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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orange Tree Samples has released Americana Autoharp for Native Instruments' Kontakt. Here's the details in their own words... The autoharp found its place in folk and early country music by iconic ...

Napkey Instruments recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for the NapkeyChord, an electronic autoharp with many functionalities, and managed to hit their funding target in under one hour! A ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Most people's experiences with the ...

It's the sound that unites Orson Welles and PJ Harvey What is it? Well. A zither is technically any stringed instrument that has the feature of the strings not extending beyond the soundhole or ...

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 ...

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 ...