Help out TBP member John Coster
Last week someone stole a bag of very good and hard to replace harmonicas out of my car while it was parked in Easthampton. Four Hohner XB40s and several tremolo harps, the kind I use to play Celtic tunes, jigs reels etc. Also a good Suzuki Chromatic and some lesser items. Even prescription eyeglasses! It was hot and I was tired. I may have left a window slightly open…I don’t know, but it’s a drag. Damn thing is: to a thief, they can’t be worth much, but it’s many hundreds of dollars to replace them. These are not your typical blues harps and most people wouldn’t have any idea what to do with them. Needless to say I’m bummed. I have some recording to do and prepping for some high profile gigs. Insurance won’t cover it since there was no evidence of a break in or damage to my car. It’s not a good time for a financial hit like this. Ergo I’ve decided to have a “Don’t let the rotten bastards get you down/ NOT going out of business sale”
Now you can download any of the six albums available on Bandcamp https://johncoster.bandcamp.com/ for whatever you want to pay beyond a dollar, which basically covers administration costs. If I can boost album sales that’ll help me replace what I’ve lost. As of today “Stories in the Dark”, my album from the 80s which was recently remastered is also available.
You can stream all of these albums three times to check them out. I hope you like them. Certainly, the musicians who made these recordings are among the finest any songwriter could hope to have worked with.
Please pass this along to anyone who might like this music.And don’t hesitate to pay a very small amount if that’s what works. Lots of people don’t buy music because they have too many other bills to pay.
