Mike Stevens (bluegrass harmonica)
Encyclopedia
Mike Stevens is a Canadian harmonica
player from Bright's Grove Ontario
. He is best known as a bluegrass
musician. During his career he has had hundreds of performances at the Grand Ole Opry
. He is also known for his work connecting creative artists with indigenous youth in isolated communities as part of the ArtsCan Circle.
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
player from Bright's Grove Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He is best known as a bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
musician. During his career he has had hundreds of performances at the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
. He is also known for his work connecting creative artists with indigenous youth in isolated communities as part of the ArtsCan Circle.
Discography
- Harmonica (1990) - Canadian Bluegrass Recording of the Year
- Life's Railway to Heaven (1994)
- Colin's Cross (1995)
- Normally Anomaly (1997)
- The World is Only Air... and a Very Dangerous Hat (2001)
- Blowin' Up a Storm (2002)
- Old Time Mojo (2005)
- Black Mustard (2005)
- Piggyback (2009) with Matt Andersen
- Push Record (2011) with Matt Andersen