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Harmonica Lady From West Point Performs At Worldwide Convention

October 3rd, 2022

Harmonica Lady From West Point Performs At Worldwide Convention

At a recent star-studded Society for the Preservation and Advancement of Harmonica (SPAH) convention in Tulsa, Okla., West Point residents Nedra Russ and Julio Guerra performed onstage with a handful of other harmonica enthusiasts from around the world, rubbing elbows with legendary blues musician Charlie Musselwhite.

Russ called the five-day convention “a super environment,” where she attended seminars, workshops, performances, swap meets, and other events.

Known locally and to harmonica players and fans worldwide as “The Harmonica Lady,” Russ has been recognized for her harmonica-centered podcast also called The Harmonica Lady, and is an endorsed Hohner “Juke Joint Representative,” enabling her to sell handmade necklaces that feature tiny, fully playable Hohner harmonicas and other Hohner equipment and accessories. Russ writes, sings, and plays harmonica, while husband Guerra plays electric guitar in the West Point-based band known as NJR.

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West Point Art Path Grand Opening Celebrates Art, Community

October 3rd, 2022

West Point Art Path Grand Opening Celebrates Art, Community

Nedra Russ, I have been a working artist for most of my life and was selected to be the designated, “Lead Artist,” for the Art Path, which is, “…a public art walk from our local school through our town to our community garden, creating a tangible connection between art, education and community health…