The unmistakable sound of Harpin’ Norm.
Harpin’ Norm Lucien walked into a kitchen jam in a pub in downtown Toronto, joined in on harmonica and quickly found himself in the embrace of the Toronto music community! Gradually playing just about every style backing just about every musician he picked up the moniker ‘Harpin’ Norm! As friends often joke.
Harpin’ Norm Lucien walked into a kitchen jam in a pub in downtown Toronto, joined in on harmonica and quickly found himself in the embrace of the Toronto music community! Gradually playing just about every style backing just about every musician he picked up the moniker ‘Harpin’ Norm! As friends often joke.
Harpin’ Norm Lucien songs are now beginning to be covered by others. ‘Nicole ‘Songbird’ Coward’s recent cover of ‘Strong Enough For Love’ is making strong movement on the music scene, and her CD of the same name is waves on numerous stations in North America and Europe!
Presently, Harpin’ Norm Lucien is working on his CD ‘Harpin’ Norm Rides Again’! His original songs such as ‘The Worlds Strongest Man’, ‘The Stars All Around’, ‘I Use To Stop at Nothing’, ‘I’ll Take The Rap’, ‘Deanna Moves’ ‘Along The River’ ‘Turn My Eyes Away’, ‘Never Again’, ‘Anything For Love’, ‘Livin’; in a World of Your Own’, ‘The Sparkle in Your Eyes’ and ‘God Forsaken Blues’ are among the candidates!
Harpin’ will play with anyone!!
Harpin’ Norm Lucien picked up the harmonica after being given the ‘Best Christmas Gift Ever” when he was thirteen! He taught himself his way around the instrument eventually adding guitar and voice to accompany his ‘harp’!
Harpin’ Norm Lucien can be found backing on an array of musicians recordings with his harps and distinctive style. Pete Otis, Sharon Katz, Alex Shain, James Sloan, Sepa and Asorti(Lithuania), and Grainne Ryan(Peterborough) as well as backing on numerous clips on Youtube with the likes of Peter Sommes, Peter Verity, Steve Raiken, Roger Zuraw, Blake Halliday, Brian Gladstone, Glen Hornblast, Paul Cross, Nicole Coward, Brian Janzi, Bela Ray to name a few!
Norm always has a harmonica in his ‘back pocket’!
In ‘Nashville’ Harpin’ Norm Lucien has played the famous ‘Bluebird Café’, the ‘Commodore’ the ‘Blues and Boogie Bar’, ‘Richard’s New Orleans Café’ and various festivals and benefits as he does here in Ontario!
Harpin’ will play with anyone!!
Harpin’ Norm Lucien can be found backing on an array of musicians recordings with his harps and distinctive style. Pete Otis, Sharon Katz, Alex Shain, James Sloan, Sepa and Asorti(Lithuania), and Grainne Ryan (Peterborough) as well as backing on numerous clips on Youtube with the likes of Peter Sommes, Peter Verity, Steve Raiken, Roger Zuraw, Blake Halliday, Brian Gladstone, Glen Hornblast, Paul Cross, Nicole Coward, Brian Janzi, Bela Ray to name a few!!
As well as recently writing his own songs Harpin’ Norm Lucien also enjoys helping others with editing their works, writing songs on a freelance basis as well as translating works! His most recent translation was for the Lithuanian musician of ‘Sepa and Asorti’ fame.
The song ‘Mes Laukiam/Just Listen” speaks of how we need to all make the effort and courtesy of really listening to one another in order to cure the worlds differences!
One can view Harpin’s videos under the ‘Video’s’ tab and on YouTube! These videos incorporate Harpin’s original tunes, some of which advocate protection of our precious and irreplaceable resources such as food, water and prime farm land. One video calls for the protection of our history another praises and encourages ones struggle to rise above adversity!
Having recently returned from a week of performing in Nashville, Harpin’ Norm is back on the Ontario scene with performances at The ‘Black Swan Tavern’, ‘Vino Rosso’ the famous ‘El Macombo’ on Spadina Ave, Toronto and the Elora Arts Center. Harpin’ Norm has also had two recent television interviews and performances, a radio interview and an upcoming slot to host a show on CIUT FM, 88.9 in the fall of this year.
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One can view Harpin’s videos under the ‘Video’s’ tab and on YouTube! These videos incorporate Harpin’s original tunes, some of which advocate protection of our precious and irreplaceable resources such as food, water and prime farm land. One video calls for the protection of our history another praises and encourages ones struggle to rise above adversity!.
Harpin’ Norm Lucien