Turning Back the Wheel of Time…
Or should I say: revisiting tunes from many years ago… At the moment I’m working on 2 pieces by J.S. Bach which are not completely “new” to me….
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Lá na Cruite 2023
Lá na Cruite (Harp Day) 2023 at Reidun’s Harp Centre, Killorglin, and An Diseart, Dingle got featured with a full page in the local newspaper “The Kerryman”. On…
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Harp Maker’s Checklist
If you have read my blogs, you may have noticed that I went through years of experimenting & improving my harps, coming across all sorts of problems/improvable issues….
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different angles (strings)
Looking at different harps in comparison, a not so small detail jumped out at me recently. It had already been on my radar, but more in the subconscious…
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2023 – the season starts on a happy note :-)
Barry and myself enjoying fine musical company in the person of Eamon Casey (accordion). My favourites are the polkas, without a doubt! Here we’re playing in Adare for…
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Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home
some bold fingerings & damping techniques on chromatic harp We worked on this duet in 2021, in this clip I’m playing the 1st part, and Paul the 2nd…
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My Harp Journey (6) Coming Around Full Circle and The Best of Both Worlds.
My harp journey to me means that I’m constantly searching, constantly improving my technique for both sound and ergonomics, at the moment while trying to answer some nagging…
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My big chromatic harp – improving sound & playability through string changes
Short acoustic summary In my previous blogs I’ve described some of the adventures I’ve been through to improve the sound & playability of my instruments. Here, in an…
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Update on “Violins for Ukrainian Girls”
Apparently the girls have found instruments… Thanks again to everyone who got involved, offered an instrument or shared the message and made this appeal go viral. Little did…
Read MoreViolins/Cello for 5 Ukrainian Sisters in Tarbert – Thank you so much for your support!
We were truly overwhelmed with the amount of offers which came in from all sides – the call went viral within a few hours! Thank you so much…
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