The Talking Harp
Monday, 30. July 2007, 04:01:53
Last night I went over to visit again with my BFF Julie. We drank the
Pinot Grigio again -- very cold for the hot weather! -- and watched
The Queen with Helen Mirren. I liked the movie better than I thought
I would, primarily because it dealt with some issues surrounding the
death of Diana Spencer, a personal heroine of mine. There were some
funny lines in the movie also, which was nice. I think Julie enjoyed it
too.
Julie has now posted her first post on her new blog, Julie's Talking Harp.
(the earlier post was done by myself as a kind of template). Julie has
been devoting herself to the celtic harp lately -- but I'll let you read
all about that in her post. I know from experience what a positive effect
it can be for a new blogger to get visitor hits and especially some comments.
You can get to her blog by clicking on the link above or on a more daily
basis by clicking on her name on my sidebar. I hope you all stop in and
wish her hello. And you might want to check out some of the interesting
links on her sidebar, also.
Meanwhile, I've started checking out some of the harp music on youTube.
The one that caught my attention was a performance from the 2001 London
Harp Competition, which you can find linked below. The celtic harp and
the orchestral harp are different animals. The orchestral harp tends to
be larger and it has foot pedals to raise for the sharps and flats.
The harp is one of the world's oldest instruments. And every time I
listen to Julie play her harp I am transported back to the ancient days,
when Orpheus strolled through Hell with his harp, looking for his lost
Eurydice.
But being with Julie is more like a little bit of heaven, actually.
Jennifer Cambell plays Bach.
Just click on the pic to watch the video on youTube.
Other harp videos on youTube.
Roslyn Castle (Celtic)
Carolan's Dream (Celtic)
Pachabel Canon in D (Orchestral)
Two Irish Pieces (Celtic)
Fantasy for Irish Harp (Celtic)
Elegie pour le mort d'un Berger (Orchestral)
And thank you for sharing her with us.
By Stardancer, # 30. July 2007, 05:12:11
By edwardpiercy, # 30. July 2007, 05:19:32
By ricewood, # 30. July 2007, 07:25:53