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This page debuted in 2004 with less than 20 bona fide harp guitarists. At this point, there are several hundred harp guitar players at all levels out there. This page includes those who perform with a harp guitar regularly, or, at minimum, have recorded with some form of harp guitar more than a single time. These players include full-time harp guitar-exclusive players, full-time musicians who utilize harp guitar for a small to large part of their material, and various part-time players (who may or not play the instrument exclusively). The majority of these musicians play the most recognizable basic form of harp guitar – one which contains sub-bass "harp" strings to the left of the standard neck. An increasingly common form adds "super-treble" harp strings on the opposite side of the neck, while other experimenters may add additional banks of strings. Inclusion on this page - a growing index of players of the instrument - requires that these players all actually utilize (i.e. play, by distinct, individual plucking during its use) the various harp strings of their instruments. The Music page includes albums by additional amateur and professional musicians who have recorded at least one track on a harp guitar. We first highlight players of all
styles who have become most visible through the annual
Harp Guitar Gatherings.
Players of contemporary music are listed next, followed by players of
historical music, then kontragitarre
players, a melancholy In Memorium
section, then a final link to historical harp
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Players of the Harp Guitar Gatherings |
Lou Alano
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Don
Alder |
Stanley Alexandrowicz |
Alex
Anderson
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Muriel
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Leon Atkinson |
Drew Baldwin |
Tony Barnard |
Stephen Bennett |
Larry Berwald |
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Nate Blaustein |
Travis Bowman |
Pete Bradshaw |
Jason Carter |
Andreas David |
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Alex de Grassi |
Phil DeGruy
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John Doan |
Tim Donahue
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Mike Doolin |
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Frank Doucette |
Ed Dowling |
Jamie
Dupuis
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Bill Dutcher |
William Eaton |
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Mark Farley |
Steve Farmer |
Philippe Fouquet
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Joe Giacoio |
Brian Henke |
Stacy Hobbs |
Scott Holloway |
Brad Hoyt |
Stephanie Jackson |
James Kline |
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Claude Laflamme |
Carter Lancaster |
Dan LaVoie |
Ed
Littlefield, Jr. |
Tommy Loose |
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Kip Martin |
Sean Martin
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Andy McKee
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Keith Medley |
Jon Mendle
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Gregg Miner
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Mark Miner
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Jake Murphy |
Kinloch Nelson
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Michael O'Brien
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Paul Oorts
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Dan
Pease & Bettie Swarts
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Jon
Pickard
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Martin
Pleass
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Dave & Tone
Powell
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Paul Price
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John Riley |
Don Ross
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John Schneiderman
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Dan Schwartz |
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Randall Sprinkle |
Hirokatsu Takai (1963−2018) 
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Matt Thomas
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Oleg
Timofeyev The Zingaresca Duo 
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Jeff Titus
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Brian Torosian
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Andy Wahlberg
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Contemporary
Music Harp Guitar Players |
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the rapidly-growing world of harp guitar it has become all but
impossible to keep track of all the new players and the extent of
their activities.
Therefore, the Players list below makes no determination or
distinction between which are professionals, amateurs or in-between;
full- or part-time; nor to what extent harp guitar is used or
showcased. Some of these performers may be brand new
up-and-coming stars while others have already retired from the
instrument. |
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Brin
Addison |
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Jimmy Galloway |
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Joe Myers |
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Historical Music Harp Guitar Players |
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In Memoriam |
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Michael
Hedges
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Dennis
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Michael Hedges
is a name well known among harp guitar aficionados. The 1986 release
of his composition "Because It’s There" can be credited
with reawakening a great deal of interest in an instrument that had
become little more than a pawn shop curiosity. Michael is also known
for changing the way people play the guitar. He pioneered the use of
slapped harmonics, percussive use of the guitar body, and 2-handed
tapping techniques. He was always searching for new sounds with his
6-strings, his harp guitars, an even a few instruments without
strings. Michael used Dyer harp guitars, a Knutsen and a custom made Klein
electric harp guitar. Tragically, Michael was killed in a car accident in
1997. -FD
The late Dennis Cinelli was inspired to pick up the guitar
after hearing Jimi Hendrix.
Hirokatsu
Takai (also known as TakainoMoheji) had a real can do attitude.
With a broken collarbone and little knowledge of the English language
(except for the lyrics to all Beatles’ songs), Hiro left his native
Japan to join us as a special guest at the 7th Harp Guitar Gathering.
The connection came to be when Hiro entered and won a Japanese guitar
competition where Stephen Bennett was a guest judge. The
instrument Hiro used then was also a testament to his spirit. It
began life as a double-neck Alvarez acoustic guitar. He attached
a small koto to the top of the 12-string neck to create a
one-of-a-kind koto harp guitar. Due to his irrepressible good
humor and musicality, Hiro was also a featured guest at the 10th
and 15th Harp Guitar Gatherings. At the latter, he debuted his
new 36-string
instrument (6 guitar, 7 fretless bass, 12 koto, and 11 super-trebles),
made by Benoit Meulle-Stef, that he dubbed King Gidorah. The entire
harp guitar community mourns his loss. -FD/
