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04
Oct
2016
Video: Harppolska by Olov Johansson & Catriona McKay
Posted On October 4, 2016  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

This week’s featured Scottish artist, Catriona McKay plays “Harppolska” with Olov Johansson. To hear more songs like this, the pair have produced an album named “Foogy”, which I highly recommend. I saw them in concert a few years ago at The Cedar, and they were excellent. […]

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27
Sep
2016
Video: The Shadow Side by Rachel Newton
Posted On September 27, 2016  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

This week’s featured Scottish artist, Rachel Newton plays “The Last Minute / The Groupie / Height of Rudeness” featured on her album “The Shadow Side”. Full disclosure, Amazon is an affiliate of ours; by clicking on this purchase button and buying the MP3 right away, you […]

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20
Sep
2016
Featured Music Book: Music for the Heather Folk
Posted On September 20, 2016  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

The Competitor’s most pressing question before entering the Minnesota Scottish Harp Competition usually is, “What pieces should I play?”. In order to help you select your music, I’ve decided to start a series of articles featuring music books that have been recommended by other harpers. Do […]

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13
Sep
2016
Scottish Harp Music Book Recommendations
Posted On September 13, 2016  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

The Competitor’s most pressing question before entering the Minnesota Scottish Harp Competition usually is, “What pieces should I play?”. Do you have a recommendation? Help me out by submitting a recommendation of your own! View all the current recommendations.

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01
Sep
2016
2016 Minnesota Scottish Harp Weekend Review
Posted On September 1, 2016  By Stephanie Claussen  And has No Comment

The MN Scottish Harp Weekend started off Saturday morning with the usual bustle of tuning harps, filling out forms, figuring out how to turn the lights on in an unfamiliar building, and finding creative ways to display the SHSA banner. Saturday: The Competition & Evening Concert […]

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13
Aug
2016
New Website Launched!
Posted On August 13, 2016  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

We are very excited to announce that our website launched today! We hope it will be a useful source of information for next year. The site should be fully constructed by May 2017. Be sure to check back often for updates!

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04
Aug
2015
2015 Minnesota Scottish Harp Competition Results
Posted On August 4, 2015  By Stephanie Claussen  And has No Comment

On July 17th, 2015, harpists from around the state gathered at the Celtic Junction to compete in the 2015 MN Scottish Harp Competition. Fourteen participants competed in seven different categories, including graded categories, Early Scottish Harp, Harp in Ensemble and Harp and Voice. 2009 National Scottish […]

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11
Oct
2014
Our Beginnings and the Years Afterward
Posted On October 11, 2014  By Emily Taege  And has No Comment

Do you have a story to share from our first years? Leave a comment below and we will incorporate your stories into the article! Our First Years, 2010 & 2011 Ann Heymann, a world-renouned wire-strung harper, and her student Cindy Schaufenbuhl began the Minnesota Scottish Harp […]

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