Harp-Related & Early Music Events 2008
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This page is dedicated to harp workshops, concerts and other harp-related events in North America and around the world. If you have an event you'd like mentioned here, just e-mail the details (date, time, place, web page if you have one, and a contact number or e-mail address) to events@celticharper.com.
As of 2007, we are now also listing early music concerts and other early music events in a new section below. Early music groups and websites are listed in our Historical section; Celtic music events and pages can be found in our Celtic Links section. |
Listings by Date (2008) - click on the links for more info
 May 2008 16–18 - The Harp Gathering, Sauder Village, Ohio June 2008 20 - Hurly Burly Spring concert, Peterborough, ON 23-26 - 38th National Conference of the American Harp Society, Detroit, Michigan July 2008 10-13 - Somerset Folk Harp Festival, Alexandria, Virginia 21-25 - Country Airs Harp Camp, Woodslee, ON August 2008 4-10 - Goderich Celtic College and Celtic Roots Festival, Goderich, ON 17 - Harp Ensemble attempting to break Guinness Book of World Records for largest harp ensemble, Wisconsin 20-26 - Scoil na gCláirseach (Summer School of Wire-Strung Harp), Kilkenny, Ireland. October 2008 10-11-12 - Southeastern Harp Weekend Asheville, North Carolina
Other harp events & concert listings can be found at these sites:
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 General Events - USA & International
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| July 21-25 '08 - Country Airs Harp Camp, an annual event held on a farm in Woodslee, ON. There will be three instructors providing fun and learning through art, harp instruction, composition, drama, storytelling. The cost is $200 (CDN) for this day camp, lunch and snacks included plus all supplies for activities. Last year we outgrew the house so our final concert was in the barn with the new foal, Whiskey, watching. Contact Anita Leschied 519 975-0260, Woodslee, Ontario. |
| August 4-10 '08 - Goderich Celtic College and Celtic Roots Festival (Aug. 8-10), Goderich, Ontario. The website probably won't be fully updated until sometime later this spring, but the current dates and contact information are now up at www.celticfestival.ca. If you're thinking of attending the Celtic College, planning ahead is a good idea, since the hotel rooms and B&B spots fill up quickly! The two times I've taken harp classes at the Goderich College they were both very rewarding experiences. Goderich is a lovely place to spend a week immersed in Celtic Culture, whether your main interest is music, dance, song, or artwork. The festival (Fri.-Sun.) is always top-notch, with tons of great performers (including harpists!). I'll be sure to add in the details for this year's harp teachers and performers as soon as that information becomes available. Hope to see you there! - T.H. |
| Ongoing: The Ottawa Harp Players Community harp circle meets every last Sunday of the month (September to June) from 14h00 to 16h00 for some playing, sharing, laughing and of course, tea!! (Ottawa, Ontario). Contact Chantal Dupuis by email at: katoux3@hotmail.com |
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Ongoing: Harp Ensemble Class with Alys Howe, Vancouver, B.C.
Offered at the intermediate level, twice a month on alternate Tuesday evenings near UBC. An instructional offering in which members are taught tunes and coached as an ensemble, working on technique, musicality, arranging, and performance skills within the context of our common repertoire. Have fun playing with friends and feel motivated in your practising! Contact Alys Howe at alyshowe@alyshowe.com, or 604-221-7665. |
| Ongoing: Celt's Cauldron Ceilidhs, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, 1st and 3rd weekend of every month. The cottage where the ceilidhs take place is located on Lake Ainslie about 15 miles east of Inverness. Any interested person should call (902)756-2214. We are also a new harp and folk music store in the area, and are doing the ceilidhs out of our home for the love of Celtic music. Fiddles, whistles, flutes and other instruments are welcome. The emphasis is traditional old world Celtic. I am particularly fond of slow airs, if that piques anyone else's interest. - Info courtesy of Cliff, harpandlore@yahoo.com |
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Also check out our concert listings for harp concerts in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
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| May 16 – 18, 2008 - The Harp Gathering, Sauder Village. Sauder Village and Inn are located in Northwest Ohio, near the city of Archbold; easily accessible from the Ohio Turnpike. Website: www.harpgathering.com |
| June 23-26, '08 - 38th National Conference of the American Harp Society, Detroit, Michigan. More info: www.ahsdetroit.org |
| July 10 - 13,'08: The Somerset Folk Harp Festival. Alexandria, Virginia. Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. Workshops, Concerts, Harp Shopping. Details available at www.harpsomerset.com |
| Aug. 17 '08 - The Harp Ensemble is wanting to break the Guinness Book of World Records set by the Edinburgh group in 2006 for the largest harp ensemble. Please join them on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells for the concert. We need over 201 harps and 6800 strings to break previous record! To get more information, email Serena O'Meara at harp@omearamusic.com |
| August 20-26 '08 - Scoil na gCláirseach, Annual Summer School of Wire-Strung Harp, Kilkenny, Ireland. |
| October 10-11-12 '08 - Southeastern Harp Weekend Asheville, North Carolina. Website: www.southeasternharps.com. It's in Asheville, North Carolina at the same beautiful retreat center where it has been before, Lutheridge. BUT, the vendor hall is going to be twice as large as it was before. Lutheridge built a gorgeous new building that is temperature controlled & fully carpeted. And it has three rooms off to the side so that you can try harps in a quiet setting. There will be more choices, more harps, music, accessories. Janet Harbison of Ireland, Ray Pool, Christina Tourin, Pamela Bruner, Christine Van Arsdale, Eve Watters, Sue Hoadley, Nancy and Frank Clark, and William Rees are the beginning of our clinician lineup. And, we have a new conference coordinator! I am happy to introduce to you Nicole Riley of Verge Events. This note is being sent from Nicole’s e-mail. She will make this year even smoother yet the conference will still have the same down-to-earth flavor that makes it so loved. Comments courtesy of Carolyn Deal. |
| Ongoing: Ryeland Harp Ring (Pennsylvania). All levels welcome! Meets the fourth sunday of the month from 2-5 p.m. Route 422 between Reading and Lebanon Pennsylvania. Call or email Cathleen for details: 610-589-9644 harpy1 @ verizon.net |
| Ongoing: Harp Ensemble Classes in suburban Kansas City once a month on the second Saturday of each month. Attendees should be at least at the advanced beginner level. Performance skills, ensemble skills and increased repertoire are taught. We have several gigs lined up for 2006 so join us for a great learning experience plus getting to know other harpists. Contact Wilma Kelly Liles at wrl@everestkc.net, or 816-550-4414. |
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| Friday, June 20th: Hurly Burly Spring Concert. 7:30 p.m. at Sadlier House on George St., Peterborough, Ontario. Hurly Burly is a mixed early music ensemble specializing in the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. Instruments include harp, citole, recorders, rackett, psaltery, flute, fiddle and percussion. More info will be included later as it becomes available. For up-to-date info, you can visit the Hurly Burly website at www.celticharper.com/hurlyburly. |
| List your 2008 concerts here for free! Just E-mail us with the details (remember to include date, location, time and contact info). |
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You can also visit Laurie Riley's site to see her schedule of upcoming concerts. |
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| If you have an early music concert, workshop or conference that you would like listed here, E-mail us with the details and we'll be happy to put it up. |
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