Plans for any future Festivals are on hold. NO 2008 Festival plans are being made. My life savings was spent on the 2006 Good time! Before you become concerned for me, think about this. Many people have spent $20,000 on a week of Alaskan Cruise. They go and have fun. They take a few pictures. Have a few memories and consider it money well spent. I stayed at home for my week of fun. I made a bunch of great friends. I heard the choicest line up of musicians ever. I have a super scrapbook of memories. The money was well spent! Maybe someday enough people will realize that what we had was good and it will be repeated. If you were here in 2006, you know it was unique! As for me, I had a Great Time. I have NO Regrets! I hope to see you at a future festival in another of America's Super cities. ....I remain, "Harmonically Yours and in Sweet A..chord..et" Addison Hitchcock!

 

Thanks to all who attended The Birmingham Harmonica Festival in '06 It was truly a great mix of the music of the south. The "music of the south" does not mean just one style but every musical style created or nurtured by southerners. 

In 2006 we met a lot of fantastic people and heard a lot of great music but  we are Not planning any Future Festivals.

 

The Heart of the South Harmonica Music Festival is sponsored by the Shelby Harmonica Players Society. SHARPS was born in 1991 as an offspring of the Harmonicas of Alabama. Thirty miles between the meeting places was the only clear distinction. The members of both clubs as well as many others who love harmonica music will be your hosts in Birmingham.