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26 January 2021February Favourites Harp Hang
The next Harp Hang with Karen on Zoom is on Saturday 20th February 7pm (Edinburgh time!) with 'doors open' at 6.45 to give everyone time to settle in and say hello. The theme is February Favourites and Karen will be playing a selection of all her favourites tunes. Tickets are £5 payable to paypal.me/karenmarshalsay - just stick a note of your email in the comments box and you'll be sent the link. Or once more it's free for all of Karen's Patreon supporters!
25 January 2021Burns Night guest artist 25th
Katen is the guest artist for Global Fusion Music & Arts Burns Night, which is online this year via zoom. The charity is based in Greenwich and holds an annual Burns Supper as well as celebrating many other events throughout the year such as Martin Luther King day. Free to attend and all welcome.
06 January 2021A Burns Harp Hang 23 January
A Burns Harp Hang with Karen Marshalsay - Saturday 23 January 7pm livestream gig from Karen 's kitchen via Zoom. Tickets are £5 payable to paypal.me/karenmarshalsay or free to all my Patreon supporters (levels start at £2)
Being an Ayrshire lass I couldn't let this one go unmarked and it's a great theme for a harp hang! Doors open at 6.45 - so you can settle into the Zoom room and say hello and I'll start about 7pm. This is an intimate and informal solo livestream gig with all three harps (gut and wire-strung clarsachs and bray harp) and some poems too for this occasion.
More info here
23 November 2020Solstice Eve - A Yule Harp Hang!
After the success of the Halloween Harpy Hang, I'm hosting another one on Zoom on Sunday 20th December at 7pm. The 'Solstice Eve, A Yule Harp Hang' will feature my Yule harp of course, along with my other ones in a 30-40 minute solo gig from myself. Then we can have an informal chat, tunes and Q&A session. There will be sheet music to download in advance for a couple of tunes that you can play along with (on mute sadly of course) and if you have a party piece you want to share let me know in advance and we can get it scheduled in. It's not just for harp players of course - listeners, friends, singers and other instruments are welcome too!
The evening is free for all my Patreon supporters at all levels (starting at £2) or £5 for anyone else. You can pay via PayPal and I'll send you the Zoom details. Christmas jumpers, tinsel and Santa hats are of course optional!
All info here
16 October 2020Birnam Arts Crowdfunder Celebration
Birnam Arts Centre are hosting a Crowdfunder Celebration Party on Friday 16th October going live at 6pm including a 20 minute set recorded by Karen at home earlier in the week. Listen in!
28 September 2020Harpy Halloween Hang!
It's almost October and time to get your socially distanced Halloween organised! I'm hosting a Harpy Halloween Hang on Zoom (Saturday 31 October of course) at 7pm. Starting with a short 30-40 minute solo gig from myself, on all three of my harps with the bray harp featuring of course as it's the most spooky and devilish sounding as harps can get. Then an informal chat, tunes and Q&A session. There will be sheet music to download in advance for a couple of tunes that you can play along with (on mute sadly of course) and if you have a party piece you want to share let me know in advance and we can get it scheduled in!
The evening is free for all my Patreon supporters at all levels (starting at £2) or £5 for anyone else. You can pay at via PayPal and I'll send you the Zoom details. Fancy dress is of course optional ... All info here
25 September 2020First wire harp zoom session 26th September
The first zoom session for my Wire for Sound patrons on my Patreon account is on Saturday 26th September at 4pm (Edinburgh time!) We started looking at my tune Gealach a' Bhruic this month and the sheet music and teaching videos are accessible instantly upon sign up.