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19
Sep
2017
Charlotte Fairbairn—Marriage, a Baby, and the Great War
Posted On September 19, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

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12
Sep
2017
Charlotte Fairbairn—Early Life
Posted On September 12, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

Embed from Getty Images (Editor’s Note: I have selected some embeddable photos from Getty Photos and other sources that help illustrate scenes in the story, and may or may not be exact representations of the people and places mentioned. For example, the above photo is that […]

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04
Sep
2017
Regarding Charlotte Francis Judd Fairbairn Crouch
Posted On September 4, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has 6 Comments

Did you see the announcment about a new award we gave out this year? We worked with a patron, John Fairbairn to rename and rebrand an old award. Last year we had an award called “Harper of the Day”, which we renamed after John’s mother, and […]

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08
Aug
2017
The Ballads of Francis James Child
Posted On August 8, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

Who is Francis James Child? Child was an American scholar, educator, and folklorist, best known today for his collection of English and Scottish ballads now known as the Child Ballads. I’ve been picking my way through the eight volumes of “English and Scottish Ballads” curated and […]

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18
Jul
2017
2017 Minnesota Scottish Harp Weekend Review
Posted On July 18, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has 2 Comments

This year’s Minnesota Scottish Harp Weekend was our best year yet! We had over 60 attendees observe or participate in workshops, concert, and competition from seven states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin)! Friday, July 14 2017 Festivities kicked off Friday morning at […]

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27
Jun
2017
St. Kilda Wedding / Brose And Butter
Posted On June 27, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

This week’s featured Scottish artist, Alasdair Fraser plays “St. Kilda Wedding / Brose And Butter” with Natalie Haas. The Scottish translation of “The St. Kilda Wedding” is “A bhanais Iortach”. To hear more songs like this, the pair have produced an album named “Fire & Grace”, […]

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23
May
2017
Harp for Beginners : 5 Basic Questions Everyone Has Asked
Posted On May 23, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

One of our goals as an organization is to promote interest in playing harp among the general population. We want to turn those that are casually interested into active harp students by answering questions, and removing potential “first step” barriers to your musical journey. Is harp […]

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18
Apr
2017
Soundtrack to Scotland’s Past
Posted On April 18, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

I’ve published a few articles about Scottish songs that came out of my study of Scottish history. At this time, there are only three, but I hope there will be more. You are able to see all of them by sorting by “Scottish History“, but they […]

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Posted On April 10, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment


04
Apr
2017
When the King Enjoys His Own Again
Posted On April 4, 2017  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

This week’s Scottish music inspiration comes from my study of Scottish history, specifically the English Civil War from 1642–1651. Despite its name, this civil war involved more than just England—it’s players include Scotland, Wales and Ireland too. Because of this, the war is sometimes referred to […]

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