On July 16, starting at 1:30 p.m., Blues Angel Music is holding a free beginner harmonica class led by local musician John Barksdale. Barksdale plays the harmonica, also known as the harp to pros like ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – It was the perfect day Oct. 19 to be outdoors, sit back and listen to the blues music of the Payne Brothers Band and the talents of 25 harmonica players at the ninth annual Florida ...

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke looks at the popularity of the harmonica in modern music. The instrument evolved from the ...

Most nights, you can walk into a blues club and find a harmonica player blowing their heart out onstage. The wailing, honking sound associated with Western movies and juke joints is what many harp ...

When Ron Kalina was 5 years old his mother took him to buy a pair of shoes. With the shoes, the boy was offered the choice of a free pocket knife or a free harmonica. He chose the harmonica. He never ...

Some professors travel during the summer; some undertake research or continue to teach. Music Professor John Shirley decided to spend his summer instead harping away at one of the most popular tourist ...