Author Archives: HipHarp

How to Help Promote a YouTube Video

Posted on May 12, 2012 by HipHarp

I posted a new YouTube video, told my Facebook tribe and the video got a bunch of views, so of course I got greedy. I asked everyone to “like” it, share it and comment — and they’d say “OK, but … Continue reading →

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My Vai Class Homework

Posted on May 10, 2012 by HipHarp

To explain how this video came about from the beginning, I’d have to go back to my near-disastrous debut with the Boston Pops which was saved by emergency musical intervention — and that’s a story I’ll tell you sometime — … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ Mother’s Day Eve!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by HipHarp

I’m going on tour with a rock band!!!!  Yes!!! It’s true! And it’s not JUST ANY rock band, but with one of the world’s most amazing, incredible, virtuosic guitarists ever — Steve Vai!  Rehearsals start in less than a month … Continue reading →

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I’m Gonna be in a Rock Band!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by HipHarp

Yes!!! It’s true, True, TRUE!  I’m going on tour with a rock band!!!!  And not JUST ANY rock band, but with one of the world’s most amazing, incredible, virtuosic guitarists ever — Steve Vai!  Here’s a picture of us talking … Continue reading →

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Auntie’s Eve & My Favorite Aunt

Posted on April 26, 2012 by HipHarp

At my show last weekend, I blurted out – to my surprise – that the night before Mother’s Day is “Auntie’s Eve” and therefore everyone should bring their aunt to my show that night, Sat. May 12, in Franklin, MA … Continue reading →

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“Mother’s Day Eve” Show – Sat. May 12

Posted on April 26, 2012 by HipHarp

This Mother’s Day Eve I’m playing a solo show at the “Circle of Friends” Coffeehouse in Franklin, MA on Saturday, May 12th at 8pm.  “Circle of Friends” is a throwback to 60′s coffeehouses — in that they turn a church … Continue reading →

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Disruptive … the Eve of Innovation?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by HipHarp

Yesterday, at the Rethink Music conference in Boston, I attended an especially ReThink-inspiring session called “Disruptive Innovation,” a workshop led by NuevoStage.com Co-Founder & CEO Max Wessel and innovation researcher James Allworth (see tiny bios below). “Disruptive Innovation” is a … Continue reading →

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Rehearsing Performance

Posted on April 19, 2012 by HipHarp

I’m preparing for an interview with radio host Jacky Ankeles tomorrow morning to talk about my upcoming show at the Shalin Liu in Rockport, MA this Saturday, April 21st.  Jacky sent a few questions for me to think about, I  … Continue reading →

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Planning for Spontaneity

Posted on April 19, 2012 by HipHarp

I’m preparing for an interview with radio host Jacky Ankeles tomorrow morning to talk about my upcoming show at the Shalin Liu in Rockport, MA this Saturday, April 21st.  Jacky sent a few questions for me to think about, I  … Continue reading →

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Gliding onto Stage

Posted on April 12, 2012 by HipHarp

Years ago at the College of Marin, where I first got serious about learning harp, I took a Physical Education class from a teacher whose name I wish I could remember. She was talking about swimming when said that every … Continue reading →

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