Campfire Companion Concerts

Intro - This is a concert where each participant becomes a future star at campfires with friends and family.

The harmonica is special because anyone can play the emotion they feel in their life (participants given an opportunity to play what is in their hearts)

Everyone recieves their own "Campfire Companion Harmonica" and taught a songs together and playing basics in the following order:

Demo of the amazing and varied sounds possible on the harmonica
Phil "Doug" Douglass Demos:
Swedish Rhapsody
Campfire Blues (personal compostion)
Home on the Range
Stirrin' The Embers! (Personal composition)
Maid and the Milkman (Celtic)
In South Australia (Australian meltingpot medly)
Turkey in the Straw

Harmonicas given to all participants
Demos - How to play
Call and response demo (participants given opportunities to do call and response with someone in their group)
Basics of how to play and how to hold the harmonica
Making effects on the harmonica demo
Group song everyone plays together - Campton Races
Others as time allows

Participants also recieve a booklet with song lessons. The booklet also contains a QRcode that links to lessons they can follow along with Doug on his many outdoor adventures and learn to play with him - see the video sample For Home on the Range.

Phil Douglass - A lifetime of Outdoor Adventures...

Serving the wildlife. wild lands and wildlife enthusiasts of Utah at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for 32 Years

Created The Campfire Companion Harmonica in honor of the role this happy musical instrument has been for me. It has added warmth and brightness to all my campfires!

A natural extension of playing at my campfires is helping others to make their own “campfire music” from their hearts.

My great personal joy is conducting Mini Concerts where all participants recive a Campfire Companion Harmonica and learn to play as a group.

This activity is great for Conference Team Building and Fun Break-Out Sessions.