Award winning Australian singer/songwriter/virtuoso harmonica player “Peter D. Harper”, now based in Detroit, Michigan, creates a heady mix of roots music through his creative use of the harmonica, and the haunting drone of the didgeridoo. Harper has received an amazing 14 Blues/Roots Music awards (including a Gold Record) in the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada and achieved 4 Top Ten Billboard Blues Charting albums. Peter D Harper is known for his powerful soulful voice and a deep, almost mystical approach to the roots genre. Harper and Midwest Kind have been nominated for the Independent Blues Awards for Best Modern Roots Band and Best Modern Roots Album – “RISE UP”. Harper is backed by his talented Midwest based touring band called “Midwest Kind” which features: Austin Johnson on guitar, Lee Lewis on bass guitar, Brent Hilla on drums, and Bobbi Llewellyn on backing vocals/percussion.