Hello, Does anyone have any tips to share about playing the harp and singing at the same time in front of a live audience? Am working my way towards doing...
I've not even started to think about this with wire harp, but as a singer, I can tell you some of the challenges I've faced trying to sing with my lever harp: ...
In a word, "Practice" That's not just being snarky. I find that if I have to THINK about either the playing or the singing, performance quality of both suffers...
Hi Christa. My experience with this has been small so far, but here's what I've learned from trying to sing with my harp both solo and in a group and about...
Heh, I feel asked, as singing and playing is what I always used the harp for. I play traditional irish and scottish songs, modern music (just a little bit), my...
Hi Crista, You might want to pick up one of the several "Performer's Guide to Medieval and/or Renaissance Music" that are out there. Timothy McGee's is...
First, let me apologize if you’ve gotten this e-mail and you don’t know or remember who I am. I tried to edit out all the business/association e-mails, as...
Hi everyone! My name is William Macdonald from Macdonald Harps. I should have said hello some time back but sadly I never seem to have the time. I thought I...
It is indeed a beautiful piece. William's were the first wire harps that I had ever heard (isn't YouTube a wonderful resource?) The sound of them brought me to...
Hello William, This is a BEAUTIFUL CREATION. Congratulations!!! It is because of you that I became a wire-harper (switching from a lever harp) several years...
... William, your Queen Mary is enchantingly lovely. And what a wonderful way to show-case her! Please post another video when she is ready to sound her...
Hi everyone! It's been several years since I've been part of the list. I have two lovely wire-strung harps: a Caswell Bard (26-string) and an Ardival Kilcoy....
It's lovely that you're back on the list, but I'm disappointed that you won't still be on our return-home route as we're bicycling back to the Oregon Coast...
Welcome back to wirelist, Jane, and see you soon at Harpers Hall events. Theres more wire folks every day (heh heh heh) playing the "proper" instrument. Did...
Hi Sheilia, Ah, I'm sorry I'll miss meeting you! Although the corner of Oregon where I live (for the next few days!) is incredibly remote (and beautiful). It...
Hi Janet, Thank you for the welcome! And I'm indeed looking forward to resuming fun and games with Harpers Hall! I did purchase the Bard that was from the...
in your opinion,why has the guitar been seen on tv and films more times than the harp? wikipedia,the free online encyclopedia has information on the guitar...
I don't know. Maybe because a lot more people play the guitar? We hear it more than we hear the harp, and not just on tv or in films? Cornelia in California ...
Guitars are a popular instrument. They're portable (unlike piano), moderately easy to strum (unlike violin) and allow you to sing, talk or act while appearing...
Hello All, Have an interesting question to ask. A friend of mine who is a superb musician from India has composed an "orchestra" based on Indian tuning and...
" in your opinion,why has the guitar been seen on tv and films more times than the harp? " Maybe because you can get a playable guitar for $100 ?? Pete...
I think that the guitar's popularity has usurped the harp since the harp became associated with high society. The guitar seems to have taken up court in the...
Right on, Cynthia ... From: Cynthia Cathcart <clarsair@...> Subject: [WireHarp] Harps and Guitars To: WireHarp@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, June 13,...
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