Most people's experiences with the autoharp begin and end with grade school sing-a-longs. But in the 1950s, a man named Mike Seeger proved that you can play real music on the small, 36-string ...
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Ambient music remains an oft-misunderstood genre. Many assume it's elevator music with delusions of grandeur or something Brian Eno invented to irritate the bejesus out of his rock 'n' roll buddies.
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...
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