Full review of the Hering 1923 Vintage Harp harmonica

A list of 10 of the best blues harmonica albums ever made.

Ten reasons to learn to play the harmonica.

It's not likely that you've seen a harmonica like the Suzuki Pipe Humming harmonica before. This harmonica has a truly unique design. I feel that it's a harmonica that every serious collector should have, but it's also a great harmonica for beginners.

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There are hundreds of harmonicas on the market - available both individually and in sets. In determining what to buy, give some thought to your level and frequency of play, the style you prefer and what you want to spend.

74-year-old George Brock has played with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, and Albert King, but just recently began recording for himself.

Ben Franklin once invented a musical instrument called the Armonica, after making an eerie kind of music with his wine glass. Used for everything from meditation to entertainment at parties, making a wine glass sing is a great skill to have!

Delbert - born in Lubbock, Texas, on November 4, 1940 - is an artist, one of my favorites. His style is a great mix of honky-tonk upright piano, harmonica, sax and horns. It's a great, unique sound.

Yuri Lane combines impressive beatboxing skills with versatile harmonica playing to produce a sound unlike any other.

The music as a whole is reminiscent of a dark and epic fairy tale that belongs in the dreams of a child. In addition to playing accordion and harmonica, Rob Burger alternates between tapping a professional piano and a small toy piano.

Not quite a harmonica and not quite a piano, the Hohner HM 32 melodica combines strong accordion-like tones with the ease and accessibility of playing a keyboard.

Foiled is the newest release from the Texas band Blue October.

King Straggler brings a different side of SXSW.

Everyone loves music, but musicians LIVE music. Here are some gift suggestions for the Beethovens and Elvis Presleys in your life.

Seeing some great shows from Ben Taylor, Joe Purdy, David Ford, and The Twilight Singers is enough to make anyone love South by Southwest.

From the Jagged Little Pill to the Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, it was all Under Rug Swept as we enter within her So Called Chaos.

Rammstein has released yet another masterpeice, an album that breems of powerful music and even more powerful lyrics.

This is definitely the kind of album that will grow on you…

No matter how much spring or fall cleaning you do, or how many resolutions you make, you do not get serious about removing clutter until you have cleaned out the home of a loved one. Resolve to mark pictures and pass on goods while you are alive.

This paper is a comparitive look at the careers of Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Bily Idol, each in their prospective decades.

Whether you're a crazed Ben Folds fan, a passive enjoyer of his more popular tunes, or an eager poser trying to impress your Ben Folds fanatic boyfriend/girlfriend, have a look at my Top 30 Ben Folds songs.

Nathan James and Ben Hernanadez's newest album is a unique and fresh addition to the tradition of country blues music. James and Hernandez are outstandingly talented both vocally and instrumentally.

The late Big Joe Williams once said, "Charlie Musselwhite is one of the greatest living harp players of country blues. He is right up there with Sonny Boy Williams."

The album might be too much for some listeners with its mix of genres and the bizarre humor of the lyrics, but I enjoyed it immensely and it would be great for youngsters.

This two disc soundtrack of the upcoming PBS documentray No Direction Home captures the young Bob Dylan during his most creative period. It's a stunning set loaded with demos, live version and alternate takes of many classic songs.

The rock disc is a great summer soundtrack for young men between 15 and 25. The acoustic disc has more diversity and subtlety in the music and I found it to be the better of the two.

The annual festival thrown by local bar legend Charlie Tuna has come to an end. Thrown every year since long before this kid ever hit town, the festival takes place in the parking lot of Howard's Club H, 210 N. Main St. in Bowling Green Ohio.

Kicking off his solo career in 2000 with his debut album Heartbreaker, Ryan Adams has been praised by the likes of Bonnie Rait, Willie Nelson, and Emmylou Harris, an impressive list of fans for the 30-year-old singer/songwriter.

Reviews of Scenic Byways, Buckskin Stallion, Jett Black, Fade to Bluegrass, Barbara Cue and John Hermann. A rootsy blend of reviews, from acoustic picking to '50s-inspired fare.