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Aug 1, 2007 4:37 pm
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It's time once again to update all the listings on the Celtic Harp Page! As always we're especially interested in harp related events (international, regional,...
Good evening. I've recently joined the list, and would like to say hello. I'm Sue in Portland, Oregon, U.S., and I play the wire strung harp (clarsach). My...
... Dear Sue, Nice to see that someone else from Portland has joined the list! I just got my first historical harp six months ago (a Kortier Italian baroque...
Hello, Dianne. Two of us in Portland! Now there's a start. I'll email you offlist to talk. It would be fun to get together to introduce our harps to one...
... It sounds like you'll get a demonstration soon enough, but for others who would like to know, coupled hands is a technique developed by Ann Heymann for the...
David, thanks for the update (and apologies for my slow acknowledgement thereof). It's good to know what's going on. Let me know how I can help! Paula ... ...
Hi, All - As the new owner of a 26-string Wartburg harp made by Campbell Harps, I thought it was time to join the list. I play harps, recorders, a little lute,...
Kathy, welcome! Sounds like you'll fit right in here. I have a Campbell harp too and love it--it has such a colorful, rich voice. Glad to know you are enjoying...
Hello, Speaking of bray harps, at the Amherst Early Music Festival last month one of the highlights of the music for me was a piece played on a bray harp by...
hi boo fingering is the great question mark in early harp performance. having started with early harp back in 1986, i was always a 1212 or 123 articulation...
So...to help liven up this list I have a request for those who were able to attend the Amherst harp conferences: were there any handout notes and if so, could...
Hello all, I also have a question, to liven up the list. Does anyone know anything about the existence/abundance of itinerant female harpers in the Middle...
Why scan when you can go directly to the site? <http://billmcjohn.com/> The Mistuned Harp site is offered by Bill McJohn who spoke at the HHS conference at AEM...
... This is not authoritative, but: there were women troubadours during the Middle Ages (12th-13th C) known as "trobaritz" in the pursuit of gai saber (the...
I started historical harp playing the Robert ap Huw ms. which not only uses four fingers, but also uses the fifth finger for damping. At least that's what we...
Hello I am new to the list and a new bray harp owner. I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to contact Catherine Campbell? I have received no reply to my...
Hi, Julie - That's the same email address I've used billcamp@... and I've always gotten a response. I wonder if she is out of town or without internet...
Dear Julie and Kathy, I know Bill is in Alaska right now, but he will be back in early September. Perhaps he and Catherine have no access to email there. Bo...
Please forgive my newness to the bray harp but everyone has to start some where. I purchased a used 26 sting Ghent harp built by Catherine Campbell and need a...
Don't do it! Of course, you can do whatever you like, but the bray harp sounds great throughout its range with the brays on. If you want to be historical,...
Late evidence (early 19th century in Wales and early 18th century in Germany) establishes that harps with brays were played both with and without the brays...
Hi Julie, Welcome to the world of bray harp. If you are unable to locate a stringing chart, I can work one up for you. You could, however, simply measure the...
Wow Craig? Thank you!! I never thought about asking you I didn't think you built Bray harps! Can you change the stringing from the hexachord to a standard...
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Sep 1, 2007 4:20 pm
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Hi, I discovered this list today, and have just joined it. I am delighted to see that there exists a list for historical harps. Since you ask for an ...
... Thank you, Larry! My book will contain more detailed discussions of Viking music in general, and of the tunes, their sources and the probabilities for...
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