Category: In Memoriam

An Emotional HGG17: Tributes to Hiro

Oct 25, 2019

Last weekend was the 17th (!) Harp Guitar Gathering. Jaci and I had a lot more time to relax this...

Mar 17, 2019

It’s always nice to discover an unpublished photo of Michael Hedges. This one is a beautiful...

Jan 5, 2019

The late great Michael Holmes (May 24, 1941 – Feb 18, 2016) was 14 years my senior. While I was...

Dec 20, 2018

The worldwide harp guitar community and friends beyond the music world are mourning the loss of...

Mar 4, 2017

We were all shocked and unimaginably saddened to learn last month that Tom Shinness had passed...

Oct 30, 2015

No, this isn’t about Andy McKee’s song for Michael Hedges, it’s an unexpected start to my report...

Jan 27, 2015

Last weekend I heard the news that Los Angeles area oud master John Bilezikjian had passed away...

Aug 17, 2014

Though I like to keep my two harp guitar enterprises separate (Harpguitars.net and Harp Guitar...

Nov 30, 2013

During the Harp Guitar Gathering last month, Mark Farley was telling me of a new piece he was...

Mar 21, 2013

Continuing the last blog, I want to now discuss the “legend” of the Lance McCollum-Michael Hedges...