Harper and Midwest Kind at Maple City Bowl and Fanatics Pub in October

Harper and Midwest Kind: Award winning Roots/Blues & World music from Australia will be at Maple City Bowl in Hornell 10-18 and Fanatics Pub in Lima on 10-19

14 x Awards in 4 Countries!!!! – NEW ALBUM  –  #3 ON BILLBOARD BLUES CHARTS!!! Endorsed by Bushman Harmonicas & Shaker Microphones USA

Award winning Australian singer/ songwriter/ virtuoso harmonica player “Peter D. Harper”, now based in Detroit, Michigan, USA creates a heady mix of roots music through his creative use of the harmonica, and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo.  Known in the music world as “Harper”, brings forth his latest release “RISE UP” (Access Records), featuring 10 original tunes that reach deep within.  “RISE UP”, which had its debut at #3 on the Billboard Blues Charts,  profoundly expresses Harper’s creative use of the harp and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo with underlying meaningful lyrics, which reflect the divisive times, we currently live in.  

Peter D Harper is known for his powerful soulful voice and a deep, almost mystical approach to the roots genre.  This new release is an expansive musical and lyrical journey, stirred up with masterful harp and the deep, woody percussive tones of the didgeridoo. “RISE UP” is without doubt Harper’s best work to date and was listed in the Top 20 Albums of 2020 by Blues Blast Magazine. Harper and Midwest Kind have been nominated for the 2021 Independent Blues Awards for *Best Modern Roots Band and *Best Modern Roots Album – “RISE UP”.  “RISE UP” follows the highly acclaimed “Show Your Love” ( 2016) which reached # 3 on the Billboard Blues Charts and stayed in the top ten for an incredible 6 months. 

Harper is backed by his talented Midwest based touring band called “Midwest Kind” which features: Austin Johnson on guitar, Lee Lewis on Bass Guitar, Bud Smith on Drums and Bobbi Llewellyn on backing vocals/ percussion.

Harper has received an amazing 14 x  Blues/Roots Music awards (including a Gold Record) in the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada and achieved 4 x Top Ten Billboard Blues Charting albums.  He recently won a Detroit Music Award for “Outstanding Vocalist”. 

Karen Albano/ Modern Rock Review (USA) describes “Harper is an original, playing the harmonica like an authentic Chicago bluesman, singing about unity and love like a member of peacenik jam band, belting crisp vocals like a straight-up superb classic soul performer, and then pioneering the didgeridoo into these popular forms of modern music. Unique and quality music of this kind is truly a rare treat”.   While Rhetta Claudette Akamatsu, Making a Scene USA, states “A magnificent, deeply evocative album by a great singer-songwriter and his fantastic band. I give it the highest marks“.  For further information please check out the Official Harper Website:   www.harper.biz

And check out our 2020 interview with Peter too.