Aug 2, 2018 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Harps, Travel |
I just got back from the forests of Brazil where I lived, taught, ate, performed and adventured at the beautiful Uaná Eté Music Garden about 2 hours from Rio. It was a jazz immersion with harp players from all over the world: Australia, USA, Canada, France, Greece,...
Jun 7, 2017 | Tour Diaries, Travel |
Every time I get on a plane with my harp, suitcase and carryon, it’s a technological triumph for me. When I started touring over 20 years ago, I struggled to find ways to get an electric concert harp where I needed it to go. I tried borrowing concert harps...
May 26, 2017 | Events, Performance, Tour Diaries, Travel |
I arrived in Norfolk late Wednesday night and spent the day yesterday practicing, foraging for food, fixing my harp harness and exploring Norfolk. I like arriving a day early before shows so I can get a sense of a town, meet people, find a health food store...
May 18, 2016 | Photo Gallery, Tour Diaries, Travel |
For the second time in my life, I got stuck in an elevator. This time, with harpist Shelley Fairplay, two helpful volunteers from the Festival “Harpes au Max” in Ancenis, France … and a bottle of wine. There’s always that fateful little bump. I...
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...
Dec 9, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Tour Diaries, Travel |
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!...
Nov 7, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries*, Travel |
Last night we played Athens and today flew to Zagreb. I woke up a couple hours before we had to leave for the airport this morning and figured I had 45 minutes to an hour for some exercise, so I stopped at the front desk of the hotel and asked which was the...
