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Somewhere on Your Instrument
Notes from a harp-gurl in the jungle of guitar-land. April 6, 2012 8:52 pm I’m in the first week of this great but I’m taking it on harp. So I get to one of the first exercises, which is to read a series of notes on the treble staff. “Ha!”...
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!
Nixon or the Kildeer??
Somewhere recently I heard that, depending on when you grew up, and who was president, you’ll have a different outlook on life. In the U.S. for example, they said, if you came of a certain age (which I forgot) during the Kennedy administration, you’ll be...
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...
Rockin’ at Martin Luther King Elementary
This week I visited Martin Luther King Elementary in Benton Harbor, MI. When we got to MLK, I set my harp and gear up in the center circle of the basketball court. That’s what that circle is for, isn’t it — it’s the electric harp circle, right? We added lights and...
The instrument that isn’t there yet
I’d touched a harp when I was little. I’d had a few lessons, like I had a few piano and guitar lessons. But I always thought of myself as a composer – never as a player. Then there was one day when I was about 14, when I looked at my hands, standing...
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...
“Living Large” at KLCC in Eugene, Oregon
Just had a lovely interview with KLCC’s “Living Large” host Eric Alan about my OR. And about my wonderful LAST-MINUTE special, guest, the legendary Mason Williams! You can listen to the interview right here! Just click the player here: [audio:...
Intro to InfoGraphics
This morning I attended Bob Collins’ Social Media Breakfast (SMB) at the Constant Contact headquarters in Waltham, MA, a 20-minute drive from my house. But … wait … let me translate: “This AM @RobertColins #SMB26 at @ConstantContact...
