Album Notes

AUTOHARP LEGACY is a 3-CD set documenting the diversity of styles currently being performed on the autoharp, a multi-stringed acoustic instrument of American origin. 55 of the best-known performers of the autoharp from around the world gathered in Nashville, Tennessee to record an outstanding musical anthology that features this unique and versatile instrument. Autoharp virtuosos Ron Wall of Springfield, Tennessee, and Bryan Bowers of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, collaborated on this project with Mark Howard, a well-respected producer and studio engineer in Nashville. AUTOHARP LEGACY demonstrates a multitude of musical tastes by the performers, ranging anywhere from folk songs, old-time country ballads, bluegrass fiddle tunes, Irish jigs, and Swedish dance tunes, to jazz standards, gospel, blues, or Latin-flavored favorites. Some of Nashville's best session musicians participated on this recording, including Dennis Crouch on stand-up acoustic bass, Sam Bush on mandolin, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Richard Bailey on banjo, and producer Mark Howard on guitar and mandolin. The following is a complete list of the autoharp performers who participated in this 3-CD set of AUTOHARP LEGACY: Karla Armstrong Tina Louise Barr Cathy Barton Para Evo Bluestein Laura Boosinger Bryan Bowers Cathy Britell Roz Brown Bill Bryant Janette Carter Heidi Cerrigione Tom Chapin Bill Clifton Karen Daniels Julie Davis Wanda Degen Carey Dubbert Mark Fackeldy Mike Fenton Mary Gillihan Win Grace Les Gustafson-Zook Lindsay Haisley Cindy Harris Mike Herr John Hollandsworth David Holt Jean Jennings Bob Lewis Little Roy Lewis Alan Mager Bill Martin June Maugery John McCutcheon Adam Miller Karen Mueller Carole Outwater Judie Pagter Bonnie Phipps Harvey Reid Lucille Reilly Joe Riggs Richard Scholtz Tom Schroeder Gove Scrivenor Mike Seeger Laurie Sky Drew Smith JoAnn Smith Will Smith Ivan Stiles Patsy Stoneman Ron Wall Neal Walters Charles Whitmer AUTOHARP LEGACY Copyright 2003 RON WALL, PRODUCER Highland Graphics, Springfield, Tennessee ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CD BABY DISTRIBUTION SPONSORED EXCLUSIVELY BY PERMISSION: Tina Louise Barr, Recording Artist NOTE: All text (including song track list) on this CD Baby website is provided exclusively for CD Baby distribution. Messages may be sent to Tina by clicking on the lower left section marked: "Email AUTOHARP LEGACY"