autoharp
A box zither of German origins, popular in the United States in the 19th century. The strings are strummed with fingers, a fingerpick or a plectrum; damper bars controlled by buttons damp all the strings except those that sound the required chord.
| Title | Contributor(s) | Date | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close By | Performer: Snow, Kilby; Recordist: Lomax, Alan | Jul 21, 1966 | 5 |
| Unidentified autoharp instrumental | Performer: Snow, Kilby; Recordist: Lomax, Alan | Jul 21, 1966 | 7 |
| Demonstration of autoharp technique | Performer: Snow, Kilby; Performer: Driftwood, Jimmy; Recordist: Lomax, Alan | Jul 21, 1966 | 8 |
| Shady Grove | Performer: Snow, Kilby; Recordist: Lomax, Alan | Jul 21, 1966 | 9 |
| Please Don't Take Advantage Of Me | Performer: Hudak, Mike; Performer: Snow, Kilby; Performer: Snow, Jim | Jul 21, 1966 | 11 |
| Wildwood Flower | Performer: Hudak, Mike; Performer: Snow, Kilby; Performer: Snow, Jim | Jul 21, 1966 | 14 |
| Red River Valley | Performer: Snow, Kilby; Performer: Rogers, Grant; Recordist: Lomax, Alan | Jul 21, 1966 | 8 |
| East Virginia Blues | Performer: Wilson, Ellen; Performer: Wilson, Dorothy; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton | Oct 15, 1937 | 1 |
| You Got to Cross That Lonesome Valley | Performer: Wilson, Ellen; Performer: Wilson, Dorothy; Recordist: Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton | Oct 15, 1937 | 3 |