Learning through Skype Lessons

I cannot tell you how often I see posts on the WireHarp list from students who bemoan the lack of knowledgeable teachers in their area.   Complain no more, good people, as there is a solution to this dilemma!  Skype lessons can put you in touch with some of the most skilled teachers and players [...]

Starting Fresh a Year Ago

It’s January, and many of you are still in for months of snow and ice.  Yet just a few days ago, I noticed that the copper flowers had opened overnight on the witch hazel in the front garden.  That, along with the sight of crocus leaves popping up through the mud, is certain evidence of [...]

Harpers for Housing Benefit Concert

Every fall a group of harpers from the Portland area gathers to participate in a benefit concert.  In recent years the organization chosen as the recipient of funds raised is the local housing charity, the Northwest Pilot Project, which offers assistance to elders 55 and older who are in danger of homelessness.  This is an [...]