I bet you’ve heard of a player piano that plays music rolls and a harmonica that plays when you blow air through it. But have you ever heard of a Rolmonica? Nope, me neither. Thanks to one of my loyal ...
Quilcene music man Andy Mackie needed 852 harmonica players to set the world’s record for largest harmonica band, and he got 1,706. The Mackie band played “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” for 13 minutes ...
Lynn Massa may forget a lot of things, but he never forgets how to play the harmonica. “I have to check to make sure my head’s still screwed on sometimes,” he joked, “but I can always play a tune.” ...
Every instrument has an image. The piano is largely synonymous with bourgeois respectability and the electric guitar with youthful rebellion. Perhaps more importantly, both of these devices has a ...
Nandu Belvalkar and his students set the tune at his classes While most musical instruments require time and effort to learn, the rudimentary harmonica (mouth organ) is an easy pick-me-up plaything ...
Most musical instruments are not primarily associated with one particular style of music, especially in these days of cross-cultural collaborative adventures. Sure, notable harmonica artists can be ...