Apr 9, 2019 | Performance, Songwriting, Video |
World Voice Day is April 16th. I originally wrote this show for the one-woman musical “What the Hell are you Doing in the Waiting Room for Heaven??” but now I sing it in concert and with harp ensembles as a spontaneous choral piece. In the musical, a little girl has...
Feb 24, 2017 | Composing, Events, Inside Look, Songwriting |
I started writing this tune when I was on tour with Steve Vai and this video takes you inside the tune where I show you all the parts of it. Click on the video image to watch! Every night after sound check I’d work on it on an empty stage. It was inspires by “Blue...
Jan 27, 2017 | Composing, Events, Inside Look, Songwriting |
I started writing this tune when I was on tour with Steve Vai and this video takes you inside the tune where I show you all the parts of it. Click on the video image to watch! Every night after sound check I’d work on it on an empty stage. It was inspires by “Blue...
Aug 5, 2016 | Performing, Recordings, Songwriting |
This was a little experiment I did playing around with a new song I’m working on and some funky video I happened to capture when I was recording it. The video was definitely ‘not ready for primetime’ so I started playing around with it, seeing what...
Dec 22, 2015 | Holidays, Inside Look, Music, Performance, Recordings, Songwriting |
I’m struck by the difference between the experience of creating — and the experience of sharing what we create – the gift and the giving. It’s on my mind a lot in this season of giving. As an improvising performer, both creation and sharing happen simultaneously...
Feb 14, 2014 | Song Lyrics, Songwriting |
Love … love is the freshest taste you’ll ever find. The perfect compliment, the finest wine. Until the day it turns to slime. LISTEN BELOW: [audio: https://www.hipharp.com/cv/audio/neveralbum/LoveGoneBad-HensonConant-Valentine.mp3] or it’s a way...
Feb 14, 2014 | Holidays, Love Stories (Wired for Love), Songwriting |
“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...
May 31, 2013 | Baroque Flamenco, Composing, Songwriting |
Tomorrow – June 1st- is one of those days I LOVE being a composer. In Richmond, VA the American Youth Harp Ensemble is previewing a new arrangement of my “Baroque Flamenco” that they commissioned … … and in Cambridge, MA the...
Jan 9, 2013 | Performance, Songwriting |
Last week I made my and I loved all the comments I got on that blog. Thank you, beloved readers!!! I’d posted two versions: one singing as me (but quieter than me) and one singing as Marilyn Monroe. So … drumroll … here’s this week’s...
Jan 2, 2013 | Performance, Projects, Songwriting |
I struggle mightily with perfectionism (reminder: perfectionism does not make things perfect – it’s an extreme form of emotional stuttering) But my word of the year is RELEASE. So this is my new journey. The journey towards creating recordings I’m...
