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 ...

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 ...

Downbeat magazine once called Bryan Bowers, Ron Wall and Dan Wiethop the Father, Son and Holy Ghost of the autoharp. Bowers, who lives in the Seattle, Wash., area, has played in and around Cape ...

Until you’ve heard the “William Tell Overture” played on an autoharp by the reigning International Autoharp Champion, you just haven’t heard it. Plucking the strings with one hand and pressing the ...

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 23rd annual Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering kicks off June 26. Some may wonder - why have an entire gathering devoted to an autoharp? Some may even wonder - what does one even play on an ...

Walt Michael, Common Ground on the Hill founder and hammered dulcimer player, will present two concerts this weekend. Michael will be joined by Bryan Bowers, Autoharp master, for a concert at 7:30 p.m ...

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 ...

Gospel tunes, fiddle music, instrumentals and stories are all likely to pop up when Bryan Bowers performs his concerts. “It’s a mishmash of all the things I’ve experienced in my life,” he said.

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