May 11, 2016 | Harps, Instrument (My Instrument), People I Meet, Photo Gallery, Travel |
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...
Apr 15, 2016 | People I Meet, Tour Diaries |
When I visited CPCC in Charlotte, N.C. last week for a collaborative residency, I needed some serious handling. I was invited for a “Woman in Music” residency that included collaborations using my original music with the dance theater department, the opera...
Apr 1, 2015 | People I Meet |
Skepticism is healthy. Cynicism is not. I want to un-pair skepticism and cynicism. #moneyfool Share on X 364 days a year my long-time friend Alex Feldman supports family and foolery as a physical comedian – and one of his personas is “Alex the Jester....
Jan 17, 2014 | Audience Feedback, Blues, Harping & Harpists, People I Meet, Performance |
Last Saturday, at my annual “Lose Your Blues” show, I came back on stage early after intermission – as I often do (because there’s nothing to do backstage and I came there to be with the audience, so why would I hang out in the basement)? Anyway, I often use it as a Q...
Oct 19, 2013 | People I Meet, Random Thoughts |
I opened Facebook today and discovered a friend, David Bunnett, had died. I knew David slightly when we were young – part of the group of theater-and-artist folks who hung around the Pt. Reyes Dance Palace in West Marin, California. But I’d never really...
Aug 29, 2013 | People I Meet |
People talk about supporting the arts. I want to talk about a man who made his life and his business a support of musicians – a certain kind of musicians: musicians with bulky, cumbersome, delicate instruments. Like harps. … also timpani, and big...
Jan 4, 2013 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Instrument (My Instrument), People I Meet |
I always feel bad that I my social-media-immediacy quotient is often so low – er … high… well, whatever. So instead of sulking about how much I’m not like those social-media whizzes who can take a photo and post it immediately (oh how I admire...
Dec 9, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, People I Meet, Tour Diaries |
This is part of my “Rock Harp Diaries” Blog series while touring with legendary guitarist Steve Vai from August 2012 – Dec. 17. I’ll be home Dec. 18th – please join me for my Homecoming Solstice Show in the Boston Area on Fri. Dec. 21st!...
May 23, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, People I Meet |
Since people keep asking me – here’s how I met Steve Vai and ended up joining his band for this Fall’s tour. If you don’t know me, I play electric harp – in fact, I’ve worked with the French harp-builders CAMAC for the last 15 years...
May 22, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Instrument (My Instrument), People I Meet |
‘I can’t believe that!’ said Alice. ‘Can’t you?’ the Queen said in a pitying tone. ‘Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.’ Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said ‘one...
