Northern Maine chapter of the International Society of Folk Harpers & Craftsmen
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Leigh Griffith
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- How many/what kind of harps do you have?
- One Stoney End Eve (22 string lap harp) and one 34 string Triplett Sierra. Both are walnut.
- About Me:
- Founding member and current president of Northern Harpsong
Admin person for this site. If you need help, ask me and I'll try to figure it out. I'm learning this stuff, too!
- Harping History - or how I got started, what inspired me to play the harp?
- I first saw a pedal harp (but didn't know it had pedals) at a Boston Symphony concert when I was 6 yrs. old. I couldn't convince my parents that that was the instrument for me (my sister was taking piano lessons).
I saw my first lever harp in person in the early '80's when a friend who was self-taught brought his Stoney End Lorraine to our house and played it. I was hooked. About 10 years later I bought my little Stoney End Eve and just fiddled around with it. I took a couple lessons from the friend with the Lorraine, but didn't do much with it until moving to Houlton and joining the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton and taking lessons from Nancy Harris. I bought my Triplett Sierra (34 strings) in July of 2007.
Now I'm kinda glad I didn't try the pedal harp when I was young, because I love my "little" harps and feel that I might have been overwhelmed, given up, and not gone back.
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Rita posed an excellent question about posting so others can see the post. I realize that some of you may be new to this type of site. I know that I had no clue about "ning" until a couple of weeks ago. So, we are learning together!
Being the "administrator" of this site allows me to 'see all'. I saw Rita's question about leaving comments for everyone to see.
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i have friends in milford CT to stay a nite on either or both ends. wanna come? Anybody up there wanna come?
see you oct 24. kate
the Gathering was great- i have yet to hear YOU play! do you think the oct 24 date will happen? sounds like a good time of year. drive back uneventful. took the car to the carwash when i got back- bugs!! happy fall kate
i would like to have a pic of my harps and me- my neighbor has a digital camera set up (she does pro level work)- i have no clue how to send it to you or get it onto the site. please Help/Advise the UNder comperskilled nurse! thanks kate
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