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Blues Tunes for Harp out now!
Original tunes in a variety of blues styles. Two books, one for lever harp, one for pedal, each containing six pieces. Each title offers up to three versions – including lead sheets, intermediate one-pagers and more advanced arrangements.
Drawing on years of exploring guitar- and piano-based blues, particularly New Orleans blues piano, I’ve crafted these pieces specifically the harp. I hope these tunes will help you experiment with techniques that bring out the bluesy soul of your harp.
Available here straight from 80 Days Publishing, or here at Musicroom
End of the Bird Scarer song;)
New voice & harp duo - with soprano Belinda Evans
2024 saw the inception of one of my most rewarding collaborations yet: a voice & harp duo with the brilliant soprano Belinda Evans.
We met in January 2023 at the Guard’s Chapel. Belinda is a permanent member of the Choir of the Guards’ Chapel and since 2023 I have had the fortune to play with them for the annual Epiphany concert, including Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and many more selections with harp.
We recently recorded a few of our favourite songs at Mark Rose’s Rokit Studios London. You can view them here on YouTube.
We are available for recitals and functions in the UK, The Netherlands and beyond.
with the The Guard’s Chapel singers
A magical concert at The Guard's Chapel
For the 3rd year in a row, I started the year on a high, playing an hour long candlelit concert with the brilliant upper voices of The Guards Chapel Choir, led by Martin Ford.
The full on but rewarding 2025 programme featured non-stop harping, with choir, vocal solos, and a great organ & harp work by the Canadian composer and organist Rachel Laurin (1961-2023):
A New Year Carol – by Benjamin Britten
On hearing her play the harp, from The Jade Mountain – by Edmund Rubbra, with Belinda Evans
The Dove – by Michael Head, with Belinda Evans
Fantasia for organ & harp, 1st movement – by Rachel Laurin, with Martin Ford
Hymn to the Virgin – by Edmund Rubbra, with Jenny Bacon
Jesukin – by Edmund Rubbra, with Jenny Bacon
Prelude, Angelus, and Tomorrow shall be my dancing day -by John Rutter
A Ceremony of Carols – by Benjamin Britten
It was magical, the singers and Martin were superb, the acoustics incredible, I feel very fortunate!