Are you feeling the freedom?
If you’re in the USA today’s the day after Independence Day. The fireworks and the Barbecues are over – but 240+ years ago, today was still just the beginning. The day we call “Independence Day” was more than a year after the first shots... read more
How My Dad Sang at His Own Funeral
I love to share this photo every father’s day. It’s one of the only pictures I have of me and my Dad, and it’s on the day of his second wedding. Decades later, I would help my father sing at his own funeral. Let me give that some context: About 30... read more
Santa & the Harp Lady (drawings by Ellen Lebow)
Everyone probably has their favorite masterpiece Christmas depictions, from the Adoration of the Magi by Leonardi da Vinci in 1481 to The Sistine Madonna by Raphael in 15 12. You can look at those here. But me … I like the drawings I commissioned years ago... read more
The Gift – 15 Fantasies on Carols from Around the World
DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT THE GIFT 15 Solo Harp Fantasies on Traditional Christmas Carols from Around the World In 1995 I recorded a series of 15 carols from around the world on solo harp. My best friend, Celeste, has always said it’s her favorite album of mine. ... read more
Flute & Harp for Christmas
A million years ago, when I lived in the S.F. Bay Area, I met a flutist named Schawkie Roth. I’d been playing the harp for maybe 5 or 6 years by that time, and Schawkie decided we were destined to play together. He was creating meditation music and I was... read more
Season of Celebration – A Holiday Round to Sing
This is an archive post ~ originally published Dec. 12, 2015 The music above is the theme of the final movement of my “Season of Celebration – Opus 2” – a suite for harp, voice & string orchestra. It’s also a round that you can sing... read more
The Guessing Gift
This is an archive post ~ originally published Dec. 24, 2010 It’s Christmas Eve-ish and I’m about to head to the hardware store and costume shop – my favorite last-minute shopping destinations. But before I do, I want to tell you about a Christmas... read more
Holiday Music is Here … whether you like it or not
This post was originally published Dec 1, 2016. Holiday music was the reason I became a harpist … but maybe not for the reason you think. I could be pretty snobby about what I sang when I was a young adult, and when my college chorus was singing a... read more
HipHarp Downloadable Gift Wrap (And How to Wrap a CD in One Piece of Letter-Sized Paper)
How To Giftwrap A CDin One Piece of Letter-Size Paper PLUS! Printable “Santa Bags the Harp Lady” Giftwrapyou can print out and use! Enjoy this VINTAGE POST from my old blog. I don’t even remember when we first published this post, but it was back... read more
