Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:17:41 -0500 From: "MaryLarryCarleighReilly Pratt" Subject: William Howse
I'm sitting here listening to William Howse and Jack Pearson and wondering if I'm the only person who never heard these guys before. I bought this CD on the "if you like this, you'll love that" recommendation from CD Baby. This 1999 CD features William Howse on harp and Jack Pearson on National steel guitar. 12 tunes, all originals. Howse/Pearson are an acoustic blues duo worth listening to. Howse plays everything from chaka-chuka-chuka-chaka-cha-cha rhythms to blow bend solos that will turn your head. Lotsa inventive stuff. Pearson is every harp players dream guitarist. The quintesstial accompaniest. He gets a couple of songs to shine on. His vocals are more than competent and his slide is straight out of the delta. I'd highly recommend this CD if your thinking about delta acoustic harp.
Does anyone else know about these guys? Where are they based? Has anyone seen them perform?