Harp Class at Pennsic!

[mousegrrl]

I'm still working on getting my wee harp repaired after the time spent in the dryness of Starkhafn caused more of the old glue to fail, resulting in part of the soundboard to separate from the box and some staves on the soundboard itself to split. The wood itself isn't damaged, just the glue holding it together disintegrated. I'm trying to find someone local/regional to do the repair, since I really don't have the tools or the space in my studio apartment to do the work myself. I want the harp that's Siobhan ni hEodhusa's legacy to sing again!

ANYWAY YES, harp class at Pennsic!!! Regardless of whether I can get the harp fixed in time, I'll be doing a class at Pennsic on the harps of the British Isles -- not the music, the harps themselves. I wrote a paper a few years back called "Harping on Harps" that covered this topic; I entered it with Telynor's encouragement in the Wreath of Athena arts display competition, and I tied for second place! So I'm taking this paper and revising it, updating and expanding it a bit into a lecture-based class with handouts and plates, and I hope to hold two sessions of it sometime at Pennsic 52.

To say that I'm nervous and excited would be an understatement! XD Will keep y'all updated!

Comments

[malinaldarose]

That sounds exciting!

[purpleallison]

Yay harp class!
Where will you be camping this year?

[mousegrrl]

probably on Horde Hill XD if not there, then it would likely be Northshield!