bryan bowers

[Linda15557]

Oh, that's a George Orthey 'harp. George lives in Perry County, PA just north of Harrisburg. TOP OF THE LINE.

[charlodavis]

I'm trying to find out the brand/name/type of autoharp that Brian is playing in this video? Thanks for any info!



[paulithepirate1]

it's only a competition if you make it one

[SamyChi]

boy, i kinda wish to be able to play that instrument, too.

[NguyenVanThock2185]

James Taylor is so much better than Carlos Santana. Brian Bowers, totally pwned.

[timjmoran]

NGUYEN van thock... comparing James Taylor to Carlos Santana & saying one is better than the other is UTTERLY Ludicrous!! 1st of all, they are NOTHing alike stylistically...they could NOt be more different. They are BOTh great at what they do.. let's just leave it at that.This whole competitive thing is just plain Stooopid!!!

[aneub100]

It was awesome doing a workshop with Bryan teaching! He is so good!

[otogdeanwiguitar]

Great Playing,,,Super Cool that you share this way.!!!,,,5 Stars.

[Ed1271]

Brian, Do you remember Rock Hill, S.C.? Send a note if you find time Thank You Ed

[Ed1271]

Brian played at Rock Hill,,S.C.@ For What it's Worth, Great stuff, keep it up!

[ChristinaEleanor]

Hi, thank you for your video presentation. I am considering buying an autoharp w/ 15 chords, but I'm not sure if that's ok. If my music usually includes the 7th's, do you think I need a 21 chord autoharp? Could you please answer me as soon as you can. Thanks, Donna

[MStock57]

Good Lord

Saw this guy over 30 years ago at Everett Community College. Good to see he's still around.

[Scarlett4Zanzibar]

I so asppreciate this video! Is he playing Battle Hymn of the Republic on a diatonic autoharp? I like the idea of a diatonic, because I think they are easier to play, but then I'd have to buy a few autoharps, lol, which I am not necessarily opposed to doing. Joann Smith gives a pretty good explanation, but I've only seen her play one keyed to C.

Thanks again for this.

[timjmoran]

SCARLETT .. I think what BB is doing, simply put, is getting rid of a bunch of the Chord bars

so he has more strings ringing. You 'll notice, if you see any close-ups, that his harps have only six or so chord bars.I believe he brings a bunch of different harps, tuned to different keys.. the result being a much richer sound that lets him pick out melodies & chords simultaneously. He sure is great at it, no?

[BoxCubeSquare]

Awesome.

[alonzogarbanzo]

Just had the extraordinary good fortune to see Bryan performing this evening in Snowden, Washington, in a beautiful sunset backyard house concert at the Bean Farm.

He's not just THE master of this beautiful instrument, he's a great, great singer, a tremendous stortyteller and one of the most likable and wise performers I've ever gotten to see. Great teacher too, as this video shows. May his light burn ever brighter.

[Chukkalady]

This is Bryan at his best!

[Sakuems]

it's really a beautiful sound !!!!

I love it !!

[izzyanddennyfan]

amazing

im having the hardest time learning mine

[bobthebox]

Ugh. I'm terrible at the autoharp. This is amazing!

[gfharper]

If you get a video workshop, you can learn at home, at your own speed. Another plus is go to a festival that is autoharp - friendly, and there are many live workshops, plus one - on - ones.

[Pigglies]

That is amazing! I've been looking into getting an autoharp lately. All these YouTube videos are inspiring me.

[Ginasong]

wonderful playing...I am watching all the fingering techniques and pics so I can get beyond my own two-finger picking. Thanks.

[DepthChargeMusic]

I gotta get me one of these. I thought you were Mr. Connolly at first lol

[wwwwwalter]

whooa, you're amazing.

did you attach something to the back of that yourself?

[gfharper]

Only himself.

[deltasleep]

more more!

[rubyloodles]

That's a lovely tone, what sort of harp do you play (I was thinking a customised OS...but the wood looks too pretty)? I would love to see more of this! I taught myself to melody pick with bare fingers and now I need to relearn with good finger pick technique. This is very helpful.

[gfharper]

That is an Orthey Harp. Look at them on the 'net. Join "cyberpluckers" on the 'net, and you can ask questions 'til you're blue in the face. Also, Bryan has a video that'll teach you at home!

[speakwhnspkn2]

I tried to get on that site. Apparently it doesn't exist anymore.

[SPECTRE1961]

Thanks, Mr. Bryan... I love the sound from Auto Harp...relly great..indeed!

From Brazil..to you..

Obrigado!