EPISODE · Apr 30, 2020 · 42H 32M
“Knitting the Strings” an Interview with Scottish Harpist Rachel Hair
from HarpSong™️ Harp Podcast: A Moon Over the Trees Music and Theatre Productions® · host Maureen Buscareno
Please do yourselves a favor and support Rachel’s and the other musicians and festivals mentioned in the podcast. You’ll find links to their websites in the show notes below.https://www.rachelhair.com/Harp at Homehttps://www.rachelhair.com/harpathome/Edinburgh International Harp Festivalhttps://www.harpfestival.co.uk/The Somerset Folk Harp Festival (Parsippany, NJ)http://www.somersetharpfest.com/NHS and Rainbow Drawingshttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52050089Rachel and Ron performing, “Looking at a Rainbow through a Dirty Window”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyp3p3gRQcQLooking at a Rainbow through a Dirty Window (Rachel teaching it at the virtual Edinburgh International Harp Festival)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBe5BpIAnZAFèis Rosshttps://www.feisrois.org/residential-feisean/adult-feis/Amazing Musicians mentioned in the interviewJenn Butterworthhttp://www.jennbutterworth.co.uk/Ron Jappyhttp://ronjappy.com/Corrina Hewathttps://corrinahewat.com/Ímarhttps://www.imarband.com/Catriona Mckay and Chris Stouthttp://www.mckaystoutmusic.co.uk/BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Mera Royle from the Isle of Manhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-43656906Delve DeeperTurlough O'Carolan Harp Festival Nobber, Irelandhttps://www.nobberharpfestival.com/Scottish Mouth Music Puirt à beul
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“Knitting the Strings” is how Rachel Hair described seeing her tutors play the harp when she started learning and she became fascinated with the instrument ever since. This past Friday I had a chance to sit down and have a chat with harpist Rachel Hair about traditional Scottish and Manx music, teaching, performing, and looking for the rainbows through the dirty windows that we are all experiencing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Rachel has a joy and passion for music and life that is inspiring. Rachel Hair is a world renowned Harpist/composer and tutor and you’d be hard pressed to find someone more enthusiastic about sharing traditional music from Scotland and the Isle of Man with the world. A fantastic performer and teacher Rachel is constantly exploring the tradition and adding her own unique style. Whether through her collaborations with Ron Jappy on guitar or The Rachel Hair Trio or her solo performances, you’ll find a joy in all that Rachel does.
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