Long-distance harp lessons via Skype and the like July 5, 2009

Interesting article on conducting harp lessons over the internet.  Primarily for people who want to study with a particular non-local teacher, and people who generally have little access to harp teachers in their area:
http://www.harpspectrum.org/harpworks/LongDistanceLessons.shtml

Interview with Alice Giles, my harp mentor June 27, 2009

http://www.vimeo.com/684924
I love everything she says and does.  High priestess of the harp.

Review of The Bright Knowledge on www.acousticmusic.com March 30, 2009

http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p05256.htm

House concerts January 31, 2009

Flying with Aer Lingus & harp January 13, 2009

I flew SF-Dublin recently with my big harp.  Aer Lingus rocked.  Didn’t raise an eyebrow at the massive flight case and didn’t charge me either direction!  Not a penny!  Highly recommended.

Interview with Said and Dari of Worldstreams Radio December 4, 2008

Last night I had the pleasure of being interviewed for the radio show WorldStreams.  Said and Dari had wonderful, thoughtful questions and were gracious hosts.  We got to delve in deep for an hour.  You can hear it here:
http://www.worldstreams.org/past37.html

Tuning November 17, 2008

A quick post here for people who have been asking me what tuning I use.  On The Bright Knowledge it’s Young temperament A=440.  With Deepak I use equal temperament A=444.

Review of 19th Festival of Harps November 15, 2008

http://www.thecommunityvoice.com/articles/2008/11/14/arts_and_entertainment/doc491c5ef053731169800410.txt

Recording thoughts November 13, 2008

The recording process is such an intense, personal and intricate one, I thought I’d put down some of my current findings on the subject.
These days editing possibilities are practically limitless – a new program has just been released that can retune notes WITHIN a chord without disturbing the others.  And everything leading up to that [...]

Interview for Harpbeat by Meghan Collins October 7, 2008

An interview conducted by fellow harpist Meghan Collins for Bay Area harp magazine Harpbeat:
PROFILE OF DIANA ROWAN
by Meghan Collins
“Everything aligned,” says Diana Rowan, speaking of the pivotal concert where she first heard historical harp and saw some of the people who would be important in her music life later on.  A friend had persuaded her [...]