2006 Naples, Florida HGGIV
The fourth annual harp guitar gathering, HGG IV, was in Naples, Florida, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2006, hosted by Andy Wahlberg. The event was well attended for the workshops and the Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon concerts. The workshops included lectures on composition for harp guitar, performance techniques, builders with new construction styles and ideas, a history of the harp guitar going back centuries, and a slide presentation showing many aspects of the Larson brothers contributions to the world of the harp guitar by yours truly. The camaraderie of the assembled folks from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan has become an event to look forward to each year soon after the last gathering has concluded! The next gathering, HGG V, will be held in Williamsburg, VA, October 27-28, 2007, and will be hosted by Stephen Bennett. A glimpse of all these subjects can be seen on the attached links on this page.
Bob, the grandson of Carl Larson, talks about his years of research on the Larson Brothers' instruments and lives. With Carol's help, Bob wrote, edited, printed, published and sold the first two books in the series.
photos & captions by Nancy Noe
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