Harmonica | Sunpie Barnes | Intermediate/Advanced | Period 1 | Week 2 (July 13-17, 2026)
Participants will learn songs in 1 position and 1st position chord transition turnarounds combined with cross harmonica style. Four chord low bass note transitions with cross harmonica style. How to develop a bigger tone and projection on the harmonica with throat punch..
About the Instructor
Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes is a musician, writer, naturalist, park ranger, ethnographic photographer, and actor from Saline County. He also played for National Football League (NFL) for a time. Along with his band, the Louisiana Sunspots, Barnes pioneered a unique mixture of zydeco (a créole musical style originating in Louisiana), blues, gospel, jazz, and African and Afro-Caribbean music into a musical gumbo that he dubbed “Afro-Louisiana” music. Barnes plays accordion, harmonica, piano, trombone, rub board, and various other instruments.