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Here you'll find my albums, custom harmonicas, <a href="instruction.php">instructional material</a>, plus music to listen to, interesting stuff to read and links to click. 702 <p> 703 704 I'll always love playing and performing, but am equally engrossed by designing and making harmonicas. The two go hand-in-hand: to play the music I like in the way I want to, I've found the best way is to customise harmonicas in one way or another. All the harps I play are in one of my personal tunings, and 705 I'm always experimenting with new possibilities. 706 <p> 707 708 For those interested in back stories there is info on my <a href="philosophy.php#view2">early playing years in New Zealand</a>, and techie types can read the history of my many harmonica experiments and 709 <a href="harpgeeks.php#geeks2">innovations</a> over the years. 710 <p> 711 If you want to skip straight to the music albums, instructional material and custom harmonicas, just follow the appropriate links. Have fun! 712 <p style="clear:both"> 713 714 Also check out our <a class="darrow" href="special-offers.php"> Special Offers </a> on harmonicas, books, parts and more! 715 716 717 718 </div> 719 <div class="table-cell-style-min" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> 720 721 <div class="important_msg" style="clear:both"> 722 We are always happy to hear from players and customers and we have a <a href="http://www.brendan-power.com/forum/">Discussion Forum</a> and <a href="useful.php#faq">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section</a>, so please check there 723 before contacting us to see if you can find an answer to your query. 724 725 726 727 </div> 728 729 730 731 732 <div class="tv" style="margin:6px;width:95%;"> 733 <iframe class="YTVID_GRID_3pc" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/v=zz5mO_5VHNM" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe> 734 <br><span style="float:right"><b>Video: SLIDE-HARMONICAS - AsiaBend, PowerChromatic, Slide-Diatonic</b></span> 735 </div> 736 737 738 739 </div> 740 </div> 741</div><br> 742 </div> 743 744 <div id="news" class="tabcontent"> 745 746 747 748<!--<div class="table-cell-style-order" style="vertical-align:middle;float:right"> 749<h2>Newsletters</h2> 750<ul class="no-dec"> 751<li><a href="NEWSLETTERS/2017-DEC.pdf">Dec 2017</a> 752<li><a href="NEWSLETTERS/2017-FEB.pdf">Feb 2017</a> 753<li><a href="NEWSLETTERS/2016-Spring.pdf">Spring 2016</a> 754</ul> 755</div>--> 756 757<h2>September 2026</h2> 758 759<h3>First e-book released</h3> 760 761Brendan's Play Irish Music on the Blues Harp is now available as a downloadable e-book. We will be converting all books in due course. 762<p> 763<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/instruction.php#view3">Play Irish Music on the Blues Harp</a> 764 765<h3>The all-new Irish Session Harp</h3> 766A RADICAL NEW WAY TO PLAY IRISH MUSIC ON HARMONICA, BACKED UP BY NOTEFLOW: A GROUNDBREAKING TABLATURE SYSTEM THAT MAKES LEARNING FAST AND EASY! 767<p> 768<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/ish.php">Irish Session Harp</a> 769 770 771 772 773 774<h2>July 2026</h2> 775<h3>New X-REED Products!</h3> 776 777In July, Brendan and André Coelho released three exciting new Chromatic X-Reed products - the Octachrom, the Octachrom Selectable and the TremoloChrom. 778<p> 779<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-twin-chromatic.php">Read about them here </a> 780 781 782<h2>June 2026</h2> 783 784<h3>Return of the PowerPlugs!</h3> 785In response to popular demand, my small but mighty PowerPlugs are back! Quickly add superior reed response in the critical top octave of your chromatics. 786<p> 787<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/PowerPlugs.php">PowerPlugs</a> 788 789 790 791<h2>September 2025</h2> 792 793<h3>Return of the PowerBenders!</h3> 794 795Now made by the JDR company, our latest model is for sale, in 5 keys. 796 797And even better, for each PowerBender harmonica you buy, you will receive another PowerBender (previous model, selected at random) for FREE (while stocks last). 798<p> 799<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-10hole.php#power-bender">PowerBender Harmonicas</a> 800 801 802 803<h2>August 2025</h2> 804 805<h3>Easy-Fit Universal Power-Valves released!</h3> 806 807These are easy to install single valves (sometimes called windsavers) that are ridiculously quick and easy to fit, can be installed in ANY kind of harmonica, and will add power/expression to the notes they affect. 808 809<p> 810<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/PowerValves.php#pv">Universal Power-Valves</a> 811 812 813<h2>August 2025</h2> 814 815<h3>Gasket Valves for Eastttop Forerunners</h3> 816 817The much-requested new version of our Gasket Valves for the Easttop Forerunner models are now out! 818<p> 819<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/GasketValves.php#gvc">Gasket Valves - Easttop Forerunner</a> 820 821 822 823<h2>April 2025</h2> 824 825<h3>Paddy Richter Valved Promasters back in all 14 keys!</h3> 826 827For a limited period, you can get Paddy Richter tuned valved Suzuki Promasters in ALL FOURTEEN keys. 828Replacement reedplates also available. 829<p> 830Buy three to get a discount... 831<p> 832<a href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-10hole.php#paddy-richter">Paddy Richter Promasters</a> 833 834 835<h2>Feb 2025</h2> 836 837<h3>AsiaBend is back!</h3> 838 839The popular AsiaBend is back, along with the much requested Slide-Diatonic and PowerChromatic tunings, 840using the Hohner CX-12 as the base model. 841<p>
842<a href="https://brendan-power.com/psh.php">CUSTOM BRENDAN POWER SLIDE HARMONICAS</a> 843 844<h2>August 2024</h2> 845 846<h3>20% OFF!</h3> 847 848For all of August, if you spend £20 or more on either brendan-power.com or x-reed.com you will get 20% off your order total! 849<p> 850(orders cannot be combined across the sites - if you wish to purchase from both sites, please place two orders. There is no upper limit to your order total). 851 852<h2>June 2024</h2> 853 854More offers! 855 856<p> 857<a href="https://brendan-power.com/combs-hohner.php#12">Hohner 12 PowerCombs (raw)</a> are only £18 for a limited time! 858<p> 859All remaining <a href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-10hole.php#power-draw">PowerDraw</a> and <a href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-10hole.php#power-bender">PowerBender</a> harmonicas are also down to £18! 860 861 862 863<h2>May 2024</h2> 864<h3>Improved PowerCombs back on sale </h3> 865 866Our latest PowerCombs are printed in a new material giving better and more consistent quality results: 867 868<p> 869<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/combs-hohner.php">Hohner 10/12/16 Hole</a> 870<p> 871<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/combs-hohner-AV.php">Hohner Autovalve</a> 872 873 874<h2>Feb 2024</h2> 875<h3>PowerComb Sale! </h3> 876 877Our PowerCombs are one of the most popular and successful products we have released to date, with many hundreds of happy customers. 878<p> 879However, we are always improving them! 880<p> 881We are switching to a new printing method that will result in more rigid combs with finer resolution. 882<p> 883All current PowerCombs in stock are now available at half price until gone. 884<p> 885(Colours will be pot luck. If we have the colour you selected, we will send it, otherwise you will receive another colour.) 886 887<p> 888<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/combs-hohner.php">Hohner 10/12/16 Hole</a> 889<p> 890<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/combs-hohner-AV.php">Hohner Autovalve</a> 891 892 893<h2>Nov 2023</h2> 894<b>XMAS SALE! </b> All PowerBender and PowerDraw harmonicas are HALF PRICE! You can also add Gasket Valves for only £5. 895 896<p><a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-10hole.php#power-bender">PowerBender</a> 897 898<p><a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/harmonicas-10hole.php#power-draw">PowerDraw</a> 899 900 901 902<h2>Sep 2023</h2> 903The much requested - new and improved - Gasket Valves are here for diatonic harmonicas. 904<p> 905 906 907 908<p><a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/GasketValves.php#gv">Gasket Valves Mk2</a> 909 910 911 912<h2>Sep 2023</h2> 913All PowerCombs are now available in SIX colours... 914<p> 915You can now choose between black, red, blue, green, light green and fluorescent yellow! 916 917 918<p><a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/combs-hohner.php">PowerCombs</a> 919 920 921<h2>Apr 2023</h2> 922The OctaHarp Selectable: Back by Popular Demand! 923<p> 924I'm proud to re-release this creation, one of my favourite inventions! 925 926<p><a class="darrow" href="https://www.brendan-power.com/harmonicas-twin-diatonic.php#octaharp-selectable"> OctaHarp Selectable </a> 927 928 929<h2>Feb 2023</h2> 930 931Make your own Overblow-Booster! The Power-Parts kits are here. 932 933 934<p> 935<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/OverblowBooster.php#Mk2Parts"> Overblow-Booster Mk2 Parts Kits </a> 936 937 938<h2>Jan 2023</h2> 939 940Brendan has started a new weekly series called TECH TUESDAY in which he explores some of his past inventions and innovations that have until this point 941been unseen. 942<p> 943<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/techtuesday.php"> TECH TUESDAY </a> 944 945 946<h2>Jan 2023</h2> 947 948A small number of Brendan's Paddy Richter 10 hole harps are available again, at a reduced price. 949<p> 950<a class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/special-offers.php"> Special Offers </a> 951 952<h2>June 2022 - The much-requested Overblow-Booster Mk2 is released!</h2> 953 954<h4>*** Limited Edition ***</h4> 955<a class="darrow" href="https://www.brendan-power.com/OverblowBooster.php"> Overblow-Booster mk2 </a> 956 957 958<h2>May 2022 - The SlipSlider Mk3 is here, and it's better than ever!</h2> 959 960 961<a class="darrow" href="https://www.brendan-power.com/SlipSlider.php"> SlipSlider Mk3 </a> 962 963 964<h2>Nov 2021 - The Modular-Reed Harmonica is here!</h2> 965 966 967One of the big problems with harmonicas is that when a reed breaks, it is not easy to fix or replace it. 968Now, the new Modular-Reed Harmonica provides the solution. Each reed in the harmonica is separate and can easily be changed by the player, without any expert workshop skills needed. 969The other big and exciting advantage is that with the modular system you can easily change tunings and experiment away... 970<p> 971<a class="darrow" href="https://www.brendan-power.com/ModularHarp.php"> Modular-Reed Harmonica </a> 972 973 974<h2>Aug 2021 - miniMIDI-JOYstick released!</h2> 975 976The successor to the mini PitchBender is here, offering far more possibilities and it can be fitted to nearly any instrument! 977<p> 978<A class="darrow" href="https://brendan-power.com/MiniMidiJoy.php"> miniMIDI-JOYstick </a> 979<br> 980 </div> 981 <div id="about1" class="tabcontent"> 982 983UK-based New Zealander Brendan Power is acknowledged by many as one of the most creative, skilled & versatile harmonica players around today. Equally at ease on both the earthy Blues Harp as well as the sophisticated Chromatic Harmonica, he tunes them to his own scales to create a highly original style. He has recorded over twenty solo CDs to date, in a wide variety of musical genres. 984<br><br> 985Since he moved to Britain in 1992, Brendan's eclectic skills and sympathetic ear have made him an in-demand session player, leading to live and recording work with artists such as Kate Bush (her latest album 'Director's Cut'), Sting, Van Morrison, James Galway, Paul Young, Shirley Bassey, John Williams, Mike Batt and many more. 986<img src="images/india.jpg" alt="Brendan Power" title="Brendan Power" class="left-inline-float-small"> 987His playing is also heard on many Hollywood movie soundtracks (eg. the 2008 Oscar winning soundtrack for 'Atonement', Jackie Chan's 'Shanghai Noon'), and internationally syndicated BBC TV series (eg. 'Billy Connelly in Canada', 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet', and Bruce Parry's 'Arctic' Series). He has featured on the world-renowned 'Jools Holland Show' and regularly toured worldwide, performing in venues such as China's Great Hall of the People, 988the Royal Albert Hall and The Kremlin. Brendan was voted "International Harmonica Player of the Year 2011/12" by the respected SPAH organisation of America. 989<br><br> 990In addition to his Pop, Jazz & Blues skills, Brendan is an expert player of Irish traditional music (winning the 1993 All Ireland Title), and performed for three years as soloist in the Riverdance Show. He has recorded with many well-known Irish artists including Donal Lunny, Altan, Paul Brady, Arcady, Artie McGlynn, Mary Black and others. In February 2012 Brendan and Tim Edey won the "Best Duo" title at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. 991<br><br> 992 993 994A respected harmonica technician & customiser, Brendan was employed for 5 years by Suzuki Musical Instruments Co. of Japan as their International Harmonica Specialist, during which time he helped Suzuki develop and promote most of their current range of diatonic and chromatic models. He left in April 2013 to pursue freelance projects. One is devoted to making high-performance extra-reed harmonicas for increased note-bending ability: <a href="http://x-reed.com">X-Reed.com</a>. In the course of this project Brendan taught himself CAD design and mastered the new generation of maker-machines such as 3d printers, laser cutters and CNC millers. Constantly inventing, he designs and creates a wide range of cutting-edge custom harmonicas in his home workshop, selling them all over the world to players seeking fresh sounds and better performance. 995 996<br><br> 997 <div class="table-cell-style-order" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"> 998 999Brendan was recently added to a site honouring notable New Zealand musicians. Click the link below for a fascinating interview on his career plus early photos and videos: 1000<br><br> 1001<a href="http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/brendan-power">Read Brendan's Profile at AudioCulture</a> 1002 1003</div> 1004 1005<p> 1006 </div> 1007 <div id="press" class="tabcontent"> 1008 <div class="table-style"> 1009 <div class="table-row-style"> 1010 <div class="table-cell-style" style="vertical-align:top;"> 1011 <blockquote>"In Power are combined all the elements which make for a master player: remarkable technical skill, deep knowledge of the instrument, and a truly creative approach to the music." - THE IRISH TIMES, Dublin. 1012 <br><br> 1013 "...Power plays both diatonic and chromatic single-reed harmonicas with extraordinary dexterity, at times enough to make you shake your head in wonder. He will harp blow your socks off." - THE IRISH ECHO, New York. 1014 <br><br> 1015 "...dynamite Kiwi harp player...magic harmonica..." - TIME OUT, London. 1016 <br><br> 1017 "Power's dexterity is breathtaking...he takes the harmonica along paths you never suspected it could go. World class and wide ranging music." - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, Auckland. 1018 <br><br> 1019 "Brendan Power reaches astonishing heights of technical brilliance..." - THE GUARDIAN, London. 1020 </blockquote> 1021 </div> 1022 <div class="table-cell-style" style="text-align:center;"> 1023 <img src="images/spah.jpg" class="responsive" alt="Brendan wins the Bernie Bray award" title="Brendan wins the Bernie Bray award"> 1024 <br><font class="quote-body" >Brendan wins the prestigious Bernie Bray award "Harmonica Player of the Year" at Spah 2011 (photo)</font> 1025 </div> 1026 </div> 1027</div> 1028 1029<p> 1030 1031
1032 </div> 1033 <div id="credits" class="tabcontent"> 1034 1035<div class="content-backing"> 1036 1037<h2>REMOTE SESSIONS</h2> 1038Brendan is an experienced session harmonica player who has recorded with big-name artists like Sting and Kate Bush, as well as famous Hollywood movies and TV soundtracks (see Session Credits). 1039 1040He has a home studio for recording his own music, and has done many remote sessions for outside clients. These involve playing harmonica overdubs to pre-recorded tracks sent online. 1041 1042If you are interested in hiring Brendan, please <a href="contact.php"> <b>get in touch</b></a> with a link to your track and a description of what you want. The more detail you can provide, the closer you will get the harmonica to what you want. Or you can just trust to Brendan's taste and many years' experience, playing in a wide range of genres. He will try various approaches and only send back something he thinks works well with the track. 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048<h3>TERMS</h3> 1049Brendan will provide two takes per track, Mono 24bit 48k wav files, no effects or EQ, with a snatch of the master track at the front to act as a cue. 1050 1051Price for one track is GBP £125, for two or more £100 per track. 1052 1053<div class="table-style" style="width:100%;"> 1054 <div class="table-row-style" style="width:100%;" > 1055 1056 <div class="table-cell-style-vimeo"> 1057 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UJm6Qrwk5TI" class="YTVID_GRID_3pc" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1058 Brendan playing on Sting's Grammy Award-winning Ten Summoner's Tales 1059 </div> 1060 <div class="table-cell-style-vimeo"> 1061 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mfU4XFhJipQ" class="YTVID_GRID_3pc" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1062 Brendan playing on Sting's Grammy Award-winning Ten Summoner's Tales 1063 </div> 1064 <div class="table-cell-style-vimeo"> 1065 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/V8oBVhVNWjg" class="YTVID_GRID_3pc" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1066 Brendan playing with Van Morrison, Donal Lunny and others 1067 </div> 1068 </div> 1069</div> 1070 1071 1072</div> 1073<br> 1074<h2 style="text-align:center">SESSION CREDITS</h2> 1075<div class="table-style" style="width:100%"> 1076 <div class="table-row-style" style="width:100%"> 1077 <div class="table-cell-style" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;"> 1078 1079 1080<h3>ALBUMS</h3> 1081<ul class="no-dec"> 1082<li>KATE BUSH: Director's Cut 1083<li>STING: Ten Summoners Tales 1084<li>PAUL YOUNG: Paul Young 1085<li>JAMES GALWAY: Un-Break My Heart 1086<li>JOHN WILLIAMS: John Williams Plays the Movies 1087<li>PAUL BRADY: Common Ground 1088<li>MARY BLACK: Speaking With the Angel; Full Tide 1089<li>ALTAN: Blackwater 1090<li>SHIRLEY BASSEY: All By Myself 1091<li>ARTIE McGLYNN: Causeway 1092<li>ARCADY: Many Happy Returns 1093</ul> 1094<br> 1095 </div> 1096 <div class="table-cell-style" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;"> 1097 1098 1099<h3>MOVIES</h3> 1100<ul class="no-dec"> 1101<li>LEAP YEAR (2010) - Amy Adams 1102<li>FAINTHEART (2008) - Mike Batt Composer 1103<li>ATONEMENT (2007) Oscar Winning Soundtrack - Keira Knightly, James McAvoy 1104<li>LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) - Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson 1105<li>CROSSROADS (2002) - Britney Spears 1106<li>LUCKY BREAK (2001) - Timothy Spall 1107<li>SHANGHAI NOON (2000) - Jackie Chan 1108<li>THE NEXT BEST THING (2000) - Madonna 1109<li>PUSHING TIN (1999) - John Cusack, Cate Blanchett 1110</ul> 1111<br> 1112 1113 </div> 1114 <div class="table-cell-style" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;"> 1115 1116 1117<h3>TV SERIES</h3> 1118<ul class="no-dec"> 1119<li>AUF WIEDERSEHEN PET (Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall) 1120<li>PARADISE HEIGHTS (Neil Morrisey) 1121<li>SUNSHINE (BBC Oct '08 - Steve Coogan) 1122<li>BILLY CONNOLLY'S JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (2009-10) 1123<li>BRUCE PARRY'S ARCTIC SERIES (2011) 1124</ul> 1125</td> 1126<td> 1127<br> 1128 1129 </div> 1130 1131 </div> 1132 1133 <div class="table-row-style"> 1134 <div class="table-cell-style" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"> 1135 1136 <img src="images/KateBush-DirectorsCut.jpg" class="responsive" title="Kate Bush - Director's Cut" alt="Kate Bush - Director's Cut"> 1137 </div> 1138 <div class="table-cell-style" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"> 1139 <img src="images/Atonement.jpg" class="responsive" title="Atonement (2007) Movie" alt="Atonement (2007) Movie"> 1140 </div> 1141 <div class="table-cell-style" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"> 1142 1143 <img src="images/Arctic.jpg" class="responsive" title="Bruce Parry's Arctic Series" alt="Bruce Parry's Arctic Series"> 1144 </div> 1145 1146 1147 </div>
1148 </div> 1149<p> 1150 1151 1152 </div> 1153 <div id="samples" class="tabcontent"> 1154 <div class="table-style" style="width:100%"> 1155 <div class="table-row-style" style="width:100%"> 1156 <div class="table-cell-style" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"> 1157 1158 <img src="images/wall.jpg" class="responsive" alt="Brendan Power" title="Brendan Power"> 1159 <br><br> 1160 <audio id="player_HTML5" controls> 1161 <embed autoplay="true" id="player_ie8" height="25" width="300" src="https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/silent.mp3"> 1162 </audio> 1163 <br> 1164 <span id="tuneText">Click a link to listen...<br><br></span> 1165 1166 </div> 1167 <div class="table-cell-style-min disco" style="vertical-align:top;"> 1168 1169<h3>CHROMATIC HARMONICA</h3> 1170<ul> 1171<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/PopChromatic.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Pop-Song Solo')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Pop-Song Solo">Pop-Song Solo</a></li> 1172<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/StevieChromaticShort.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Stevie Wonder')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a></li> 1173<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/LadyBeGood.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Swing Jazz')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Swing Jazz">Swing Jazz</a></li> 1174<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/SmoothJazz.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Smooth Jazz')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Smooth Jazz">Smooth Jazz</a></li> 1175<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/Baroque.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Baroque')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Baroque">Baroque</a></li> 1176<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/NewOrleansJazz.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','New Orleans Jazz')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="New Orleans Jazz">New Orleans Jazz</a></li> 1177<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/ScaryAtmospheric.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Scary Atmospheric')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Scary Atmospheric">Scary Atmospheric</a></li> 1178<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/IrishChromatic.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Traditional Irish')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Traditional Irish">Traditional Irish</a></li> 1179<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/JazzBallad.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Slow Jazz Ballad')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Slow Jazz Ballad">Slow Jazz Ballad</a></li> 1180<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/SweetBulgarity.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Bulgarian')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Bulgarian">Bulgarian</a></li> 1181<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/HotClubJazz.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Hot Club Jazz')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Hot Club Jazz">Hot Club Jazz</a></li> 1182<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/Vivaldi.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Vivaldi')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Vivaldi">Vivaldi</a></li> 1183 1184 1185</ul> 1186 1187 </div> 1188 <div class="table-cell-style-min disco" style="vertical-align:top;"> 1189 1190<h3>DIATONIC HARMONICA</h3> 1191<ul> 1192 1193<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/BambooUnderTheMoonlight.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Chinese Style')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Chinese Style">Chinese Style</a></li> 1194<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/SnakeInAWormskin.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Moody Amplified Pop')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Moody Amplified Pop">Moody Amplified Pop</a></li> 1195<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/AcousticBlues.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Acoustic Blues')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Acoustic Blues">Acoustic Blues</a></li> 1196<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/DiggingIn/Heatseeker.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Hard Rock')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Hard Rock">Hard Rock</a></li> 1197<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/AmplifiedBlues.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Acoustic Blues')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Acoustic Blues">Amplified Blues</a></li> 1198<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/IrishJigsDiatonic.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Irish Diatonic')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Irish Diatonic">Irish Jigs</a></li> 1199<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/AmplifiedPop.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Amplified Pop')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Amplified Pop">Amplified Pop</a></li> 1200<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/BluegrassDiatonic.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Bluegrass')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Bluegrass">Bluegrass</a></li> 1201<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/AmplifiedRock.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Film Soundtrack')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Film Soundtrack">Film Soundtrack</a></li> 1202<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/SwampFunk.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Amplified R`n`B')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Amplified R'n'B">Amplified R'n'B</a></li> 1203<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/AmplifiedMinorBlues.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Minor Blues')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Minor Blues">Minor Blues</a></li> 1204<li><a onclick="playTune('https://www.brendan-power.com/MusicClips/SessionDemos/BassHarmonicaJawHarp.mp3');changeTuneText('tuneText','Bass Harmonica & Jews Harp')" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Bass Harmonica & Jews Harp">Bass Harmonica & Jews Harp</a></li> 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210</ul> 1211 1212 </div> 1213 </div> 1214</div> 1215 1216<p> 1217
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