For many, the autoharp is remembered as the slightly geeky, easy-to-play instrument from grade-school music class, or as the accompaniment for folk and country singers in the late 1950s and '60s. It's ...

Everyone has dreams but not everyone achieves them. Ray Choi has. Choi is one of the world’s top autoharp players, and he demonstrated it at the 2017 Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championship, according ...

The 2005 film “Walk the Line” tells the love story of country music icons Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. June co-wrote one of Johnny’s biggest hits, “Ring of Fire,” and it was featured in the movie ...

Originally released on the LP Mountain music played on autoharp, Folkways FA 2365, 1962 (principally), and FA 2315, 1957; includes 14 previously unissued tracks. Compact disc. Program notes by Mike ...

Most people's experiences with the autoharp begin and end with grade school sing-a-longs. But in the 1950s, a man named Mike Seeger proved that you can play real music on the small, 36-string ...

Bryan Bowers has been involved with music for the past 50 years, and next week, he will bring his musical stylings in the autoharp to the Anacortes Senior Activity Center. The concert, at 1:30 p.m.

Jemma Watton's all set for the festivities. Even the most talented autoharp player doesn't usually get much attention.The instrument itself seems unwilling to assert its identity - built to stand on ...

It was a musician’s worst fear. Instead of making last minute preparations for their performances at the Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering last month, Bob Grappel and Lynda Cohen found themselves in ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat has been singing’ her tender, thoughtful cuts of magical folk music for the better part of 10 years. Throughout, her signifying claim to fame/notoriety has been ...