Zack Pomerleau plays harmonica with Peter Herman on guitar in Portland’s Monument Square on Wednesday during the weekly farmers’ market. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)
Walking through the farmers’ market around lunchtime today, my ears caught a faint whiff of the blues. It was coming from up ahead. I craned my neck to see. There were two guys making music. One wailed on a plaintive harmonica and sang about his woes. The other fella kept his head down, playing guitar with his hands and a percussion rig with his feet. Funny thing was, their songs were sad but they made a whole lot of people smile.
Zack Pomerleau points at a young woman taking a photo while he plays harmonica in Portland’s Monument Square on Wednesday during the weekly farmers’ market. Pomerleau’s partner on guitar is Peter Herman. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)
The tip jar holds the days earnings at Zack Pomerleau’s feet in Portland’s Monument Square on Wednesday. Pomerleau was playing harmonica with guitarist Peter Herman. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)
Peter Herman plays guitar while Zack Pomerleau blows a harmonica in Portland’s Monument Square on Wednesday during the weekly farmers’ market. (Troy R. Bennett | BDN)