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British Chromatic royalty Jim Hughes joins me on episode 26. Jim has been playing professionally for over 60 years. From his early success in harmonica competitions, he went on to forge a successful career as a session musician, with countless appearances on the BBC, including playing on the hit TV show, Last Of The Summer Wine.  Jim set up quite possibly the biggest harmonica festival of all time, The World Harmonica Championship in Jersey, 1987, as well as involvement in other festivals. He has several albums to his name and is a harmonica teacher who has helped guide some real star pupils to go on to achieve great things. Select the Chapter Markers tab above to select different sections of the podcast (website version only).Links:Roger Trobridge's Archivist site:http://www.the-archivist.co.ukDror Adler Classical Music project info:http://harmonica.uk/drorcp.htm Franz Chmelhttp://www.the-archivist.co.uk/franz-chmel-1944-to-2016-the-archivist/ Ricky Cool:https://www.rickycoolandtheincrowd.co.uk YouTube: Ronald Chesney Flight Of the Bumble Beewww.youtube.com/watch?v=ORYIpDQpDWk Jersey World Harmonica Festival 1987www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3SaOL0cuXM Philip Achille - The Story So Far, including a duet with Jim (4 mins in):www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSbHkcipr8g Jim playing at the NHL event Birmingham 1988:www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGkzPBqpdJMAudio recording Jim playing at a NHL concert in 1983:http://www.the-archivist.co.uk/jim-hughes-1983/ Harmonica Group Jim ran:www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy4Fh2niOno Hotcha Trio:www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXuGlYa2wkA Fata Morgana:www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3XMePuGhZ8 My Funny Valentine, at Jim’s 90th birthday party:www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_IGmCsFCM Franz Chmel YouTube Channel:www.youtube.com/user/franzchm/videos Also check out the Spotify Playlist, which contains some of the songs discussed in the podcast:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QC6RF2VTfs4iPuasJBqwT?si=M-j3IkiISeefhR7ybm9qIQSponsor website:https://www.lonewolfblues.com