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 ...

William Close is getting ready to string a skyscraper. As the inventor of the Earth Harp, which holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest stringed instrument, it’s a task he knows well.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The concert harp is famous for its heavenly image. It hasn’t always had a place in orchestral music, but since the 19th century composers like Ravel and Debussy have been in love with the instrument ...

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 ...