Yes, she plays the harp, but don't expect lullabies or pearly gates music. Deborah Henson-Conant wears her electric harp on a strap around her neck and plays it like a rock star. This weekend she ...
If you're expecting a demure woman sitting behind an elegant wood harp, from which she plucks soft classical melodies, you'll be in for a surprise with Deborah Henson-Conant. The wiry Henson-Conant ...
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FRANKLIN -- Deborah Henson-Conant, a Grammy nominated composer and electric harpist, will give a rare solo show, “Hip HARP” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse at the ...
It's hard to believe Deborah Henson-Conant refused to take harp lessons when she was 12. Today, the Arlington resident and electric harpist is internationally known for her eclectic performances and ...
Ever wonder what Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters' would sound like completely stripped down and played on electric harps by a set of blonde twins? We sure have! And after years of patiently waiting, ...
From a musical perspective, opposition to the status quo has been a driving force in Deborah Henson-Conant’s art and in her career. Though raised by musicians, she didn’t like taking lessons as a ...
Tonight, the sounds of an angelic instrument like you've never heard it before. First we head to a farm where a harp stands more than 24 feet tall and is played by the wind, then we visit a man who ...
A collection from the International Harp Museum of Orlando is currently on display at the Albin Polasek Museum in Winter Park. Harpist Meko, seen above playing an electric harp at the museum, is the ...
Deborah Henson-Conant grew up in a family that loved music, but owned no records. “Wait, not none. We owned two. Both were spoken-word records,” Henson-Conant said in a phone interview from her home ...
We aren’t sure if you really need lasers to build [HoPE’s] laser harp. It is little more than some photocells and has an Arduino generate tones based on the signals. Still, you need to excite the ...