Bryan Bowers

Bryan Bowers is an American autoharp player who is frequently credited with introducing the instrument to new generations of musicians.

[1] Bowers became very popular with the audience of the comedy radio program The Dr. Demento Show with his 1980 recording of Mike Cross's song "The Scotsman".

[3] In two consecutive years, 2006 and 2007, he released new recordings: Bristlecone Pine and September in Alaska.

"Although such guests as Tim 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 2006 Bluegrass Unlimited reviewer of Bristlecone Pine.

"Bowers selects thematically diverse and lyrically strong material.