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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When “Blowing in the Wind” was blasted on the airwaves in the early ‘60s, the sound and image of Bob Dylan standing on stage inches away from the microphone, blowing harmonica was burnt into the ...

Peace still enjoys playing the instrument whenever he can. He regularly attends the Route 66 Harmonica Club meetings in Tulsa, which includes a monthly jam session with several area harmonica players.

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 ...

Harmonica enthusiasts gathered in San Antonio this week for a convention, filling the River Walk with a bluesy sound. Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan reports they are trying to breathe new life into ...