Bryan Bowers
Bryan Bowersis an Americanautoharpplayer who is frequently credited with introducing the instrument to new generations of musicians.[1]
Career[edit]
Bowers became very popular with the audience of the comedy radio programTheDr. DementoShowwith his 1980 recording ofMike Cross's song "The Scotsman".[2]In 1993, Bowers was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame whose membership includes MotherMaybelle Carter,Kilby Snow,andSara Carter.[3]
In two consecutive years, 2006 and 2007, he released new recordings:Bristlecone PineandSeptember in Alaska."Although such guests asTim O'Brien,Sam Bush,Stuart Duncan,and Enright and O'Bryant play and sing on a number of cuts, this is a Bryan Bowers disc all the way, with his exquisite autoharp flavoring many of the tunes, "wrote a November 2006Bluegrass Unlimitedreviewer ofBristlecone Pine."Bowers selects thematically diverse and lyrically strong material. There are powerful love songs (" When You And I Were True "and" Magnolia ") and non-cloying meditations on life and death (" Bristlecone Pine, "" Friend For Life, "and" When I Go "), as well as haunting instrumentals. He nicely avoids the hackneyed stuff of so many folk/bluegrass/country performers."[4]He maintains an active performance and teaching schedule.
Awards[edit]
- Contemporary Inductee, Autoharp Hall of Fame, 1993.
- Lifetime Achievement Award, California Autoharp Gathering, 2006.[5]
- Induction into Frets Magazine's First Gallery of the Greats[6]
Select discography[edit]
- The View from Home,Flying Fish, 1977
- Home, Home on the Road,Flying Fish, 1980
- By Heart,Flying Fish, 1982
- For You,Flying Fish, 1990
- Friend for Life,Flying Fish, 2002
- Bristlecone Pine,Seattle Sounds, 2006
- September in Alaska,Seattle Sounds, 2007
- Crabby Old Man,2011
- Live at Winterfolk,2015
- Woodland Dream,2019
References[edit]
- ^"Bluegrass Unlimited - Bluegrass Unlimited content".Archived fromthe originalon 13 December 2019.Retrieved14 March2017.
- ^"details for The Scotsman - Bryan Bowers".Retrieved14 March2017.
- ^Autoharp Hall of Fame InducteesArchivedJuly 24, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Bluegrass Unlimited - Bluegrass Unlimited content".Retrieved14 March2017.
- ^California Autoharp GatheringArchivedMay 11, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^Bryan Bowers - Master Autoharpist, Storyteller, singer/songwriter/performing artistArchivedMay 13, 2008, at theWayback Machine
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