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The Recording Conundrum
It all started with a conundrum about my new album – the one I’m recording now. Despite a Grammy Nomination – an honor that’s specific to ‘recording artists’ – I’ve never considered myself a ‘recording’ artist (and yes, that image is my Grammy Nomination medal). I’m a...
New Solo Show – Sat. April 13 at 8pm – Asheville, NC
Deborah Henson-Conant Sat. April 13, 2013 – 8pm The Altamont Theatre – Asheville, NC WHAT: NEW SOLO SHOW at the wonderful Altamont Theatre! WHERE: 18 Church St. Asheville, NC 28801 WHEN: Sat. April 13, 2013 at 8 PM TIX: $25 advance / $30 day of...
Making Peter’s Valentine
I started working on it weeks ago, a limited-edition Jazz-Harp Release that started as a personal Jazz Valentine for Peter. I chose the tunes and practiced them. Then I started recording them every morning, putting them on my iPod and listening to them on my daily...
Jazz Valentine Project
I have a very special friend, Peter, and I like to make him a very special Valentine every year. Peter is a long-time collaborator whose vision & support led to my Grammy Nominated project “Invention & Alchemy.” If you’ve been to one of my...The World of Imperfect Completion
Welcome to the most uncomfortable world in my personal universe: the world of imperfect completion. It’s nothing like the world where I feel safest: on stage, performing live, incorporating anything unexpected into the performance itself, bouncing off...
Sous-Chef Sketch #3
Last week I made my and I loved all the comments I got on that blog. Thank you, beloved readers!!! I’d posted two versions: one singing as me (but quieter than me) and one singing as Marilyn Monroe. So … drumroll … here’s this week’s...Angel of Rock Harp flies home to Boston – Press Release 11/16/12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. RUN THROUGH DEC. 21, 2012 CONTACT: Beatriz Harley / Deborah Henson-Conant (DHC) – who makes her home in the Boston area – and she’s been on a world tour since August, playing nearly 100 shows in 28 countries and creating musical history...
HARPIST’S Guide to Steve Vai “Story of Light” Show
… and what I’m doing song-by-song on the harp (Note – this is a really fast blog I made because I know a harpists are coming to the next few shows and I want to let them know what to look for in what I’m doing! ) FIRST, A FEW POINTERS: 1. Bring...
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
My favorite radio show is “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” I save the episodes and listen to them when I’m packing, one of my least favorite jobs of being a touring musician. To my mind, you’ve really made when you’re on the “Not My Job” segment. Wait, wait … I should...
