Beautiful Partnership Between Musician & Instrument
I was just talking to a friend of mine the other day who just started playing the flute. He’d been playing the harmonica and he started playing the Indian flute. He’s a yoga teacher and he wanted to play it at the end of Yoga sessions. He said to me, “So I just... read more
#HarpBike on the Minuteman Trail
“Like a Valkyrie with a harp on a bike cart steed! (Cecily Miller) It happened last Saturday. I got to live my dream of riding on the back of a bike while playing my harp. We rode 12 miles from the one end of the Minuteman Bike Trail in Bedford, through historic... read more
TEDx Talk ‘from the Harp’ with Deborah Henson-Conant
Is your dream taking FOREVER to come to fruition? Check out this TEDx story Click To Tweet Share this with your friends who love music, or stories – and especially stories with music. Share it with children to show them how ideas can come together and grow into... read more
The Birth of Baroque Flamenco
(We first shared this post on April 21, 2016) Baroque Flamenco is one of my most famous and fiery pieces. But it wasn’t always. The first time I heard the melody, it was in a Minuet by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (pictured below, quite fetchingly, I think). I found... read more
Our Favorite Harp Hunk – and Passionate Collaborations – in Hong Kong
It’s a fascinating community: the international harp community – and it’s NOT just harp players. When we get together anywhere in the world – like in Hong Kong earlier this month – the events connect players, builders, composer,... read more
Strings of Passion -LIVE! Full-Day Workshop at International Harp Festival
The International Harp Festival returns to the San Damiano Retreat Center in the beautiful San Fransisco area hillside town of Danville, CA, May 25 – 29, 2017 and I’ve been invited to present my Full-Day Immersion Experience “Strings of... read more
A Week in Wales
Wow! What a week in Cardiff, Wales! I had such an amazing time at the CAMAC Cardiff Harp Weekend and the mini-retreat for the folks in my “Harness Your Muse” mentorship during week that followed. Here are some photo and video memories to give you a... read more
A Culture grows from one Point of Connection: The Harp
Does this look like a group of old friends in a garden? Well, it is … it’s also a representation of one rich corner of a culture that’s developed over the past 30 years around the lever harp. On the left is Ray Mooers, the creative mind and spirit... read more
A Visit to the Harp Factory (Photo Tour)
Bienvenue a France! I’m in Ancenis for the so I can practice any time of day or night … and I do! Yesterday, I got a tour of the CAMAC harp factory to see my signature harp built and had an interview with harp developer and builder Jakez Francois. We saw a... read more
