Music Exhibition: From the Appalachians to Urban Jazz

11 Rue des Frères Gréban

The autoharp was brought from southern Germany or Austria by settlers heading to North American territories. This instrument, a kind of chorded zither, became embedded in rural traditions to accompany songs. The autoharp could have remained an instrument restricted to this rural music until a Nantes-based musician, Patrick COUTON, decided to use it melodically. He began to play a multitude of different musics to demonstrate the instrument's capabilities. Patrick has left a lasting mark on its evolution. He will be in a duo with Andy ARLEO on the mandol…