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Auntie’s Eve & My Favorite Aunt
A few years ago, I was in the middle of a show in May when I heard myself blurt out that the night before Mother’s Day is actually “Auntie’s Eve” – I happened to have a show booked for that night so I told everyone they needed to bring...
“Mother’s Day Eve” Show – Sat. May 12
This Mother’s Day Eve I’m playing a solo show at the “Circle of Friends” Coffeehouse in Franklin, MA on Saturday, May 12th at 8pm. “Circle of Friends” is a throwback to 60’s coffeehouses — in that they turn a church...
Gliding onto Stage
Years ago at the College of Marin, where I first got serious about learning harp, I took a Physical Education class from a teacher whose name I wish I could remember. She was talking about swimming when said that every activity has two parts: the effort and the...
Shalin Liu & the Luscious Quantum Double-Entendre
On Sat. Apr. 21st I’m playing a solo show at the Shalin Liu, a beautiful new theater in Rockport, MA, about 45 minutes north of Boston. As soon as I saw this picture of the theater, I couldn’t wait to play there: I’m no architecture expert, but I...
Easter Rabbits & Eggs (A Short History)
I just discovered this visual history I made of Easter Rabbits & Eggs I made in March of 2000. Happy Easter … Passover … and welcome to Spring!
Rockport Music Presents HipHarp at Shalin Liu
=============== PRESS RELEASE – Run Through April 21, 2012 =============== Imagine a harp shrunk to the size of a crossbow. Brushed chrome, with 32 strings. A woman in a sleek black boustier straps it on, plugs it in like an electric guitar and pulls sounds from...
Beginning in the Middle
I started playing harp as an adult. Well … full disclosure? I had 6 or 7 lessons when I was 13, then took a 9-year hiatus and started seriously when I was 22. And, this morning, I learned that Mason Williams, the man who wrote and recorded one of the most famous...
Atlanta Harp Center: Double Workshop – Sun. Dec. 4, 2011
A Double-Workshop at the Atlanta Harp Center “Jumpstart the Blues” & “Passion in Performance” Deborah Henson-Conant is a GRAMMY®-Nominated recording artist, and the world’s foremost electric harpist, known for her Blues, Flamenco and...
DHC’s Gettin’ Down in Denver!
Press Release – run until 10/1/2011 Take a Harp ?Shrink it down? Plug it in? Strap it on Deborah Henson-Conant is the world’s foremost electric harpist – but this ain’t your grandmother’s harp! She’s a GRAMMY©-Nominated recording...
