Category: Historical Players

The Oklahoma Cowboy Band

Apr 23, 2016

This is a fun one! My friend Joe Morgan spotted the intriguing cover of this book one...

Apr 3, 2016

Slipper guitar, that is. I surreptitiously snagged this off eBay last September – a rare Chris...

Mar 18, 2016

I’m pleased to announce “Secrets of Taraffo” – a new half hour documentary on the...

Jan 1, 2016

Well, they’ve led me a merry chase, but I think I’ve gotten to the bottom of the story of Vardon,...

Sep 11, 2015

This week’s blog is not harp guitar-related, but on a different topic I long ago became associated...

Jun 24, 2015

Genoa, Days 4-5 Our traveler’s luck held out once again and our entire trip – both in Genoa and...

Apr 10, 2015

It began almost four years ago, when mandolin buff Jim Garber discovered this extremely cool...

Sep 1, 2014

I’m almost at the point where I could emulate those great old Mandolin Brothers catalogs...

Jul 25, 2014

Someone who will never need reminding about Taraffo’s lasting influence (see “Taraffo’s Infinite...

Jul 18, 2014

For those who may wonder where all this historical harp guitar information comes from, the answer...