Kathy DeAngelo and The Somerset Folk Harp Festival’s 20th Anniversary

I had a chat today with Kathy DeAngelo about the harp, teaching, and The Somerset Folk Harp Festival’s 20th anniversary this July. The deadline to register is June 30, 2020. http://www.somersetharpfest.com/registration.htmlSomerset Folk Harp Festival-40 Live Workshops-10 other live events: concerts, Somerset’s Got Talent, a Carolan Marathon, Irish Sessions, Scottish Sessions, and more.-Recorded Workshops-Virtual Vendor Booths where you get to meet the luthiers and other vendors-Two access levels to the festival-$100 discount if you sign up before June 30th!!I have known Kathy DeAngelo since 2001 when I was introduced to her by my friend, Eileen Gannon, who is a phenomenal harpist and teacher in St. Louis. Eileen and I met at The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at The University of Limerick and I was inspired by Eileen to learn how to play the harp. Before I even met Kathy I attended The Somerset Folk Harp Festival when it was still in Somerset, NJ and was wowed by the harp world and so impressed by how giving and kind the harp community is. Kathy has been the festival’s director since 2008 and has grown the festival to be one of the most beloved and well organized harp festivals in the world attracting people from all over the globe.This year has been a challenge for artists and I applaud Kathy for her perseverance and care to keep the festival going despite the fact that we are not able to meet in person this year. Kathy truly cares about the performers, the vendors, the luthiers, and the attendees of the festival and the musical community that she has been fostering for most of her life.Somerset Folk Harp Festivalhttp://www.somersetharpfest.com/registration.htmlKathy’s Harp Agency, “You Gotta Have Harp”http://www.harpagency.com/