Mike_Stevens_(bluegrass_harmonica)
Mike Stevens (bluegrass harmonica)
Canadian harmonica player
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.[1] He is also known for his work connecting creative artists with indigenous youth in isolated communities as part of the ArtsCan Circle.[2][3]
Stevens' harmonica style was described by one reviewer as "multivoiced and blindingly fast".[4]
Stevens entertained at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards festival in Huntsville, Ontario in 1998.[5]
Stevens often performs with American fiddle and banjo player Raymond McLain. The duo entertained at the Palmer Rapids Twin Festival in July, 2003.[6] They headlined a concert to raise money for the ArtsCan Circle in Toronto in 2004.[7] They performed together at the Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society concert in February, 2008.[8]