 Joe Harper may be just 14 years-old but he has already racked up more accolades and awards than your average internet magic journalist. That isn't saying much for the young man but that is a function of our limited comparison. Paul Daniels has complimented Mr. Harper and that takes him out of our realm by 6 x 1023 degrees of ability.
His story appears in Driffield Today
Mr. Harper and his father worked to assemble, rehearse, and polish a competition act in time for the Northern Magic Circle's Easter Parade. The young man developed the ten minute routine with five effects, timed script, and enthusiasm.
Mr. Harper enjoys magic as well as the friends of his local magic organization, The Hull Magicians Club. He joined in 2004 and has come a long way since.
"The best thing about doing magic is the look on people's faces. People from school who I don't even know come up to me now and ask me to do tricks for them.
Paul Daniels was present during the contest and even met with Mr. Harper afterwards to encourage him.
Driffield School student Joe, of The Mount, said: "It was brilliant. It was a small convention so we got to meet everybody and Paul Daniels was really nice.
Despite the hours of rehearsal, Joe was not very confident before taking to the stage on Sunday night.
He was one of seven youngsters from right across the country taking part.
"There were some lads there that were older, a couple had even won it before," said David.
"So Joe was pretty nervous beforehand, but he did really well once he was up there.
"He more or less stuck to the script we had prepared, but he also threw in a few funny ad libs which went down well with the audience," he said.
Mr. Harper will perform in a competition at the Hull Club in June. He told reporter "I wouldn't really like to say if I will win it but I hope so."
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