You’re invited to the third annual Harpers for Housing Sunday, December 4th at 2pm at the Lincoln Street United Methodist Church, 5145 SE Lincoln St., Portland Suggested donation: $10 (please click here to see a map) Come enjoy a festive holiday concert featuring harpers, singers, and a wonderful mandolin player! This is a benefit for [...]
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Samhain is, for me, the most significant season of the year. It is a time when I build an ancestor altar with photographs of my beloved dead, from a well-loved grandfather who died before I was born, to a dear old cat whose long life came to a close this past winter. The faces are [...]
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I may not have posted details to my blog, but I’ve been anxiously awaiting the completion of a beautiful replica of the Trinity College harp for a number of months now. David Kortier in Duluth, Minnesota, US, has made a beauty. The box is willow, the neck and forepillar are black walnut, and the back [...]
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