Start mp3player via a link instead of manually clicking the play button

Is it possible to have the player start playing its mp3 when you click a link?

Use case: I'm hiding the mp3 player in a div with a 'Play' a href link -- clicking the Play link makes the div appear however the player still needs to get clicked to play. Is it possible to hook into the player with the link? I vaguely recall something like this possible with the JW FLV player (though I'm aware this isn't the JW player).

I've tried setting autostart to true and while the player doesn't start when hidden in Firefox, it does in IE, so it's not the best way to go at this either.