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 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 ...

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 27th annual Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering takes place June 21-25, 2017 at Little Buffalo State Park Campground near Newport, Pa. It's the largest gathering of autoharp enthusiasts in the ...

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 ...

But after he began writing country-influenced songs on the instrument, its old-fashioned sound became the basis for his folk-pop outfit, Typefighter. “I’d been a bass player for so long, and having ...

As Dr. James Smith approached his 65th birthday May 28, he contemplated how to celebrate the milestone. With the nickname, "Autoharp Man from Al-a-Bam," you might guess that celebration would have ...