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 ...

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Music from centuries-old folk songs and contemporary and classical tunes emanates ...

At the beginning of the pandemic, Little Rock vocalist Stephanie Smittle decided to learn how to play an instrument. Her weapon of choice? A 21 bar, 36-string, matte black OS73CE Oscar Schmidt ...

When thinking about country music, many mainstream fans would be hard-pressed to list the Autoharp as a country-music staple -- deferring to guitars, cowboy hats and songs about tractors, instead. But ...

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 ...

Most buskers provide a soundtrack to the rush-hour commute playing a saxophone or guitar, but busker Darryl Minsky does it with an unusual instrument called an autoharp. The former computer consultant ...

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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ” Musician Bryan Bowers still sounds shocked about the best review of his career. It happened decades ago when he stepped off stage at a music festival. He saw “Mother” ...

MOUNT DORA — For Ruth Harnden, no musical note can what’s emitted from one of America’s earliest musical instruments — the mountain or Appalachian dulcimer. “It produces a sweet, easy, acoustic sound, ...

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