As Editor of the Folk Harp Journal I was sent the exquisite book by Marianne McShane, Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland. (You should go get it!)Continue readingA Mermaid’s Tale

After the emotion of the concert two-weeks ago, I decided that we needed a Celtic Gala of comfort food music. I picked an assortment of some of my favorite classicContinue readingA Celtic Gala Event

My last blog post (Healing Harp) was about the new world order but the world feels more like chaos every day. On May 23rd, with just a two-hour notice IContinue readingDriveway Peace Concert June 2, 2020

My last blog post was about the weird world of a harpist in the midst of a pandemic. Here is a little more about this new reality. After one ofContinue readingHealing Harp

Below is my calendar for May. See an ocean of blank. Not the picture a few months ago when the calendar was full of wedding gigs and travel. My calendarContinue readingA Harpy in the time of Corona

Normally, I don’t make big announcements about what is coming up in my harp world. But for my second CD project, I’ve been talking about it quite a bit. One,Continue readingBeneath the Starry Moonlight

In November 2018, my father sent me a box of postcards. The box contained two sets of cards. One set was a group of cards that were sent to myContinue readingFamily Postcards

(Lindsborg – Part Two) Being an artist is hard. Mentally, emotionally, physically, financially… all of those issues are hurdles an artist must address in one way or another. And doContinue readingBeing an Artist

This summer a group of ten bookmakers embarked on a miniature book exchange challenge. Led by our excellent teacher and fearless leader, Lesha Shaver (LittleMountainBindery.com), we set out to giveContinue readingHarps in a Star Book

One of my dear harp friends, RoJean Loucks, lives in a town known as “Little Sweden, USA.” Lindsborg is in the middle of Kansas and until recently I had noContinue readingLindsborg, Kansas