Parents with tight summer budgets turn to DIY camp Jul 31, 2009
"Ada is still doing harp and horseback riding, and she does them on alternating weeks so we save money there. We go to programs at the library, which are free.". While times are stressful for the family as they prepare to move, the kids "know they have it better than most Americans, that there are children without health insurance or who have to skip meals or eat unhealthy food because it's cheaper than the way we eat," Graham said. (USA Today -- Money)
• Events calendar Jul 24, 2009
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Featuring violinists Juliana Athayde and Amy Glidden; Christina King and Marylene Gingras-Roy, violas; Anne Fagerburg and David Premo, cellos; Linda Lukas, flute; Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp; and pianist Peter Henderson. Free admission. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Power Outage, Weather Cause Fair Cancellations Jul 15, 2009
He was replaced by Young and Jessica Harp. There also was a low turnout Thursday, the opening night of the Fair. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Blues attract a crowdBlues society jam popular Jul 8, 2009
pril wrote on Jul 7, 2009 11:30 AM:" Any place that hires a band is "cashing in" on someone else's talent. As a listener, you may not realize this. Live music at a venue is "value added" entertainment. Many of the people who come to both the blues jam and the Mia's and Pia's open mic are also out playing in other venues around town, around the region, around the state, and many of these other "real artists" do come to our jams. Paul used to come fairly regularly to the blues jam. We are not all... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
South Africa: 'Queen of Xhosa Music' Jul 6, 2009
Mamdos, who started playing music at 13 in Libode village of the former Transkei, uses indigenous instruments made from wood called uhadi (Xhosa bow), umrhubhe (mouth bow) and isitolotolo (jaw harp). Having learnt the skill from her mother, Mamdos also played at social gatherings in her village. (allAfrica.com)
Organizers Ready for Franklin County Fair Jul 3, 2009
He has been replaced by Chris Young and Jessica Harp ... "Things really coming together and the grounds are almost ready. "People have commented that they are pretty excited to see Jessica Harp who is in the Wreckers on her first solo tour," she added. "We are expecting awesome entertainment so we hope that people will come out see the new stuff we put together for them. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
NEW: Cagle Cancels County Fair Concert Jun 26, 2009
The Fair board booked Chris Young and Jessica Harp to perform on the main stage that night. For more information see this weekend's edition of The Missourian. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
About the bands Jun 25, 2009
" The Corduroy Road (5:30 p.m. Saturday, Main Stage) - Kentucky natives Drew Carman and Dylan Solise had a good thing going as an old-time bluegrass duo. Adding drummer John Cable and bassist Tim Helms changed everything. "Picking up the low end added a rock feel to what we were playing," Carman says. The group now is known for bringing the explosive energy of punk rock to their live show. Their full length debut, "Love Is War," will be released this summer. Creepy (10 p.m. Friday, Flicker... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hawks need a superstar Jun 2, 2009
To harp on those dire drafts is to flog a horse deader than Man o War, but the Hawks havent yet and might never outrun those lapses ... I knew folks would be here harping about moving on and not dwelling on the past ... When Phil Jackson got to LA in 1999, he brought along both Ron Harper and John Salley, two guys who had won titles with him in Chicago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Gretchen Wilson To Kick Off 2009 CMA Music Festival With Performance on the Daytime Stage at Riverfront Park Jun 2, 2009
Thursday, June 11 Hosted by CMT Radio Live's Cody Alan (morning) and Cledus T. Judd (afternoon) National Anthem performed by One Flew South 10:00 - 10:45 AM Gretchen Wilson 11:00 - 11:45 AM Phil Vassar 12:00 - 12:30 PM Chuck Wicks 12:45 - 1:15 PM Randy Rogers Band 1:30 - 2:00 PM Ashton Shepherd 2:15 - 2:45 PM James Otto 3:00 - 3:30 PM Bellamy Brothers 3:45 - 4:15 PM Heidi Newfield 4:30 - 5:00 PM Diamond Rio 5:15 - 5:45 PM Neal McCoy Friday, June 12 Hosted by TBD (morning) and WSIX/Nashville's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy offers night of quirky country folk May 20, 2009
It occasionally confused the audience, as the sounds of jaw harp toward the end of the otherwise peaceful "Lie Down in the Light" elicited chuckles. More often, though, it resulted in songs like "Blood Embrace," a slow build on two chords that recalled Tim Buckley in the way it created the sense of independent parts all hanging off the same thread. (Boston Globe)
Waiting on some runs, and Huddy May 20, 2009
I miss the 4 man crew We had on TBS I like Joe but to harp on the same excuse as to why we suck at home gets old fast. Paul Paulding. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Julianne Hough, Montgomery Gentry, LeAnn Rimes, and Wynonna Among Celebrities Meeting Fans in Greased Lightning Fan Fair Hall at 2009 CMA Music Festival May 19, 2009
Other artists scheduled to be in booths include: Keith Anderson, Frankie Ballard, Luke Bryan, Sarah Buxton, Caitlin & Will, Jason Michael Carroll, Eric Church, Brad Cotter, Bucky Covington, Whitney Duncan, Gloriana, Jessica Harp, Randy Houser, Jack Ingram, Joey + Rory, Jason Jones, Jypsi, Kate and Kacey, Little Big Town, The Lost Trailers, Charlie Louvin, Love & Theft, Neal McCoy, Richie McDonald, Justin Moore, Craig Morgan, Lorrie Morgan, David Nail, Heidi Newfield, James Otto, Jake Owen,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A smart, eclectic closer for Chameleon Arts Ensemble May 18, 2009
The strings, flute, harp, and percussion form a lush background for the soprano's part, which ranges through a variety of vocal styles drawn principally from Indian classical music. The final movement, "Ecstasy," features a kind of scat singing while the instruments dive in and out in irregular patterns. (Boston Globe)
Inspiring notes: McKinney middle school composers create their own melodies May 15, 2009
Reavis said she definitely plans to continue composing music and although she s never picked up a flute or plucked a harp, she s already started working on a piece for the flute, harp and piano. She will be conducting the performance of "Midnight Twilight" for the SJMS concert and playing the viola solo for the FMS performance. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Civic Orchestra concert hits the trifecta May 13, 2009
signal a long exchange of struggle, tension, chaos and trouble before -- with the sweep of the harp -- a simple, folk-like hymn tune (apparently collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams of "For All the Saints" fame) takes over and a mood of triumph and tranquility ("Menuha" is Hebrew for "rest") concludes the piece. Intense and challenging, it set the tone for one of the most ambitious and interesting programs presented here in the past few years. (Anchorage Daily News)
Small-ensemble music at its best May 12, 2009
Tresemble extracts the sonata from "Musical Offering" and present it in the first half of the concert in a trio of trios: Jacques Ibert's "Deux interludes" (Two Interludes) in a delightful opening performance by flutist Susan McGinn, violinist Claire Sakai Hazzard and pianist Thomas Yee on harpsichord; the second of Jan Dismas Zelenka's famed wind Trio Sonatas, exceptionally performed by obosists J. Scott Janusch and Pavel Morunov, bassoonist Marsha Schweitz-er, cellist Karen Bechtel and Thomas... (Honolulu Advertiser)
• Church news May 9, 2009
Spring concert features auto harp performance ... The program includes a duet with Douglas Wright at the piano and Sandy Thompson at the organ; a bluegrass band, The Bluegrass Way" featuring John Boyer; and The Few and the Faithful, a group that performs a variety of old gospel hymns, with Julia Sampietro on the auto harp.Coffee and fellowship will follow in the fellowship hall.Admission is free and the public is invited. Information: 734-5268.First Christian Church hosts Magic Valley JubileeThe... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Cleaning up an APR rumor May 9, 2009
If you are not winning, people will harp on any negative. Ask yourself, if Hewitt had taken his teams to the last two Final Fours, would this be an issue. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Talk of the Town: Vidalia onions are sweet and on sale May 7, 2009
Mary Lou Prince was drawn to Japan and the koto (Japanese harp) and began creating music for traditional instruments that was uniquely her own. She is the music director and composer in residence of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Green Valley. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Get Caught Reading in May May 3, 2009
On Sunday, May 3, the Friends of Brooks Free Library is sponsoring a program with Mairead Doherty playing Irish songs on the harp. Since moving to Boston, Mairead has been a fixture on the Irish music scene for the past 30 years. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
WCFSO continues 'Expect the Unexpected' into 2009-10 May 3, 2009
"Not Your Mother's Mahler" is the Nov. 14 classical concert, showcasing Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp in an educationally engaging, participatory way ... Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, performing on the Paraguayan harp, will be the guest for the March 6 "Music of the Americas," as he performs his own composition, "South American Suite for Harp." This concert of American orchestral pieces also will include Ginastera's "Estancia" as well as Copland's "Prairie Journal" and Harris's Symphony No. 3, a... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] May 1, 2009
Usually the Jam is free, but this year there will be a charge of NT$250 to cover the cost of the equipment as Schunn, who does vocals, composes, and plays guitar and blues harp for his band Charlie Swiggs, has teenage children and cant afford to foot the bill. Though the festival features super funk group The Money Shot Horns, the rest of the artists are relatively unheard of. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The real spark: old-fashioned storytelling Apr 28, 2009
More effective is the company's integration of music: Hidden among the electrical wires is piano wire, which the whole cast plucks like a giant harp and sings along with when they are not involved in a scene. Jonathan Monro's haunting Danny Elfman-style soundtrack deepens the Gothic atmosphere. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
AfterImage illuminates the body electric Apr 17, 2009
Monro's creation is a rectangular wooden contraption resembling a harp, adorned with guitar, mandolin, bass and piano strings. The score would be virtually unplayable with any other instrument, Keiley said. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Local teams sputter at Yuska Relays Apr 16, 2009
WATERLOO --- Tuesday's annual Gordy Yuska Relays were viewed by some as a tuneup for the upcoming Drake Relays. Perhaps that's a good thing, because the Northeast Iowa contingent sputtered at times. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
American Idol recap: Inglorious, un-Wild Tarantino night Apr 15, 2009
Im disappointed, though, that we had the harp and we had a very traditional version of the song. Whereas last year when David had the Lionel Richie song (he did something different). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Simon slams Lil Rounds on Idol Apr 15, 2009
He chose Lionel Richies Endless Love, and that wedding-dance staple actually required the band to dust off a harp ... Im disappointed, though, that we had the harp, and the traditional version of the song, he said. (MSNBC -- News)
The first Japanese Apr 11, 2009
The dances are all accompanied by music played on the mukkuri, a traditional harp. Kawamura Shinrit Eoripak-ainu (Kenichi Kawamura), son of Ainu leader Kaneto Kawamura. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Assistant conductor to become just the fifth woman to lead the BSO in concert Apr 11, 2009
She compares the perception of female conductors to her own admitted surprise at seeing a male harpist: "It's unusual, uncommon." ... In the Sibelius, for example, she notes how each phrase ends with a recurring harp solo. (Boston Globe)
Albany Parks and Rec announces River Rhythms lineup Apr 9, 2009
Members sing and play the violin, bass, keyboards, harp, mandolin and pennywhistle. July 16 Joe Nichols will perform as part of the Linn County Fair. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Big bald Bruins Apr 9, 2009
Called "Cuts for a Cause," yesterday's haircut hoohah at the Harp was hosted by WBCN's morning men Fred "Toucher" Toettcher and Rich Shertenlieb. Wideman didn't intend to take it all off, but one of his teammates upped the ante. (Boston Globe)
Group returns to Willard Mar 30, 2009
Collectively, the group is comprised of vocalists, cellists, guitarists, pianists, as well as oboes and harp. Sunday afternoon's performance highlighted a small sampling of the possible configurations of the group. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
This Week: Arts and entertainment picks Mar 30, 2009
Mills College instructor Zeena Parkins will perform the score using household objects as well as harp and bagpipes ... Expect sharp observations that soothe as much as they sting. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Entertainer Spotlight on Tracy Moss (14) Mar 27, 2009
Virtuoso harpist Tracy Moss can, of course, make her instrument sound absolutely heavenly by playing glissando after glissando, but she can just as easily tackle a popular song as well as jam on a hot jazzy standard ... She started lessons at the age of four, when her parents bought her a small Irish harp and her father, a hairdresser in Los Angeles, would barter in exchange for harp lessons ... Her exuberant style and her grasp of the many genres of music (and on the harp no less) are truly... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
‘Little Women’ performances scheduled at Prairie Arts Center Mar 25, 2009
His career has included an Off-Broadway premiere (A Glimpse of the Light, David;s Harp Theatre), regional work in South Florida (The Learning Stage, Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches, Florida Repertory Theatre, The Jupiter Theatre, Mental Floss Comedy Theatre) and Illinois (Eastlight Theatre, Circa ;21 Dinner Playhouse), producing and performing comedy improv (As Seen on TV), and the direction of several local productions (Marvin;s Room: Act IV Dinner Theatre, Lend Me a Tenor, Mister Roberts,... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Previn joins Chamber Players for a spirited concert Mar 25, 2009
In between those alloys was a distillation, Debussy's late-career Sonata for flute, viola, and harp, the composer recapitulating his lush style with spare, sure strokes. Elizabeth Rowe (flute), Steven Ansell (viola), and Ann Hobson Pilot (harp) offered a close-up reading in which isolated moments made the strongest impressions: the flute melting into the viola's initial entrance, the harp distantly tolling over the viola's rustic drone, flute and viola chanting amid a cascade of harp glissandi. (Boston Globe)
Concert to showcase Irish music Sunday Mar 13, 2009
McKinley hosts a monthly session at the Harp and Hound Pub in Mystic and plays with Joe Gerhard at the Anna Liffey s Irish Pub in New Haven. Although his ancestors are Irish, McKinley is from the Midwest. (Westerly Sun, RI)
The chiefs of Irish music Mar 13, 2009
The performance should include plenty of fiddle, tin whistle, harp, bodhran, and even some Irish dancing. (Bodhran is an Irish drum, in case you didn't know. (Boston Globe)
From punk to Celtic for St. Patrick's celebrations Mar 13, 2009
A LITTLE BIT OF IRELAND The Harney Academy of Irish Dance, the Massachusetts Harp Ensemble, Irish comedians, fiddlers, and two-time world champion Irish step dancer Liam Harney (star of London's "Riverdance") are all part of the show ... The performance should include plenty of fiddle, tin whistle, harp, bodhran, and even some Irish dancing ... chrann, the Celtic harp duo of Grainne Hambly and William Jackson, and Irish step dancers Geraldine Reidy and Donnacha Howard. (Boston Globe)
SONOS Chamber Orchestra Presents Two World Premieres and a Memoriam To Finnish Composer Pehr Henrik Nordgren Mar 11, 2009
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus, (for harp and string orchestra) will also be performed. Conductor Erik E. Ochsner is the founder and Music Director of SONOS Chamber Orchestra. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Annual skating show packs arena Mar 4, 2009
Members of the local skating club who performed Saturday included coaches Samantha Brindley, Ariana Conklin, Julie Enzenberger, Colleen Kehoe, Shannon Enzenberger, Ali Jungquist, Kayla Koenig, Ashley O Reilly, Richelle Payea, Katie Romeo, Nicole Ruse, Karli Stevelinck, Sarah Thornton, Shannon Vadnais, Abey Lee and Marisa Wetherwax, all skating to A Hard Days Night; Amanda Curry, Madison Nachtrieb, Isabella Nelkie, Sydney Petty, Alex Schulz, Haley Spalding, Elle Brownell, Madison Pintar and... (Iosco County News Herald, MI)
Dress rehearsal for Down Under Mar 1, 2009
"It took a special crew of parents to move the harp. It'll be cheaper to rent them than ship them.". In addition to the "Gloria," the orchestra will also perform the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Aussie choir. (Anchorage Daily News)
CD Review: Van Morrison Revisits, Reworks '60s Masterpiece On Live Disc Feb 28, 2009
Amid the soul-stirring, guitar strumming of "Sweet Thing," listeners can only marvel at how his bluster of a voice can softly croon its way through the romantic imagery of each passage and then for the outro, gently intones some vocal improvisations in between tugs on a mouth harp ... The prerequisite harpsichord can be heard tumbling up and down on "Cyprus Avenue," but a jive blues rhythm begins to peek out after the first-quarter of the performance, gaining momentum until receding behind the... (KIRO TV, WA)
* Not the same old song and dance Feb 20, 2009
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St. Patrick's Day Events in Boston Feb 15, 2009
Performers include Irish-born folk singer Maura O'Connell; the Lochrann ensemble, a group of talented young musicians from around Ireland; Celtic harp duo Grainne Hambly and Billy Jackson; and others. This is certain to be an evening of lively and engaging Irish-themed entertainment. (Suite101.com)
Year Of The 'Dog Feb 15, 2009
" What is unusual is for that film to go to the head of the pack and stay there. "Slumdog Millionaire" went from underdog to unstoppable. Winner: "Slumdog Millionaire" Best actor Mickey Rourke appeared to have a lock on the Oscar for his gritty performance in "The Wrestler" and for his amazing comeback story - until Sean Penn won the Screen Actors Guild award. Because the same people vote for Oscars, the odds are pretty even between these two spectacular actors. What Penn has in his favor is... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Willard Chapel filled with harp music Feb 9, 2009
AUBURN Dwarfed by her 6-foot-tall, 100-pound harp, Auburn resident Deb Greer quickly moved her fingers across the strings of her instrument, filling Willard Memorial Chapel with the peaceful sound of classical music. Greer, who was one of seven students performing at Sunday's harp recital, said the event was an opportunity for the community to listen to and learn about the world's oldest string instrument ... Harps are wonderful instruments, said Greer who is a local surgeon. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
2008 Blues Challenge Finals are this week Feb 8, 2009
Playing for a chance to go to Memphis are The D.Smith Blues Band, Eran Troy Danner, The Blue Lights, Sharp Harp Jr. lades, TL ll-Stars, and Fade to Blues. The bands represent the culmination of five weeks of preliminaries - and show fans just what the blues has here in Connecticut. (Middletown Press, CT)
Looking Back Feb 8, 2009
Mr. Fielden Sharp, a life long resident of this community, died at Washington Saturday and was buried here Monday afternoon. He was 89 years old and is survived by a son, Albert Sharp of Richmond and one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Reece, of Kalona ... In announcing the resignations, Dollinger noted that the two have a combined "forty-five years of service to the district." IMS Pianists Perform Three Iowa Mennonite School students performed at the annual piano Harp Festival Saturday, February 11, at... (Kalona News, IA)
