Ahh, the kids are back in school and out of my hair, which opens up wide vistas of time to revisit some old favorites on the iTunes playlist, stuff with which Mojo can whistle while he works. Probably new to you—indeed, we of Popdose love to dote on lesser-known but wonderfully talented musicians—is the one and only Paul Reddick, a Canadian harp player whose vintage gear propels his sound back into the late 1950s.

As a solo artist, Reddick’s put out four albums on Northern Blues, but I first came in contact with this monster—and I mean a big personality as well as a big talent—while he was playing with the Sidemen, who released the album Rattlebag in 2001. (more…)