Moving carefully — to keep from ripping the IV line out of her left arm — Annette Blanchette tucked a small oval harp under her chin and tentatively plucked a few strings. She closed her eyes and ...

Some songs just don’t translate well to the harp, Karen Stowe says, and in the case of the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd tune, she doesn’t like it enough to improvise. If she gets a request for it, she’ll ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Viewers of the Antiques Roadshow may recall an episode in early 2007, when a person brought to the ...

Sacred Harp singing-- essentially American spiritual music favoring populism rather than exceptionalism-- continues to take small steps away from the hollow square thanks to excellent work like the ...

Surrounded by other singers arranged in a square, Judy Hauff rocks her feet heel to toe, rhythmically slashes the air with her arm and sings “Fa la sol la sol.” This is “shape note” music, an a ...

The healing power of music has long been established in people. Now a handful of harpists throughout the country are harnessing that power for animals. Alianna Boone is one of those musicians. “The ...

BRATTLEBORO -- On Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m., the Brattleboro Cheese Shop & Café, 30 Main St., will present "Large Man With Small Harp," an afternoon of music and song with folk singer and harper Matt ...