Galveston Capital Tourism and Marketing- Hamilton Loomis to Lead Harmonica Workshop
Galveston Capital Tourism and Marketing- Hamilton Loomis to Lead Harmonica Workshop
Blues extraordinaire and island native Hamilton Loomis is returning home this spring to conduct a two-day blues harmonica workshop at Galveston College, and he wants you in on the action.
“ It’ s just for fun, there’ s no red pens and you don’ t get a grade,” Loomis said of the workshop on April 24-25 at the college, 4015 Ave. Q.“ The great thing about the harmonica is that it’ s user-friendly.''
“ Ultimately, what I want them to get out of it is not only just picking up a new instrument, but to have an understanding of its context in pop music and blues in general, and the history of the instrument,” he said.
Indeed, Loomis’ love of The Blues has taken him on the ride of his life. At age 14, he was writing, arranging and performing his own music. He found himself in the sights of