My Mother’s Mexican Hat
NOTE: This story includes an audio file related to the story – if you want to listen while you’re reading, here’s the song: My parents were divorced when I was very young and my mother and I went to live with my Aunt. Aftrer a year or so the three of... read more
My First Kiss
This is a story I wrote out in 1996 when my local NPR station challenged listeners to write in about their first kiss. This was mine — read on the air Feb. 14, 1996. I lived in North Carolina. He lived in California. When I met him, I was visiting my... read more
Love Gone Bad – Past the Expiration Date
“If music be the food of love … then what’s that smell?” Love Gone Bad by Deborah Henson-Conant (words & music / voice & harp) https://www.hipharp.com/cv/audio/neveralbum/LoveGoneBad-HensonConant-Valentine.mp3 I go hot and cold with... read more
HipHarp Valentine’s Guide
Every year, for Valentine’s Day, I share romantic music & stories. Each year, I look back and re-share them in a post like this. So please share the links below with YOUR Valentines! Love Songs for Peter: In 2013 I created a special musical valentine for my... read more
Love Songs for Peter
In the 2nd grade I bought a pack of valentines for everyone in the class. This year I made only ONE – and I made it by hand for my beloved friend Peter. It’s a jazz-harp collection of 4 classic jazz standards: “As Time Goes By,” ... read more
Making Peter’s Valentine
I started working on it weeks ago, a limited-edition Jazz-Harp Release that started as a personal Jazz Valentine for Peter. I chose the tunes and practiced them. Then I started recording them every morning, putting them on my iPod and listening to them on my daily... read more
Jazz Valentine Project
I have a very special friend, Peter, and I like to make him a very special Valentine every year. Peter is a long-time collaborator whose vision & support led to my Grammy Nominated project “Invention & Alchemy.” If you’ve been to one of my... read more
And then he kissed me …
NOTE: This blog includes an audio file related to the story – if you want to listen while you’re reading, here’s the song: And Then He Kissed Me by Deborah Henson-Conant https://www.hipharp.com/cv/audio//th/kissed_me_grp.mp3 When I was 13, living in... read more
What’s in a Name?
This is part of my ongoing “Wired for Love” blog project of love stories and songs. This is a blog from February 2011 about trying to find a name for my Valentine’s music project. To buy the “Wired for Love” download collection of fun, funky, romantic love... read more
