About 500 harmonica players have descended onto the San Antonio River Walk for a convention with a single purpose: preserve and promote the fading use of harmonica in popular music. Harmonica ...

The harmonica always has been an instrument of choice for blues musicians because it’s affordable and easy to carry. Mark Hummel, who considers himself a musicologist, is better-known as a bandleader ...

Spring Harp Fest celebrates 24 years of harmonica, blues and community in La Mesa ...

Few instruments have a lower barrier for entry than the humble harmonica. Even if you've never played an instrument in your life, after a few hours of practice, I guarantee you'll manage to learn some ...

ANDOVER | The girls had just finished jamming to Led Zeppelin's song "Going to California." But Zeppelin fans might have had a hard time recognizing it on a first listen. The song sounds a little ...

Visalia's L.J. Williams Theater will transform into an instrument as William Close and his Earth Harp Collective perform at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The performances benefit the Visalia ...

Trying too hard while playing an instrument can sometimes spoil the music, and harmonica performances work in the same way, according to acclaimed harmonicist Park Jong-seong. "Blowing on a harmonica ...

Harmonica enthusiasts gathered in San Antonio this week for a convention, filling the River Walk with a bluesy sound. Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan reports they are trying to breathe new life into ...