Wednesday morning, and I still had visions of the museum’s instruments dancing in my head. How could I top that? Funny you should ask. As I mentioned in the opening of this series, my travel agent had unfortunately chosen the French national holiday, May 1 – today – as the beginning of my pricey 2-day [...]
Continuing my Paris adventure… Those of us who have long enjoyed the various Photo Reference Galleries of Harpguitars.net, especially some of the more important and rare historical examples, owe a debt of gratitude to the Musee de la Musique, better known as the musical instrument museum within the Cite de la Musique (City of Music). [...]
I began the quintessential tourist tour on the top of the red bus (Les Cars Rouges) early on Tuesday morning, my point of departure the Opera Quarter you saw last episode. Though overcast and quite chilly, I wrapped up and stuck it out on the upper deck for the next 2 hours. Following are just [...]
Finally! Something I could actually figure out and embrace. Continuing my adventures in Paris… I learned to appreciate subway transportation – and even got good at it – last May in New York, when I was there for over a week at the AMIS Meeting. Well, the Paris subway (and occasional elevated) kicks New York’s [...]
That would be me. I’m recently back – if not still fully recovered – from the first-ever Festival International de Harpe-Guitare in France. Invited to participate, I took it as an opportunity to explore as much of France as I could squeeze into an 11-day vacation. This would be my first trip ever to the [...]
I meant to post this yesterday, but got sidetracked… Mother’s Day forever changed for my wife Jaci, as her mom (Zita) passed away (somewhat unexpectedly) on April 6th. So it was a bittersweet day (without much of the sweet). Then I called my own mom, whose first words were “Hi Mark.” Actually, that was not [...]
I honestly didn’t hold out hope that I might ever see a carbon fiber harp guitar in my lifetime, but here it is! It is the just-completed prototype instrument by Alistair Hay of Emerald Guitars in Ireland. The story began in January, 2011 at NAMM in Anaheim, California, when I found myself at dinner with [...]
Just back from France to find that our friends Karen Ashbrook and Paul Oorts (who have graced 2 of our Harp Guitar Gatherings) just finished a great gig at the Kennedy Center. A full hour is presented here. Not too shabby! I see that this is the third time that the husband and wife duo [...]
Greetings from France! (via pre-scheduled post) Right about the time that this blog is posting I’ll be starting my presentation at the very first French harp guitar festival! But I wanted my American (and worldwide) readers to have the chance to see a spectacular new discovery at the same moment as the European audience over [...]
Nice to see that Minor7th.com (specifically reviewer Celine Keating) “gets” our Stephen Bennett tribute CD…the music, the concept, the instrument, the cause. Equally nice to see someone carefully reading our lovingly-crafted liner notes – see what you’re missing, digital consumers? Thanks for the kind comments!
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