The Harp Blog

This is a new one on me.  Fans of the harp guitar, meet the harp ukulele!

Sungha Jung playing ‘Lonely’ by 2ne1.

I am now seriously covetting one of these (being both a harpist and a ukulele player myself).

From Mary Muckle, via the OntarioHarps list:

January 28, 2012
SAINT BRIGID’S EVE
A Celtic music performance in celebration of the female patron saint of Ireland.
7:30pm, SAINT BRIGID’S CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, 310 Patrick St., entrance on Cumberland St.

The concert features MARY MUCKLE, harp & voice; KIRSTEN CARLSON, flute; THE OTTAWA YOUTH HARP ENSEMBLE under the direction of Mary Muckle, and the vocal trio DAUGHTERS OF BRIEN. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For information email info@sbcottawa.ca or phone 613-144-7373

The Music for Healing and Transition Program www.mhtp.org will be offering courses in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2012.  This 5 weekend program teaches musicians to provide live therapeutic music at the bedside of the sick and dying.   Please visit website for more information, or feel free to contact Joanne Does, Certified Music Practitioner, London, ON at jdoes764@gmail.com or www.healingsounds.ca

The New Year’s update of the Celtic Harp Page is well under-way. Our harp-related Events section has been updated for 2012, and we’ve reactivated the popular Used and Wanted Harps classified section after a long hiatus due to increased interest from scammers back in 2010.

If you have your company or group listed on the Celtic Harp Page, please check to make sure that all your information is correct and up-to-date. If not, let us know by sending a note to comments @ celticharper.com (without the spaces).

Events listings can be sent to events @ celticharper.com

The 2012 Dates and Info for the Goderich Celtic College & Celtic Roots Festival are up early this year! Both Kim Robertson and Sharlene Wallace will be there, along with a ton of other amazing Celtic and folk musicians.

Schedules and other updates will be posted on their main site, so keep an eye on http://www.celticfestival.ca/

If you’re on Facebook, you can visit the Celtic Roots Festival Facebook page here.

Goderich was hard hit by a tornado in 2011, and is still rebuilding, so they can use all the help you can give. Information on donations and volunteer efforts can be found here.

Amazing Grace and Auld Lang Syne on Celtic Harp,  by JaimeeLeighJ

Midwinter Harp Gathering

St Peters Church, Kingston, Ontario
January 29,2012 1 to 5  PM
Join us to celebrate St Brigit’s  Day with harp friends
SCHEDULE:
1 to 2:15 PM Tips and Pearls for Harpists only
2:15 Tune and warm up
2:30 Sharing our Music Prepare a piece to play on your own or play with a friend or
two. Invite family and friends to this part of the afternoon.
3:45 to 5 PM  Enjoy refreshments. Visit the vendors.
  REGISTRATION for this event is in advance only
For more information: Contact Karen at heartfullistening@yahoo.ca

More lovely videos of Sharlene’s playing on her YouTube channel.

Robin Ward playing Lady Iveah (T. Connellan) and The Hawke of Baayshannon (T. O’Carolan), on the clarsach (traditional wire harp).

One of my favourite tunes.  TinWhistler playing with Ulli from Germany.