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