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PFS Westside Concert: Bryan Bowers
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About this event
Master of the Autoharp, Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller
Ticket prices on-line:
$23 general admission/$20 PFS members
$12 ages 12-18 (under 12 free)
Ticket prices at the door:
$26 general admission/$23 PFS members
$14 ages 12-18 (under 12 free)
All concerts start at 7:30 pm. Doors to seating open at 7.
PFS Westside Concerts 2025/2026 take place at Southminster Presbyterian Church. These concerts have a focus on regional artists. We have nine concerts, all on Saturday nights, scheduled for the 2025/2026 season (September through May).
Upcoming concerts:
Oct 4: Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott
Nov 1: The Horsenecks
Dec 6: True North Duo
Jan 10: Pat Byrne
Feb 7: Sunny South
Mar 14: Rio Con Brio
Apr 11: Katie Jane Band
May 2: Lauren Sheehan Duo
In the late ’60s, Bowers discovered music when he took up the guitar. “The roots of the music had gone real deep in me. Music was real fulfilling, unlike anything I had ever done before.” It wasn’t long before Bowers encountered the autoharp. “I ran into a guy that played several instruments and could get the harp in good tune. He played without any fingerpicks, just with his fingernails. He had a real sprightly style on it. It was the first time I’d heard someone play it in good tune and play it well. It opened my eyes and my ears. I went out and got one the next day.”
Bryan relocated to Seattle in 1971 and played for coins as a street singer and in bars for the right to pass the hat. In 1993, Bryan was the first living member inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame to stand only with Maybelle Carter, Kilby Snow, and Sara Carter.
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