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Going back to your question about transcendent moments just because it's easy to just be general

and say that it happens all the time which it does, but some of the most memorable moments have
been the teaching moments on stage. They haven't always been the greatest accomplishments,
sometimes making terrible mistakes with music has been a great teachable moment or sometimes
just learning something that I never could have imagined has also happened on stage like playing
with Pinetop Perkins and realising how much the piano was part of Little Walter's harmonica

sound. Like the Muddy Waters sound but not just based on what was happening in the vocals and
the harmonica, it was very much a group effort and had an incredible sound. You get to learn that
on the stage with someone like Pinetop Perkins. Means a lot because he's a part of their history or
to play with Louis Myers and to feel that.

BiTS: Do you play chromatic harmonica as well as the straight one?

AR: I like to play on the chromatic. I do like to play songs on it, but I don't consider myself a
chromatic player of the calibre of anybody that you might cite as a chromatic harmonica player like
Mike Turk, or Paul deLay or Toots Thielemans or someone like that or maybe Grégoire Maret. I do
love the sound of the chromatic.

BiTS: Any chance of you coming over with or without Paul to the UK, at some time in the future
when COVID is less virulent?

AR: I hope to be able to travel safely at some point in the future. It seems like it's a bit of a ways
off. We've always met wonderful people on our UK tours and had great experiences listening to
other musicians and just having great conversations. That's something that we would love to pick
up the thread of when things improve.

BiTS: That's wonderful. You have a good day, and stay safe.

AR: You too, Ian. Stay safe.

BiTS: Bye.

AR: Take care. Bye.

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