Category: Interview

Ep. 319 – 365 challenge, an interview with Silke Aichhorn

While I was at OneHarpWorld in Toronto I had a chance to talk to Silke Aichhorn about her 365 day challenge. Every day this year she is posting a music video! Each one is a minute of music that encapsulates that particular piece – so a great way to listen to a whole bunch of music and discover new music to play yourself 🙂

The playlist is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRtRZ4VmBMlUYpGRDPJCrDkyTitFcNWKm

Learn more about Silke at her website: https://www.silkeaichhorn.de/
And her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SilkeAichhornharp/featured

And follow her at:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/www.silkeaichhorn.de/
Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/silkeaichhorn/

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Ep. 318 – Learning about the Konghou (Chinese harp) with Nathania Ko

While I was at OneHarpWorld in Toronto I had a chance to talk to Nathania Ko and learn a bit more about the Konghou, the Chinese harp! 

Huge thanks to Nathania Ko – check her out on:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nathania.ko
Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/natty_konghou
Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@xOxnathaniaxOx/videos

And take a listen to her performance at the Dutch Harp Festival/World Harp competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh-lz77cF0

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Ep. 274 – A look at St. Columba’s Moon by Dorothy Cook

My friend Dorothy Cook asked me a number of years ago if I could write down a piece that she had composed. That piece is called St. Columba’s Moon, inspired by an experience she’d had at a harp event at a place called St. Columba’s house.

I’ve always wanted to do a Harp Tuesday episode about the piece – and here it is! Dorothy has made the sheet music freely available if you want to play it yourself.

Dorothy as an amazing storytelling and I’m so glad that I got the chance to film her telling the story behind the piece. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear her story and to hear me play through the entire piece.

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Ep. 253 – A carbon fiber single action pedal harp: an interview with Andrea Pretzler

In August of 2022 I got a chance to try a prototype of a carbon fiber single action pedal harp, developed by Austrian engineer Andrea Pretzler. Here’s my interview with her, filmed in August of 2022.

Check out http://eclipse-harp.at/models for more info about the harp.

I also filmed a Harpist in the Wild episode on the harp:

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Ep. 241 – An affordable, self-assembled, electric harp? A look at Harp-E

Joris Beets was kind enough to take some time to chat with me at the World Harp Congress about his newest invention – Harp-E!

Lots more info about this harp at https://www.harp-e.com/ And the Harp-E channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPCNakbK2x_c1FC2NAFheg

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