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Northern Maine chapter of the International Society of Folk Harpers & Craftsmen

Posted by Leigh Griffith on March 20, 2008 at 11:08am

Okay, Everyone!
It's time to share what you have discovered on the web! You can either post links here, or tell us what to Google to find what you want to share with us. It could be links to harp makers, sheet music sites, beautiful music, technical help - anything to do with harps, harping, and harpers! I'll start us out:

http://www.triplettharps.com/Technical%20Support/Technical%20Suppor...

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Permalink Reply by Barbara on March 20, 2008 at 11:20am: http://www.alisonvardy.com/harp-info/early-harp-history.htm A link on hisotryof the harp. Very interesting

http://www.usedharpmart.ca/info/orphan-harps.htm from the same people as above, info on things to look for when purchaing a used harp., plus links at the bottom about scams, imported harps, etc.

Taht is great info from Triplett, Leigh. It helps me to actually see it being done. Now if I could jus get that guy to make house calls!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Barbara on March 29, 2008 at 3:16pm: Below is the link for the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen. Once there, just click on the link for Chapters and you will find us, Northern Harpsong! There is other good “stuff,” too.
http://www.folkharpsociety.org/pages/chapters.html

This is a link for a free harp tutorial and some free printable music from Harpers Hall, a California chapter of ISFHC. Included are a handy chord chart and directions for using a lead sheet.
http://www.hornandharp.com/publications/tutorial.html; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Leigh Griffith on April 3, 2008 at 9:17pm: There has been some interest amongst the Kindred Harpers to hear "Dance of the Harps" by Meg Robinson, that we sight read yesterday. It (and others by Meg) can be heard here:
http://www.md-1.com/harp/

Enjoy!
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Permalink Reply by Leigh Griffith on April 3, 2008 at 11:08pm: Meg has a newer website here: http://www.megrobinsonmusic.com/Harp_Music.html; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Leigh Griffith on April 8, 2008 at 10:30pm: I love Ashokan Farewell, and this is a very nice rendition. The "daily harp moments" on youtube.com are worth a visit.
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Permalink Reply by Leigh Griffith on April 8, 2008 at 10:52pm: Now here's a harp one could take to the beach! It sounds pretty decent, too!
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Permalink Reply by Barbara on April 9, 2008 at 5:53pm: Wow--those are great links, Leigh.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Barbara on April 9, 2008 at 6:05pm: Here are a couple of sites that have some music you can download. They include the melodies and chords of 2 O'Carolan songs and some English tunes.

http://www.hornandharp.com/publications/images/Carolan_tunes.pdf

http://www.hornandharp.com/publications/images/English_tunes.pdf

Theses and more are on Barbara Ann Fackler's web site:
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Permalink Reply by Leigh Griffith on April 9, 2008 at 6:37pm: Oooh, this has always been one of my favorites! Now, if I could handle all Handel's chords!
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Permalink Reply by Barbara on April 24, 2008 at 5:19pm: http://traditionalharps.com/Harp911RepairPerson.html
This link gives some advice from William Rees Co. about how to find a repair person for your harp.; ▶ Reply to This