Mar 19, 2020 | Instrument (My Instrument), Performance, Uncategorized, Video |
I made this video based on a game I used to play with my family where we’d challenge each other to make music with random objects. It can be ANYTHING really … even a bag of gum … The fact is … I play pretty much EVERYTHING in my house when I’m not...
Mar 12, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Current Events |
Crisis creates connection. It’s true. When I was a kid I was in a major earthquake. Folks who’d lived through World War II thought we were being bombed – that’s what it was like. I’ll never forget how open people were the day or two...
Mar 10, 2020 | Celtic Memories |
Pinching!! That’s what I remember about St. Patrick’s Day as a kid. But living under the O’Leary’s completely changed my take on the American Irish experience. I moved to Boston in my early 20’s from California, and after a few roommate...
Feb 25, 2020 | Harping & Harpists, Interviews |
This is Conversation #9 of the “Jung at Harp” series with Jungian Analyst Kathleen Wiley and me, Deborah Henson-Conant. In this video we are exploring AUTHENTICITY & WHOLENESS. This series explores Jungian analysis through the lens of the principles in...
Feb 6, 2020 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Hip Harp Academy |
Behind anything really worth doing, there is a purpose – a “big why” – the thing that keeps you moving forward through any obstacles that life puts in your path. Dedicating yourself to a practice TAKES SOMETHING. Being vulnerable and expressive TAKES...
Feb 6, 2020 | Audience Feedback, Concerts, Events, Performance |
OK, OK, there were 2 seats unsold… Were you there? If not those two were for YOU! I love performing at TCAN (The Center for Arts in Natick, MA), the theater that used to be a firehouse, and transporting the space, audience AND myself, to the land of stories...
Feb 4, 2020 | Events, Hip Harp Academy, Performing |
So here’s what happened … Aside from playing to a completely full house on a Saturday night, and waking up to beautiful texts, emails and posts on Facebook about the show Sunday morning, I also got some wonderful photographs via text from a photographer...
Jan 28, 2020 | Celebration Barn, Events, I Remember..., Performance, Video |
My first solo show post-pandemic is at one of my favorite places in the world: Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris, ME on Sat. Oct. 8, 2022 This Barn is where I first conceived of a new kind of harpist – freed from sitting behind the harp, full of song and...
Jan 10, 2020 | Events, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses, Webinar Sign-Up Pages
Mon. Jan. 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM EST Get INSTANT Access to this Training Grab the Training - Hot off the Press! REGISTERING FOR THIS training includes a replay link and all handouts. It also includes membership on my mailing list. If you want to unsubscribe later,...
Jan 8, 2020 | Collaboration, Composer, Musical Theater, Performing |
We Come Alive through Others I’ve been working on my fantasy musical, “The Golden Cage,” for what seems like forever – and this week we finally started the Workshop Phase! The 2-Character musical is about a Bird-Man who’s been searching...
