I have very exciting news to share: last Thursday night I won the Boston Blues Challenge, and I'll be headin' down to Memphis for the 2019 International Blues Challenge as a solo performer! As if this wasn't exciting enough…
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Aug 30 2018
September News!
It's been a very busy summer, we've got some fun photos from our whirlwind summer tour! And... lots of great shows around New England this month and next to keep your spirit flying high!!
And coming up... Next month, stay…
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Aug 15 2018
3 New England Music Award Noms! Vote now!
Exciting news! We've been nominated by The New England Music Awards in THREE categories! Please take a minute to vote!
Click on Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers for:
• Band of the Year
• Album of the…
Aug 2 2018
Augusta Blues & Swing Week Wrap Up
Playing a song for the enthusiastic crowd at Blues & Swing Cultural Session: New Blues. Photos by Augusta Heritage Center.
What a week! I just got home from Augusta Blues & Swing Week, at Davis & Elkins College in…
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Aug 1 2018
New Summer Video Highlights – Just Added!
Lots of great live video has been coming in recently! I thought I'd share it with you over at our YouTube Channel. You can SUBSCRIBE to Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers LIVE playlist so you know when we add…
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May 31 2018
Merlefest Recap
I recently travelled down to the mountains of North Carolina for my first performance at Merlefest – “America's top roots-based festival”! I was invited to play at a special blues showcase – “The Greatest Acoustic Blues Show on Earth”…
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May 31 2018
Delta Swingers on Extended Play Sessions TV!
Photo by Dan Busler Photography.
Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers recently taped an episode of The Extended Play Sessions, which is a great weekly American Roots music television program. It features some of the top acts…
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May 17 2018
Vintage Guitar Magazine this month (with video)!
The June issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine includes a review of our new album Big Road, as well as a video that I recorded especially for VGM! Their description of the video:
“Erin Harpe plays classic blues stylings with…
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Apr 4 2018
WATCH: New BIG ROAD Official Music Video!
The official music video for Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers' song Big Road takes you on the road and backstage with the band. The slide-guitar-fueled song evokes the feeling of the road, with real video footage from our…
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Feb 2 2018
Big Road Vinyl, cover of Blues Blast Magazine, and upcoming tour dates!
Hey there, Delta Swingers friends, fans and family!
We're so excited to announce that for the FIRST time we have made an actual RECORD! Our new album, Big Road, is now available on VINYL -- for all you audiophiles and record…
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Dec 6 2017
City Winery Pics!
Thanks to all of you who came out to one (or more!) of our album release shows over the weekend at the Bull Run, City Winery Boston, and Pitman's Freight Room! I would also like to thank our special guests…
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Nov 26 2017
Cyber Swinger Sale – now until midnight this Wednesday!
Hey there, Cyber Swingers!
Since it's Cyber Monday, we decided to do a 72-hour sale – to celebrate the new BIG ROAD MERCH! For the next 72 hours, you can get 20% off all Delta Swingers music and gear…
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Nov 3 2017
BIG ROAD Album Release Parties – City Winery Boston & more!
“a guitar slinger for modern times. Easily Bonnie Raitt on modern performance enhancing drugs, Harpe is blues mama for our times.”
-Chris Spector, Midwest Record
“Listening to your new cd – just knocked something over because I am boogying…
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Sep 28 2017
Pre-order with a Private YouTube Concert, Vinyl, Merch & Bundles (Limited Time)! Pre-sale ends soon!
We're coming into the final stretch of our PledgeMusic Campaign, which ends in 10 days! Thanks to everyone who has already joined!! If you haven't yet, please consider helping us reach our goal by pre-ordering the new album at our PledgeMusic…
Sep 13 2017
New Big Road VINYL! And VINYL BUNDLES!
LIMITED EDITION VINYL IS COMING!!!
Hey there!
We have a very special announcement – our new album "Big Road" will be coming out as a VINYL LP!!! (...as well as a CD and download!) Available for pre-sale right now at our PledgeMusic…
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Sep 1 2017
Big Road Cover Design, new on PledgeMusic, and Album Release Tix on sale!
Our brand new, sophomore album, “Big Road” is coming out on VizzTone officially on October 20th! But you can get it a week or so early if you PRE-ORDER! Below we unveil our brand new cover design, a new video about…
Aug 17 2017
Jim update, Album Release Party tix on sale, Album Pre-release!
As many of you already know, we've had to cancel a number of shows for the next several weeks, so that Jim Countryman can recover from emergency surgery for a ruptured intestine, which happened (luckily) right when we returned home…
Aug 9 2017
Join us in releasing new music! Pre-sales have begun for the new album!!!
OH YEAH!!! THE NEW ALBUM IS COMING!
Exciting news, Darlin’s!
Our sophomore album, Big Road, is now available for pre-sale! Click here to see the little video I made. This is our…
Jul 26 2017
The New Album is Coming!
Our sophomore album is now in the works! We've got a great new collection of songs for you, coming out on VizzTone. Stay tuned for a very exciting news announcement, coming soon!
Feb 13 2017
IBC Semifinalists!
Our Memphis Or Bust tour wasn't a bust afterall... We toured all around the south from Virginia to North Carolina, and from Mississippi to Nashville and ultimately Memphis Tennessee! We played all over Beale Street in Memphis, meeting lots of…Read more
Jan 17 2017
Memphis Or Bust Tour!
This week we're busy packing and getting ready for our Memphis Or Bust Tour! (Photos by Fred Long and Roger Leisner.)
Happy New Year Darlin’s!
It's 2017 and we hit the ground running as we head to Memphis for the International…
Happy New Year Darlin’s!
It's 2017 and we hit the ground running as we head to Memphis for the International…
Jan 9 2017
Our Memphis Fundraiser was a SUCCESS! Thanks everyone!
Our “Memphis Or Bust!” fundraising campaign has ended, and was a BIG SUCCESS! We have raised enough to get ourselves down to Memphis this January 31st - February 4th for the International Blues Challenge! A shout-out also goes out to…
Jan 3 2017
“Memphis Or Bust!” Fundraiser Update! Ends Friday 1/6! Thank You's!
This is the FINAL WEEK of our “Memphis Or Bust!” Campaign! That means this Friday January 6th is your last chance to get in on our new Bootleg EP's, as well as signed DVD's, limited edition “Delta Swingers in Memphis”…
ME & MEMPHIS MINNIE | I could almost say Memphis Minnie was the reason I took up the guitar, she was such a big influence on me (though I had plenty of living inspirations as well). I grew up surrounded by vintage 1930’s acoustic blues. My dad (Neil Harpe) did his own versions of many amazing blues artists, from Mississippi John Hurt to Tommy Johnson, and Geeshie Wiley to Memphis Minnie. I soaked it all in. I tagged along with my dad at events around the Washington DC area, where local luminaries like John Cephas and Phil Wiggins, Warner Williams, John Jackson, Eleanor Ellis, and my dad’s band Franklin, Harpe & Usilton would perform. The songs that stood out to me the most were those of Memphis Minnie, and I immediately fell in love with the “Queen of the Delta Blues”, with her cool delivery, songs of a different era (but from a feminine perspective!), and her obvious talent on the guitar. When I was a teenager, sometimes when I was alone I would try to sing like her, and I would also try to learn her guitar parts (usually simpler versions!). Her songs were so interesting, about life in the 1920’s and 30’s in the south, with great attitude and a sense of humor. Some of my favorites were What’s the Matter with the Mill (Done Broke Down), When the Levee Breaks, Nothin’ in Ramblin, Can I Do It For You, In My Girlish Days, and her classic Me and My Chauffeur Blues – which was one of the earliest songs in my repertoire. In fact, we still play that one as well as Girlish Days in our set today!
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