Harry Musselwhite is a writer, actor, and musician who lives in Los Lunas, New Mexico. A regular on the op-ed pages of The Rome News Tribune, his columns are gathered in his book “A Month of Sundays – the New Mexico columns.” This book won in the essay category for The Georgia Author of The Year Awards as a finalist.
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His childrens’ books include “Martin the Guitar,” “Martin the Guitar on the Road,” and “Martin the Guitar in the Big City.” More recently released are his New Mexico-set childrens’ books “Roshi and the Coyote Choir” and “Punkin’ goes Skunkin’.” Actor Harry Musselwhite has appeared on “Better Call Saul,” “MacGruber,” “Behind the Yellow House,” “The Looking Glass,” and more. He appeared on CBS-Television’s “Rescue 911’ and Llewellyn Films’ serial “It’s Supernatural.” He recently served as music producer for Tammy Botkin’s nationally released PBS documentary "The Long March.”
His screenplay “Martha Berry” was a finalist for Hollywood’s Kairos Prize, an Official Selection at The Paris Film Awards, Official Selection for The London Movie Awards, Finalist at The Charleston International Film Festival, and Finalist at The Dixie Film Festival. His screenplay “Incomer” was an Official Selection for The Oaxaca Film Festival (finalist, best screenplay) and The Underground Film Festival.
Harry has lent his voice acting talents to international game sensation “Empire of Sin” (Romero Games), animated film “Milonga,” and New Mexico’s Audiolgy Associates (television commercial). His narration can be heard on his “Martin the Guitar” trilogy audiobooks and the “Roshi and Punkin’” children’s books.
He has presented live narration for The Rome Symphony Orchestra (“Peter and the Wolf”) and The Chattanooga Symphony (“A Christmas Story”)
Harry’s short film, “Der Greis” was awarded a special jury award for outstanding musical scoring in the Winter Shorts Film Festival. “Der Greis” was an official selection at The Albuquerque Film Festival, Rome International Film Festival, Prescott Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Southern Appalachian Film Festival, and The Mountain Madness Film Festival.
Harry has appeared three times at Carnegie Hall, two times as a guitarist (“Come to the Skies – A Bluegrass Mass”) and once as a conductor (The Berry College Chamber Choir). As a singer he has performed leading roles with Asheville Opera, Augusta Opera, Chattanooga Opera, Opera Southwest, St. Louis Muny Opera, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Theatre West Virginia, The New York Russian Choral Festival, The Rome Symphony, The Chattanooga Symphony, and in England at The Wells Choral Festival, St. James’s at Piccadilly (London) and The Holborne Museum (Bath).
Musselwhite enjoys flyfishing, photography, and playing music with his two grandkids, Henry and Harrison.