Chicago Blues & Finnskogspols, with Richard Gjems

This week I’m joined by Norwegian Harmonica player Richard Gjems. Richard has been one of the most respected harmonica players in the Norwegian blues scene for a long time, but he has been working in pretty much every musical genre there is, and a lot of his style comes from mixing different genres and techniques in an original way. Topics we touch on in this conversation includes Nordic Folk Music on the Harmonica, similarities between the blues scene and the folk scene, what it means to play the blues in 2020, how to balance tradition and innovation, branding, and a bunch of other things. Classic podcast conversation in other words! For links, resources and videos, please see the episode page: https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/chicago-blues-amp-finnskogspols-with-richard-gjems (https://thefolkmusicpodcast.com/episodes/chicago-blues-amp-finnskogspols-with-richard-gjems)