A unique, free concert experience will be staged in central Iowa next week featuring what’s known as a long-string harp with strings that will extend across a downtown Des Moines street, from a ...

His lullabies could put you to sleep if you listen long enough. Tucked in the corner at Theo's Java Club, Thaddeus "Gaffer" Venar strummed his 26-string harp Tuesday morning for patrons at the Rock ...

Three million people visit Mt. Laguna every year to camp, hike, or play in the snow, yet virtually none of them realize they have driven right by one of the most exclusive and renowned harp-string ...

ANYONE attending a symphony concert can spot the gorgeous, gleaming harp, even from the last row of the last balcony. Children and adults alike gasp at the size of it, at its sparkling gold crown ...

That mighty rapscallion Rob Scallon is at it again, this time at the behest of money-grubbing Super Metal Records CEO Rick Riffson, a recurring character in Scallon’s videos. His request? Something ...

The first time Alex and Susan Marini listened closely to a harp, it was over dinner at a Massachusetts restaurant. “It sounded like the voice of angels,” says Susan Marini. At the time, the Marinis ...

A decade ago, a Dorothy Ashby (1930-1986) revival seemed unlikely; now it seems perfectly natural. Jazz in the 21st century has embraced many instruments beyond the conventional ones—such as the ...

THE harp is such a handsome instrument that some are sold simply to decorate a room. Heretics who do not like the ethereal elegance of harp music often say that it looks better than it sounds. It is ...