July 27\, 2016). Plus an amazing 6 Months in the Top Ten on Billboard\, (September 2016) "Show Your Love" also hit # 1 in The Netherlands\, # 1 in Italy\, and #3 on the Australian Blues Charts (Top 5 for 5 months). In 2018\, Peter D Harper's new project with German Guitarist Joachim Griebe called - "Harper &\; Griebe" relea sed a CD called "Distant Unity". This CD is available through BCSMusic (Ge rmany)\n\nHarper and Midwest Kind's latest release “RISE UP” (2020) r eached # 3 on the Billboard Blues Charts\, was listed in the Top 20 Albums of 2020 by Blues Blast Magazine and was also nominated for Best Modern Ro ots Album\, and Best Modern Roots Band\, 2021 by Independent Blues Awards\ , USA.\n\n\n \;\n\nWNYBS Member Discount Code: WNYBS-HARPER\n\nTickets : https://events.eventgroove.com/event/Harper-Midwest-Kind-79000\n\nNot a WNYBS Member? https://wnyblues.org/membership-plans/\n\nLooking for more L ive Blues Music Events? https://wnyblues.org/events/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/wnyblues.org/wp-content/upload s/2023/09/Fanatics-Harper-and-Midwest-Kind-10-14-2023.png?fit=360%2C236&ss l=1 CATEGORIES:Live Blues Music LOCATION:Fanatics\, 7281 West Main St\, Lima\, NY\, 14485\, United States GEO:42.904931;-77.612755 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=7281 West Main St\, Lima\, NY\, 14485\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fanatics:geo:42.9049 31,-77.612755 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR