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Dedicated to expanding and<br />
connecting the folk harp community<br />
around the world.<br />
July 20 - 23<br />
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23rd somerset folk harp festival<br />
11th Lifetime achievement award<br />
Deborah Henson-Conant<br />
“A volcano of constantly bubbling<br />
creativity” is how Jakez Francois<br />
President of Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s describes<br />
Deborah Henson-Conant. Anyone who<br />
has spent even five minutes with Deborah<br />
will get a sense of her bottomless well of<br />
inspiration. Her dedication to the harp<br />
and sharing that love and passion with<br />
others is palpable.<br />
PHOTO CREDIT:<br />
© Jake Jacobson<br />
Instrument: “DHC” Electric <strong>Harp</strong> (CAMAC <strong>Harp</strong>s)<br />
Go to one of her classes or performances<br />
and you can’t help but be roused. She<br />
is endlessly encouraging and is equally<br />
at home teaching a workshop as she is<br />
performing on stage. Deborah has been a<br />
steller member of the <strong>Somerset</strong> family for<br />
around a decade and her star truly shines.<br />
I reached out to Jakez Francois, President of Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s and he had this to say:<br />
I can speak for many European harpists of my generation in saying that Deborah Henson-Conant was a sensational discovery! I would go so<br />
far as to describe her as a musical,aesthetic, psychological and emotional sensation. At the time of her famous concert at the 1990 World<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Congress (Paris, France), Deborah was pioneering a new musical genre fusing jazz and entertainment. Aesthetically, she was the first<br />
harpist who dared to go on stage completely ignoring classical norms. The way she challenged harp traditions resulted in a psychological<br />
Before- and After Deborah. Emotionally, I was lucky enough to meet her, thanks to Camac’s founder Joël Garnier. I am privileged to count<br />
her among my dearest friends in the harpist community. Deborah is a volcano of constantly bubbling creativity. In every discussion with her,<br />
I can see in her eyes that she is full of constantly spinning ideas. One idea leading to another, this is how her amazing idea for a portable<br />
electric harp was born. She experimented firstly for years on her own, then with Joël Garnier, and finally I had the opportunity to bring the<br />
project to fruition. The famous “DHC” harp now proudly bears her name.Dear Deborah, I am very proud to be associated with this Lifetime<br />
Achievement Award presented to you by the <strong>Somerset</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. The harp would not be what it is today if you had not opened all these<br />
doors, and shown us the harp belongs to all styles, on all stages and in all creative contexts. We harpists and harp makers are indebted to<br />
you, for what you have given us is now an integral part of our creative DNA. On behalf of all harpists and harp makers, I thank you. And… I<br />
look forward to hearing your next idea!<br />
-Jakez Francois, President<br />
Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
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<strong>Festival</strong> Layout &<br />
Hotel Map<br />
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<strong>Festival</strong> Schedule<br />
July 21 - 24<br />
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Special Events<br />
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2023 <strong>Festival</strong> Presenters<br />
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Online <strong>Festival</strong> Schedule<br />
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Exhibitor List & Exhibitor Hall<br />
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What You Need To Know<br />
Presented by:<br />
Moon Over the Trees Music and Theatre Productions®<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> <strong>Folk</strong> <strong>Harp</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
228 E. Route 59, Ste 419<br />
Nanuet, NY 10954<br />
USA<br />
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Come to <strong>Somerset</strong> and get inspired!<br />
This year we are starting a new <strong>Somerset</strong><br />
tradition where we will showcase an artist<br />
from a different country that has a harp<br />
tradition. This year we begin our journey in<br />
Ireland. I‘m so excited to share this beautiful<br />
artwork by Sorrell Reilly. During my podcast<br />
interview with Aisling Lyons on <strong>Harp</strong>Song®<br />
we spoke about the lovely artwork on her<br />
newest album, “Aistear“ and it‘s been in<br />
the back of my mind ever since. (Btw, Aisling<br />
will be joining us from Ireland on the second<br />
weekend of the festival: July 29-30.)<br />
Sorrell‘s image invokes the beauty of the<br />
land, the music, and the harp and how the<br />
music and the musician grow out of the<br />
land. If you love this image we have some<br />
items available on the website and we‘ll<br />
have posters and other limited edition items<br />
available as well.<br />
Maureen Buscareno<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Director<br />
official artwork<br />
2023 <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Artwork by<br />
Sorrell Reilly | Co. Clare, Ireland<br />
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2023 <strong>Somerset</strong> herp festival schedule<br />
July 20 - 23, 2023 | on-site and online<br />
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023<br />
Salon 1 Salon 4 Concert Hall Troy Hills 11 Room 5 Room 3 Room 7 Room 8 Room 9 Room 10 Room 4 Rm 1<br />
9:30-11am<br />
1-2:30pm Add-on: Hambly:<br />
Escape, Adv<br />
3-4:30pm Add-on: Hambly:<br />
Escape, Adv<br />
PM<br />
Add-on: Jackson:<br />
Escape, Int.<br />
Add-on: Jackson:<br />
Escape, Int.<br />
Maeve: Effortless<br />
technique I (Beg.) Add-on: Shelly<br />
Fairplay 1-5pm<br />
Maeve: Effortless<br />
technique II (int.<br />
/adv.)<br />
Add-on Shelly<br />
Fairplay 1-5pm<br />
CONCERT at 7:<br />
00pm 7:00pm Reception after concert in <strong>Festival</strong> Lobby<br />
Pierce: Youth<br />
Program Day 1<br />
Ortiz: Protection<br />
from Injury 1<br />
Hair: Scottish<br />
Ceilidh Dancing in<br />
Salons 2&3 9:<br />
30pm<br />
Bunn: Doublestrung<br />
harp<br />
improv techniques<br />
in therapy settings<br />
Staneslow: The<br />
Art of Practicing<br />
Tolosa:<br />
Venezuelan<br />
Caribbean<br />
Rhythms: Joropo<br />
Add-on: Brewin-<br />
Wilson: Escape,<br />
Beg.<br />
Add-on Brewin-<br />
Wilson: Escape,<br />
Beg.<br />
LIZA <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Regulation<br />
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023<br />
9:30-11am Gannon: Irish<br />
Dance Music:<br />
Dancing the tune<br />
Lunch Jaque Davison:<br />
"Internet for<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>ers 12:00-12:<br />
30pm<br />
1-2:30pm Hambly: From<br />
Scotland to Ireland<br />
3-4:30pm Gannon: Irish<br />
Music:<br />
Discovering the<br />
Music of the Petrie<br />
Collection<br />
Jackson: Messing<br />
with Chords<br />
Exhibit Hall<br />
Opens! 11am<br />
Hair: Mannin<br />
Aboo!<br />
Hair: <strong>Harp</strong>y-golucky<br />
Henson-Conant:<br />
Tell Your Story<br />
with Music<br />
Lunchtime<br />
Concert 11:30am-<br />
12:15pm <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Lobby<br />
Henson-Conant:<br />
Sing and Play<br />
Jackson:<br />
Accompanying<br />
Other Instruments<br />
Maeve: Create a<br />
Singing Tone<br />
Small <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Tasting 12-12:<br />
45pm Salon 4<br />
Maeve: Waltz<br />
Through Lever<br />
Changes<br />
Staneslow:<br />
Christmas in July<br />
Events CONCERT at 7:00pm <strong>Harp</strong>ers' Escape<br />
Play-Along<br />
Salon 4 at 9:30pm<br />
Sangineto: Italian<br />
Dance Music:<br />
Getting the<br />
Groove (beginner)<br />
Fairplay: Beauty of<br />
Simplicity<br />
Robertson:<br />
American Ballads<br />
& Airs<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong>'s Got<br />
Talent <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Lobby at 9:30pm<br />
Pierce: Youth<br />
Program Day 2<br />
Pierce: Youth <strong>Harp</strong> Day 2 Robertson:<br />
Inspired Arranging<br />
Elkan: Creating a<br />
Cradle of Sound<br />
Bunn: Playing<br />
Your Music for<br />
Single Strung<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> on a Double<br />
Hurrell: Playing<br />
Weddings of<br />
Different Faiths<br />
Hurrell: Spanish<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>'s Fiery<br />
Improvs &<br />
Sublime Fantasias<br />
Gordon-Cartier:<br />
Let the Spirit Move<br />
You<br />
Ortiz: Latin <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Special Effects<br />
Carter:<br />
Storytelling and<br />
the <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Patton:<br />
Troubadour songs<br />
for harp<br />
Sangineto: Italian<br />
Dance Music:<br />
Getting the<br />
Groove<br />
(intermediate)<br />
Tolosa: Ancient<br />
Romantic music<br />
from Venezuela<br />
Brewin-Wilson:<br />
Beginner's Basics<br />
Jensen: DIY Knot<br />
Tying 11:30am-<br />
12pm<br />
Brewin-Wilson:<br />
Beginner's Chord<br />
Basics<br />
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023<br />
9:30-11am Hambly: Carolan &<br />
the Music of the<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>er Composers<br />
Lunch Erika Lieberman:<br />
12-12:30pm<br />
The Modern Bard:<br />
Marketing<br />
Methods<br />
1-2:30pm Hambly:Irish<br />
Dance Music:<br />
Technique and<br />
Style<br />
3-4:30pm Gannon:<br />
Arranging Irish<br />
Slow Airs<br />
Hair: Highland<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>beat<br />
Exhibit Hall<br />
Opens! 11am<br />
Jackson:<br />
Arranging Pipe<br />
and Fiddle Tunes<br />
for <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Henson-Conant:<br />
Play Along Songs<br />
for Kids<br />
Lunchtime<br />
Concerts 11:30-12:<br />
15pm <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Lobby<br />
Henson-Conant:<br />
Power<br />
Progression<br />
Jackson: Where<br />
did that come<br />
from? Sangineto: Italian<br />
folk dances from<br />
the South<br />
Sangineto: Italian<br />
folk dances from<br />
the North<br />
Large <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Tasting 12-12:<br />
45pm Salon 4<br />
Gannon:<br />
accompaniment :<br />
Finding the tune<br />
within the tune<br />
Gordon-Cartier:<br />
Rhythm me this,<br />
Rhythm me that!!<br />
Events CONCERT at 7:00pm Italian Dancing w/<br />
Adriano 9:30pm<br />
Salon 4<br />
Fairplay:Pop with<br />
Pizazz – Create<br />
Your Own!<br />
Patton & Carter:<br />
The <strong>Harp</strong> in Spain<br />
and the New World<br />
Robertson: Lilting<br />
Lullabies<br />
Irish Session with<br />
Kim Robertson 9:<br />
30pm <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Lobby<br />
Pierce: Youth<br />
Program Day 3<br />
Pierce: Youth<br />
Program Day 3<br />
Hurrell:<br />
Renaissance <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Ensemble<br />
Ortiz: Latin<br />
American<br />
Rhythmic and<br />
Accompaniment<br />
Patterns<br />
Waring: on-site<br />
only, no zoom 9:<br />
30-1:30pm<br />
Staneslow:<br />
Shetland tunes to<br />
get your playing to<br />
flow<br />
Ortiz: Protection<br />
from Injury 2<br />
Elkan: Fifty Ways<br />
to Play Your<br />
Tunes<br />
Patton: 17th<br />
century Spanish<br />
Dances<br />
Gordon-Cartier:<br />
Let's Get It Started<br />
Tolosa:<br />
Venezuelan<br />
Merengue<br />
Carter: Latin<br />
American Song:<br />
Learn Moliendo<br />
Café” (Grinding<br />
Coffee)<br />
Patton: Lute music<br />
for the harp<br />
Hurrell: Irish <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Music in the<br />
Regency Era<br />
Fairplay: Time for<br />
your Left Hand to<br />
Shine!<br />
Brewin-Wilson:<br />
Beginner's<br />
Coordination<br />
Basics<br />
Jensen: DIY 2:<br />
Tuning 11:30-12<br />
Jensen: <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Regulation &<br />
Maintenance<br />
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023 Kathy Blair Nyx Shyamali Bennett Blake Eli Wendy Mike Debbie<br />
9:30-11am Robertson:<br />
Groovy Basslines<br />
Exhibit Hall<br />
Opens! 11am-3pm<br />
Staneslow:<br />
Creating Beauty<br />
and<br />
improvisational<br />
patterns used in<br />
therapeutic harp<br />
Fairplay:Sunday<br />
Meet-Up 9-9:30<br />
Henson-Conant:<br />
The Art of Creative<br />
Confidence 9:30-5:<br />
30<br />
Brewin-Wilson:<br />
Celtic Service 8am<br />
on Bennett's Zoom<br />
in Executive Suite<br />
HHS 9:30-10pm Fairplay:<br />
Arranging<br />
Lullabies: The Gift<br />
of Lullabies<br />
HHS 9:30-10pm CONCERT at 12pm<br />
Salons 2&3<br />
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Pierce: Youth<br />
Program Day 4<br />
Hair: Pipe down<br />
with the harp<br />
Tolosa:<br />
Venezuelan<br />
Orquídea<br />
Hambly: The<br />
History of the <strong>Harp</strong><br />
in Ireland:<br />
Carter: Playing<br />
Pachelbel’s Canon<br />
in Different Latin<br />
American<br />
Rhythms<br />
Gordon-Cartier:<br />
Making a living as<br />
a gigging harpist -<br />
‘You want me to<br />
play what??
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special events<br />
Evening Concerts will be held in the Concert Hall<br />
General seating for all concerts.<br />
Thursday 7/20/2023<br />
evening CONCERT<br />
FriDAY | 7 pm<br />
Eileen Gannon, Deborah Henson-Conant, Robbin<br />
Gordon-Cartier and Friends, Maeve Gilchrist<br />
lifetime achievement<br />
award presentation<br />
Deborah Henson-Conant<br />
opening night soireé<br />
after the concert<br />
Sponsored by Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
special event<br />
thursDAY | 9:30 pm<br />
Scottish Ceilidh Dancing with<br />
Rachel Hair<br />
friday 7/21/2023<br />
lunchtime CONCERT<br />
FriDAY | 11:30 am<br />
Bedside <strong>Harp</strong> Ensemble under the<br />
direction of Edie Elkan<br />
special event<br />
FriDAY | 12 pm<br />
Small <strong>Harp</strong> Tasting and Small Double<br />
Strung Tasting with Kim Adamson<br />
EVENING CONCERT<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Christa Patton, Nicolas Carter, Sunita Staneslow,<br />
Angel & Luis Toloso<br />
special event<br />
friDAY | 9:30 pm<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong>’s Got Talent<br />
special event<br />
friDAY | 9:30 pm<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>ers’ Escape Play-Along<br />
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saturday 7/22/2023<br />
LUNCHTIME CONCERT<br />
SATURDAY | 11:30 am<br />
Youth <strong>Harp</strong> Program Under the Direction of Nia<br />
Pierce and The Cicely Tyson School of the Arts<br />
Under the Direction of Robbin Gordon-Cartier<br />
special event<br />
saturDAY | 12 pm<br />
Large <strong>Harp</strong> Tasting with Kim<br />
Adamson<br />
EVENING CONCERT<br />
saturDAY | 7pm<br />
Shelley Fairplay, Rachel Hair, Gráinne Hambly &<br />
William Jackson, Ensemble Sangineto<br />
special event<br />
saturDAY | 9:30 pm<br />
Irish Session with Kim Robertson<br />
special event<br />
saturDAY | 9:30 pm<br />
Italian Traditional Dancing with<br />
Ensemble Sangineto<br />
sunday 7/23/2023<br />
afternoon CONCERT<br />
SUNDAY | 12 pm<br />
Kathy DeAngelo & Dennis Gormley,<br />
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz<br />
EVENING CONCERT<br />
SUNDAY | 8 pm<br />
HHS Conference Concert: William Jackson,<br />
Adriano Sangineto, Christa Patton, Nancy<br />
Hurrell and Mara Galassi<br />
The use of cellphones or other devices to<br />
photograph or record during the concerts is<br />
not only distracting to others but is strictly<br />
prohibited. If you value an artist’s performance,<br />
take them home with you by buying their<br />
books and CDs at the festival desk in the lobby<br />
following the concert.<br />
GRAB & GO LUNCH<br />
Hallway outside Room 11<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
11:30am-1pm<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
in-person presenters | july 20-23, 2023<br />
Debbie Brewin-Wilson is a passionate musician, ordained priest, and creator of <strong>Somerset</strong>’s<br />
Basically Beginning program. She blends her artistry with her love for Robert Burns, creating<br />
music that reflects his appreciation for natural and unpretentious singing. Cofounder, with<br />
Kathy DeAngelo of the <strong>Harp</strong>er’s Escape, she was on staff at the Escape for all of its 24 years<br />
and co-authored the Escape tunebooks.<br />
Lute and harp builder David Brown will present at the Historical <strong>Harp</strong> Society‘s conference. He<br />
has worked on museum projects and contributed to seminars on early instrument construction.<br />
His interest in Welsh triple harp construction spans the 18th to 19th centuries.<br />
Deette Bunn is a passionate harpist who has performed and taught throughout the US. She is<br />
a faculty member at Syracuse and Cornell Universities and directs Harmony of <strong>Harp</strong>s, a local<br />
lever harp ensemble. She also works as a double-harp therapist. Deette has been a long-time<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> attendee and her workshops are always well-received.<br />
Nicolas Carter, a Paraguayan-American harpist, has a love for both music and theater. He has<br />
performed internationally as a solo harpist and accompanist, and his CDs reflect his fluency in<br />
multiple musical idioms. Nicolas combines his passion for music with a deep interest in theatre,<br />
and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Direction from the University of Minnesota. He<br />
is based in White Plains, NY, and gigs all over the United States.<br />
Jaque Davison, an author, cartoonist, and retired Army officer, created „<strong>Harp</strong>s: A Virtual<br />
Reality World,“ a website with over 2100 harp-related links. His research will help you learn<br />
about the harp, no matter your level of experience.<br />
Kathy DeAngelo, Director Emeritus of <strong>Somerset</strong> and passionate harper with a great love of Irish<br />
Music, has been involved in the folk music scene for over 40 years. In the 1990’s with Debbie<br />
Brewin-Wilson she started the <strong>Harp</strong>er’s Escape in an effort to create a shared repertoire for<br />
harpers. She is a talented harpist, teacher, and organizer. She has been inducted into the Mid-<br />
Atlantic Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Hall of Fame and the Delaware Valley Irish Hall of Fame.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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Edie Elkan found solace in the harp during her own grief. She founded Bedside <strong>Harp</strong> in<br />
2002, offering harp therapy in hospitals. Her research project in 2005 demonstrated the<br />
anxiety-reducing effects of live harp music during chemotherapy. Edie authored books on<br />
harp therapy and teaching, including “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (about <strong>Harp</strong><br />
Therapy)“ and “The Edie Elkan Method of Teaching <strong>Folk</strong> <strong>Harp</strong> as an Instrument of Healing“.<br />
Her workshop recording, “Oodles of Noodles“, is available on a 4-set.<br />
Shelley Fairplay began playing the harp at 9 after studying the piano for several years. She<br />
played in ensembles, orchestras, and provided music for theater performances. She has a<br />
BMus from Cardiff and a Masters from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is a<br />
qualified Primary School teacher and has an online teaching program. She is passionate about<br />
the harp and is presenting at the festival for the third time, this time in person.<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> welcomes world-renowned harpist and musicologist Mara Galassi to The<br />
Historical <strong>Harp</strong> Society’s Sunday Conference Add-On. Galassi specializes in music for early<br />
harps, including gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque instruments—double (cross-strung) and<br />
triple harps of the Renaissance and Baroque eras and Classical-era single-action pedal<br />
harps in particular. and has taught at prestigious music schools around the world.<br />
Eileen Gannon is an acclaimed Irish harper, director of St. Louis Irish Arts, and touring musician. Eileen<br />
has one solo album, The Glory Days are Over, and appears on albums with Tommy Martin, Eimear<br />
Arkins, Bernadette NicGabhann, and Robert Ryan. With a bachelor’s degree in Music Performance<br />
from St. Louis University, and a master’s degree in Ethnomusicology from University of Limerick, She<br />
has a unique accompaniment style and clear tone, and teaches technique to all levels.<br />
As a harper and composer Edinburgh-born Maeve Gilchrist thrives on innovation and<br />
improvisation. Steeped in both classical and traditional music with a great love of jazz,<br />
Maeve also studied jazz at Berklee and became their first lever harp instructor. She tours<br />
internationally and has performed at many prestigious events.<br />
Robbin Gordon-Cartier is a harpist and educator who teaches a well-regarded harp program<br />
in East Orange, NJ, at the Cicely Tyson‘s School of the Performing Arts. She has performed at<br />
Carnegie Hall, events honoring Cicely Tyson and Sir James Galway, and churches and gospel<br />
events. She also teaches at Kean University. Her CD is called Just As I Am.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
in-person presenters | july 20-23, 2023<br />
Rachel Hair is an acclaimed harper and teacher. She won two BBC Alba Scots Trad awards for<br />
her online harp music events and classes during the pandemic. She grew up in the Highlands<br />
and now divides her time between Glasgow and the Isle of Man. She just released her sixth<br />
album, élan.<br />
Grainné Hambly is a world-renowned Irish harpist who has inspired a generation of harpists<br />
through her mastery of the instrument. Popular worldwide for her performing and arranging<br />
of tunes she is also a sought after educator. Her classes are a perfect match for the advancing<br />
student, eager to take on challenges.<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> welcomes Deborah Henson-Conant, 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award<br />
recipient, to challenge you to boldly go where no harper has gone before. A Grammynominated<br />
musician,Deborah has brought the harp out of the demure background and into<br />
the electric limelight! Mixing music and theatre Deborah performs solo or with a symphony<br />
with equal ease.<br />
Nancy Hurrell is a harpist who plays modern and historical harps. She promotes her interest<br />
in harp history in workshops, journal articles and her book on the nineteenth century Irish harp<br />
maker John Egan, “The Egan Irish <strong>Harp</strong>s:Tradition, patrons and players “(Four Courts Press, 2019).<br />
She has presented at museums and universities, and teaches harp classes.<br />
William Jackson is a multi-talented musician, composer, and performer. He is a founding<br />
member of the Scottish band Ossian and has released several solo albums. He is also the<br />
author of a book on Scottish traditional music. Jackson will be leading the <strong>Harp</strong>ers‘ Escape<br />
Add-On at <strong>Somerset</strong> on Thursday. He is a highly respected musician and we are happy to have<br />
him in person.<br />
Liza Jensen is a harp technician who has studied with master harp builders and is a warranty<br />
repair service for Triplett <strong>Harp</strong>s and Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s. She is the only American woman to be invited<br />
by Jakez Francois, president of Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s, the most innovative harp manufacturer in the<br />
world, to become a warranty repair service for their company. She travels the world for her work<br />
and will be available for harp regulation and minor repairs on-site at <strong>Somerset</strong>.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
in-person presenters | july 20-23, 2023<br />
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Erika Lieberman fell in love with the harp 25 years ago at a California Renaissance festival. She<br />
now performs with her harp at renaissance festivals, weddings, nursing homes, and theatrical<br />
events. She is a solo harpist, member of ensembles and folk bands, and graduate of New York<br />
University. She teaches beginner harp students in Portchester, NY.<br />
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz is a Cuban-born composer and performer of the Paraguayan harp.<br />
He has a multi-cultural repertoire that covers folk, classical, and popular music. He was<br />
commissioned to compose a piece for the Tenth World <strong>Harp</strong> Congress, which was performed by<br />
232 harpists. He has also received awards for his work.<br />
Christa Patton is a classically trained oboist who discovered the harp as an adult. She<br />
was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study the Baroque harp in Milan, Italy. She has<br />
performed with many early music ensembles and is a past president of the Historical<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Society. She will be presenting at the Historical <strong>Harp</strong> Society‘s Conference on<br />
Sunday.<br />
Nia Pierce is a talented musician who graduated from The College of New Jersey with a BA in Music<br />
Education. She has worked as a music teacher and mentor, and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts<br />
in Education Policy at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Nia hopes to use her education to<br />
inspire the next generation of leaders.<br />
Kim Robertson is a pioneer of the American folk harp. She is classically trained but brings<br />
a contemporary touch to her music. She has a loyal following and has released many<br />
CDs and instructional videos. She is a popular workshop leader and received our Lifetime<br />
Achievement Award in 2019. Welcome back, Kim!<br />
Celtic harpist Adriano Sangineto, who grew up in a musical family, performs at <strong>Somerset</strong> for<br />
the first time. He‘ll play folk music from Italy and Early Music, and his sister Caterina and Jacopo<br />
Ventura will join him at the Historical <strong>Harp</strong> Society’s Sunday Add-On. Adriano will also teach<br />
traditional Italian dances on Saturday night.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
in-person presenters | july 20-23, 2023<br />
Sunita Staneslow is a versatile musician who plays the flute, harp, and piano. She studied<br />
classical music with renowned harpists and began arranging Jewish music for the harp while<br />
living in Jerusalem, and now works as a therapeutic musician at a children‘s hospital. She also<br />
provides resources for aspiring harpists.<br />
Bill Taylor is a harpist who specializes in ancient music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. He<br />
performs and teaches in the Scottish Highlands and has recorded extensively. He is also a popular<br />
teacher and workshop leader.<br />
Angel Tolosa, a Venezuelan musician, is considered one of the best harpists of his generation.<br />
He founded the A Contratiempo Ensemble at 18 to explore Venezuelan musical genres on<br />
the harp. He is a professor, member of the Official Association of Culture, and Venezuelan<br />
representative in the First Mexican <strong>Folk</strong>loric <strong>Harp</strong> School.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
online presenters | july 29-30, 2023<br />
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Erik Ask-Upmark is a Swedish folk musician who<br />
plays the piano, harpsichord, Swedish bagpipes,<br />
and Gothic harps. He has recorded several CDs and<br />
earned the title of “Riksspelman“ (Master musician of<br />
the Realm in Sweden) and performs with his groups<br />
Svanevit, Dråm and Falsobordone. He lives at the tip<br />
of Sweden.<br />
Màiri Chaimbeul is a versatile harper and composer<br />
from the Isle of Skye. She tours internationally with<br />
US/Scottish fiddler Jenna Moynihan, Canadian <strong>Folk</strong><br />
Music, Aerialists, and Quilting. She is a graduate of<br />
Berklee College of Music where she was awarded<br />
the American Roots Award, before joining the<br />
college‘s faculty from 2018-2022. She also maintains<br />
a small online private teaching studio as well as<br />
regularly teaching workshops internationally.<br />
Dr. Sandra Joyce is a traditional singer, bodhrán<br />
player, and academic. She has performed all over<br />
the world and released a CD in February 2023.<br />
She is Executive Dean at the University of Limerick<br />
and Course Director of the MA Irish Music Studies.<br />
Her research interests include Irish harp and<br />
song traditions, historical ethnomusicology, and<br />
environmental humanities.<br />
Tristan Le Govic, a Celtic harpist from Brittany, will<br />
regale us with his music. He began playing at six and<br />
has traveled widely, performing in Ireland, Scotland,<br />
and beyond. He is a master of both acoustic and<br />
electric harp, and his music ranges from traditional<br />
to jazz. He has released numerous CDs and music<br />
collections, and is featured in a documentary on the<br />
Celtic harp.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
online presenters | july 29-30, 2023<br />
Karen Loomis, Assistant Director of the Historical<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Society of Ireland, is a specialist in musical<br />
instrument research, with expertise in the historical<br />
harps of Ireland and Scotland. . She has conducted<br />
groundbreaking studies on historical harps, shares<br />
her knowledge at workshops and passion for<br />
these harps at workshops, and is a teacher and<br />
administrator for Acadamh na gCláirseach–Academy<br />
of Early Irish <strong>Harp</strong>.<br />
Aisling Lyons is a multi-award-winning harper,<br />
concertina player, and composer from County Clare.<br />
Aisling has been described as ‘one of the rising stars<br />
and budding composers of the Irish harp world –<br />
rooted in tradition and beautifully inventive’, Holder<br />
of 8 All-Ireland titles. She has performed all over the<br />
world and has been nominated for several awards.<br />
Her debut album, Aistear, was released in 2021 to<br />
critical acclaim.<br />
Tomoko Sugawara studied harp at Tokyo<br />
University of the Arts and Cultural History at Seijo<br />
University. She has conducted research and<br />
received awards from the Dunhuang Foundation<br />
and NYC Arts and Cultural Affairs. In 2013, Tomoko<br />
founded the Eurasia Consort, which performs<br />
ancient music from the Chinese Tang Court. She<br />
was a visiting researcher and kugo teacher at the<br />
Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2018 - 2019.<br />
Tomoko enjoys playing harps from East & West,<br />
including the kugo, Renaissance harp, and Baroque<br />
triple harp.<br />
Everything you need to attend the<br />
festival Online can be found in the<br />
Member Area of our website. There<br />
you can find a Live Events page which<br />
will bring you to the Zoom rooms. You<br />
can take any of the other video online<br />
workshops at your convenience (Curated<br />
Archive Videos from 2020-2022 can be<br />
added to your subscription). All-Access<br />
registrants have access from July 1 -<br />
October 31. Limited-Time registrants<br />
have access from July 1 - July 31.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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2023 presenters<br />
online presenters | saturdays in september<br />
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Singer/songwriter Martha Gallagher defies<br />
musical pigeon-holes and has been sharing her<br />
distinctive and richly varied performances with<br />
audiences for over 30 years. Her diverse musical<br />
experiences range from playing as a classical<br />
flautist in a symphony orchestra to being lead<br />
singer in rock and jazz/blues bands. Her original<br />
songs glide from wailing blues to Latin grooves to<br />
Classical inspirations, from swingin‘ Jazz to vibrant<br />
contemporary <strong>Folk</strong>. Her voice can be smokin‘ hot<br />
or achingly tender. Martha has performed with<br />
such luminaries as six-time Grammy winners, The<br />
Chieftains. The 2007 premiere of her innovative<br />
original work featuring Celtic harp, voice,<br />
and taiko drums marked a world’s first of this<br />
performance configuration.<br />
In 2002 Karen Petersen discovered lever harps at<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> and was intrigued by the healing work<br />
of therapeutic harp programs. Before long Karen<br />
became a Certified Music Practitioner. Since 2010,<br />
she has played harp at Cooperman Barnabas<br />
Medical Center, and found ways to provide music<br />
for staff when patient access was restricted<br />
during COVID. Karen has served on the Board of<br />
Directors for MHTP and the National Standards<br />
Board for Therapeutic Musicians. She arranges<br />
harp music and gives private lessons and enjoys<br />
helping adult learners have fun playing. Her first<br />
book, Enjoy the Modes, demonstrates on lever<br />
and pedestal harps, the characteristics of music<br />
modes. We welcome her for her third time as a<br />
presenter at the festival.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
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Second “Live” Weekend<br />
ONLINE ONLY<br />
All times shown in ET. Adjust for your own time zone.<br />
Workshops are recorded and available later for replay.<br />
SATURDAY 7/29/23<br />
10-11:30am Early Irish <strong>Harp</strong>: Introduction to playing Karen Loomis<br />
10-11:30am Alan Stivell’s Breton Music Tristan LeGovic<br />
10-11:30am Music Business Basics Kathy DeAngelo<br />
1-2:30pm Silk Road Journey of the Ancient Asian <strong>Harp</strong> Tomoko Sugawara<br />
1-2:30pm Breton Music's Early History Tristan LeGovic<br />
3-4:30pm<br />
Scottish Gaelic Language and Song: Isle of<br />
South Uist<br />
Màiri Chaimbeul<br />
3-4:30pm <strong>Harp</strong> Studies : Perspectives on the Irish <strong>Harp</strong> Sandra Joyce<br />
SUNDAY 7/30/23<br />
10-11:30am Composers from County Clare Aisling Lyons<br />
10-11:30am Breton Music Made Easy Tristan LeGovic<br />
10-11:30am Traditional Swedish Christmas music Erik Ask-Upmark<br />
1-2:30pm<br />
Scottish Gaelic Language and Song: Isle of<br />
Skye<br />
Màiri Chaimbeul<br />
1-2:30pm Breton Legends & Myths Tristan LeGovic<br />
3-4:30pm Arranging Music Through the Centuries Tomoko Sugawara<br />
1-2:30pm Inspiration for composition Aisling Lyons<br />
5-6:30pm Recording the <strong>Harp</strong> Erik Ask-Upmark<br />
SATURDAYS IN SEPTEMBER<br />
9/2/2023<br />
Presented on Zoom<br />
Therapeutic <strong>Harp</strong> Discussion Panels Part 1 and<br />
Part 2<br />
9/9/2023 10-11:30am Seasons of the <strong>Harp</strong> Sampler Martha Gallagher<br />
Led by Karen Peterson & Maureen Buscareno<br />
9/16/2023 1-4:30pm <strong>Harp</strong>ers' Escape Use it or Lose It Day ( Add-on) Brewin-Wilson (beg), DeAngelo (int), Hambly (adv)<br />
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exhibit hall<br />
Friday: 11 am – 6 pm • Saturday: 11 am – 6 pm • Sunday: 12 pm – 3 pm<br />
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Hayden<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
Clairsech<br />
House<br />
Carol<br />
Kappus<br />
Sherring<br />
Energy<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> for<br />
Healing<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>li<br />
Virginia<br />
<strong>Harp</strong><br />
Center<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Jewelry<br />
Designs<br />
by Luzma<br />
Deep<br />
Peace<br />
Music<br />
FomoFX/<br />
Virtual Jeff<br />
Marini Made<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
Wind<br />
River<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
Camac<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
Cape Side<br />
Music<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Parking<br />
Concert Hall<br />
Evening Concerts at 7:30pm<br />
Masks are Optional<br />
STAGE<br />
Musicmakers<br />
Dusty<br />
Strings<br />
Stoney End<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
Bedside<br />
<strong>Harp</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Lobby<br />
Use this entrance<br />
for harp parking<br />
Bedside <strong>Harp</strong><br />
P.O.Box 656<br />
Langhorne, PA 19047<br />
215-752-7599<br />
www.bedsideharp.com<br />
Deep Peace Music<br />
267-227-3019<br />
info@deeppeacemusic.com<br />
www.joannamell.com<br />
harpli<br />
PO Box 572<br />
Ft Garland, CO 81133<br />
844-711-HARP<br />
www.harpli.com<br />
Virginia <strong>Harp</strong> Center<br />
14356 Sommerville Ct<br />
Midlothian, VA 23113<br />
804-378-3761<br />
www.vaharpcenter.com<br />
Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
La Richerais – BP 15<br />
44850 Mouzeil – France<br />
+33 (0) 2 40 97 24 97<br />
info@camac-harps.com<br />
www.camac-harps.com/en/<br />
Cape Side Music<br />
P O Box 922<br />
West Chatham, MA 02669<br />
508-945-9525<br />
www.capesidemusic.com<br />
Carol Kappus<br />
9703 Island Lake Rd.<br />
Dexter, MI 48130<br />
734-355-0578<br />
www.carolkappus.com<br />
Clairsech House<br />
F. Marion Redd<br />
North Carolina<br />
scribexyz777@gmail.com<br />
Dusty Strings<br />
3450 16th Ave W<br />
Seattle, WA 98109<br />
206-634-1656<br />
www.dustystrings.com<br />
FomoFX/Virtual Jeff<br />
Melbourne Victoria<br />
Australia<br />
https://fomofx.au/<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> for Healing<br />
920 4th Avenue<br />
Havre, Montana 59501-4506<br />
harpforhealing@gmail.com<br />
www.harpforhealing.com<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Jewelry Designs by Luzma<br />
P. O. Box 911<br />
Corona, CA 92878-0911<br />
Luzma@<strong>Harp</strong>Jewelry.com<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>Jewelry.com<br />
Marini Made <strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
704 Wallace Rd.<br />
New Holland, PA 17557<br />
(717) 355-0897<br />
www.marinimadeharps.com<br />
Musicmakers<br />
P O Box 2117<br />
Stillwater, MN 55082<br />
651-439-9120<br />
www.harpkit.com<br />
Sherring Energy<br />
Sherri Nicholas<br />
(Licensed Massage Therapist)<br />
about.me/sherrianicholas<br />
Stoney End <strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
920 MN 19<br />
Red Wing, MN 55066<br />
651-388- 8400<br />
www.stoneyend.com<br />
Wind River <strong>Harp</strong>s<br />
1413 Wind River Drive SE<br />
Huntsville, AL 35802<br />
www.windriverharps.com<br />
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what you need to know<br />
Welcome to the 23rd Annual<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> <strong>Folk</strong> <strong>Harp</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>!<br />
We’d like to make your festival<br />
experience as positive and<br />
rewarding as possible. Please<br />
take a few moments to review the<br />
information on this page.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Desk & Staff: Open 9am-<br />
10pm<br />
Got Questions? Our staff will be at the<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Desk, just outside Salon 4, from<br />
9am to just after each concert. We’re<br />
here to help you get the most out of the<br />
festival.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> & Presenter Merchandise<br />
The <strong>Festival</strong> Desk is your destination<br />
for purchasing presenter music and<br />
recordings as well as festival wearables<br />
and items. NJ State Sales Tax is 6.625%<br />
will be added to merchandise, except<br />
clothing. We take credit cards. Need<br />
cash? The hotel has an ATM just off their<br />
main lobby.<br />
Badges with Dots<br />
Attendees who signed up for Add-ons:<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>ers’ Escape, Shelley Fairplay,<br />
Deborah Henson-Conant, or The<br />
Historical <strong>Harp</strong> Society’s Sunday<br />
conference will have a dot on their<br />
badges to indicate their chosen Add-on.<br />
Masks<br />
Do whatever makes you feel<br />
comfortable. They are optional, but<br />
encouraged at the evening concerts.<br />
Meal Tickets<br />
If you paid for meal tickets they will be<br />
given to you at check-in. If you need to<br />
purchase Breakfast and/or Dinner buffet<br />
tickets you can purchase them at The<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Desk.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Lounge<br />
New this year is the <strong>Festival</strong> Lounge in<br />
Salons 2&3. There you will find a place<br />
to relax, connect with friends, try out<br />
some crafts, have a cup of coffee/tea<br />
and even say hi to folks online.<br />
Meals and Refreshments<br />
Meal Tickets: If you purchased Meal<br />
Tickets, you will get those tickets when<br />
you check-in. Want to purchase tickets<br />
to the Breakfast and/or Dinner Buffets?<br />
Stop by The <strong>Festival</strong> Desk.<br />
Where: All buffets will take place in<br />
a private dining area of the Amuse<br />
restaurant.<br />
Meal Times: Breakfast 7:30-9:30am;<br />
Dinner 5-7:00pm. To-go containers are<br />
available.<br />
The Amuse Restaurant: If you prefer you<br />
can dine à la carte at Amuse. Open daily<br />
for breakfast from 7-11am. The Amuse<br />
bar opens at 4pm.<br />
Lunch: a Grab & Go station with assorted<br />
salads, sandwiches & wraps, fruit,<br />
beverages and other quick-grab items<br />
you can purchase as you’re running into<br />
the <strong>Harp</strong> Tastings, Lunchtime concert or<br />
just want to have lunch with your friends.<br />
Complimentary Refreshment Station:<br />
This year as a thank you to our In-<br />
Person attendees and guests and<br />
our Presenters and Exhibitors we are<br />
setting up a refreshment station in our<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Lounge Salons 2&3. You’ll find<br />
complimentary coffee, tea, and water.<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Parking<br />
Is located adjacent to the Exhibit Hall<br />
(see map). Hours of operation are 9am-<br />
9pm. You can temporarily park your<br />
harp while you are shopping or eating.<br />
Space is limited. <strong>Harp</strong> parking at your<br />
own risk. Not responsible for harps left<br />
overnight. Feel free to leave your harp<br />
at the back of the workshop room at<br />
lunchtime preferably in its case (except<br />
for Salons 2&3, which will be used for<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Tastings)<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Regulator<br />
Liza Jensen is our on-site harp regulator<br />
and will perform minor maintenance and<br />
repairs. Liza’s workroom at the festival<br />
is Boonton, Room 1 (see map). Don’t<br />
miss this chance to have somebody else<br />
change your strings or fix that buzz!<br />
Call her at 917-696-5974 or email her at<br />
info@lizaharpcentral.com to get on her<br />
schedule.<br />
<strong>Harp</strong>ers Ferry<br />
We have a harp cart/dolly you can<br />
borrow to get your harp to/from<br />
workshops. Inquire at the <strong>Festival</strong> Desk.<br />
Lost & Found Box<br />
We have a Lost & Found box at the<br />
Registration Desk for all those items<br />
like tuning keys, tuners, clothing items<br />
and other things that get left behind in<br />
workshop rooms.<br />
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Workshop Etiquette & Guide<br />
Workshop Length: Workshops are 90 minutes, except for some<br />
workshops during lunchtime.<br />
Here are some general guidelines for attending<br />
the workshops, outside of the golden rule of being<br />
considerate.<br />
• Turn off your cell phone or put it on vibrate mode.<br />
• Do NOT talk on cell phones at all during the workshop.<br />
• Arrive on time and be in tune. If you arrive late, come in<br />
quietly and without fanfare. If it’s a hands-on workshop in<br />
progress, please take your harp out of the case outside of<br />
the room to be less of a distraction.<br />
• Making recordings of workshops: No need. Workshops<br />
are being recorded so you can go back and rewatch on<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> Online until October 31 for VIP and Online All<br />
Access. Limited Time folks have until Aug 7, 2023.<br />
• Handouts: Print out the workshop handouts from the<br />
member area of the festival’s website before you get to the<br />
workshop or download to your device and use that. We are<br />
limiting the number of copies we are doing on-site.<br />
• Workshop levels: if a workshop is listed for beginners,<br />
anyone can attend, but don’t overwhelm the real beginners<br />
or push the presenter to go faster. Likewise, if the level is<br />
listed as Advanced, bear that in mind if you’re a beginner.<br />
Remember, all workshops are recorded and online later for<br />
replay.<br />
• Pay attention and do not noodle on your harp strings<br />
unless asked to! Avoid chatting with your neighbor while<br />
the presenter is talking.<br />
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<strong>Harp</strong> Tastings<br />
This is an ideal tool for novice harpers and any potential harp<br />
buyers. We have a Small <strong>Harp</strong> Tasting on Friday and a Large<br />
<strong>Harp</strong> Tasting on Saturday at noon in Salons 2&3. Use the harp<br />
tasting to augment your selection process for a new harp.<br />
You’ll get a handy form to write down your comparisons, which<br />
you can take with you when you go to try out the harps in the<br />
Exhibit Hall.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Bulletin Board<br />
We’ll have a big bulletin board near the <strong>Festival</strong> Desk where<br />
we’ll post lake changes to workshops’ times/locations. You can<br />
use the bulletin board to get a lift back to the airport or arrange<br />
meet-ups for meals – anything you need except posting harps<br />
for sale.<br />
Errata<br />
There may be unanticipated changes to the schedule or<br />
workshop locations. Check the <strong>Festival</strong> Website or Bulletin<br />
Board by the <strong>Festival</strong> Desk daily.<br />
Jam & Sessions & Meeting Rooms<br />
Most meeting rooms are available during lunch and dinner<br />
breaks for “pick-up” sessions and informal meetings. All<br />
meeting rooms are open after the concert for casual gettogethers.<br />
We’ll also post a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board<br />
if you want to host your own harp circle. If you have a harp<br />
circle at home and would like to reach out to other harpers in<br />
your area that may not know about you, get on the list and host<br />
a “meet & greet” session.<br />
Artwork created exclusively for SFHS by Irish Artist<br />
Sorrell Reilly<br />
23rd <strong>Somerset</strong> <strong>Folk</strong> <strong>Harp</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> | 2023
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“A master of the peaceful melody, this is some of the most beautiful harp music you will ever hear.<br />
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Find Your<br />
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