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London 2012 - The StageUp Project
Err, where did December go?
The Adventures of the Singing Harpist
The Rock 'n' Roll Harpist
Harpy New Year
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London 2012 - The StageUp Project

London has been swarming with Olympic visitors for the past few weeks, so the lovely people at TFL/London Overground thought it would fun to host some live music at a few East London stations out towards the Olympic Park. They gave the brief to theSound Tracks Festivalfolk (who I played for last summer) and StageUp was born. I invited my friends fromMidTea along for some fun and filming.
 
First stop was the entrance to Hackney Central, much to the amusement/shock of some.

Err, where did December go?

I kicked off the festive season performing at a winter party atTechHub. At one point I was sat playing in their front window which overlooks the huge Old Street roundabout. I got some hilarious double-takes from people on the street and the passing buses! I met some lovely ladies from the 2012 Olympic Games organising committee whilst I was there, maybe they'll book me for the opening ceremony? I'm pretty sure I could make myself available...

Photo courtesy of social mediarite Sinead Doyle.  

The Adventures of the Singing Harpist

So my attempt to write a monthly blog has failed quite spectacularly, but on the upside that's because I've been busy, busy playing some truly amazing and eclectic bookings!
 
In April I played a wedding in a beautiful castle in Bristol where a huge owl flew in to deliver the rings! Who needs a best man when you have a bird? In June I performed in the famousSavoy Hotelin London which has recently undergone a £220m revamp, making it the most costly hotel refurbishment in history!

The Rock 'n' Roll Harpist

Wow, so February was rather busy! So busy in fact, that it's taken me until mid-March to write it's blog entry. Oops :)

The start of the month saw me playing all over the country with Saint Saviour, supporting the wonderful bandHurtson their UK tour. We performed in Brighton, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester, and then dashed back to London to play as part of the 'HMV Next Big Thing' series of gigs, supportingClaire Maguire. Inbetween Leeds and Manchester we even found time to pop to Newcastle to record a session for

Harpy New Year

Sorry, I never can resist a harp pun :)

So, it's January, and time to start getting back to work. I'm making lots of changes to the site at the moment - I've added this blog so I can keep you up to date with all my latest news, and coming very soon will be loads more recordings, including my suggestions of instrumental pieces to walk down the aisle to, and my own version of Corinne Bailey Rae's gorgeous song 'Like a Star'.

I've also added a listing to the gig page - the lovely Luxe bar in Spitalfields on February 24th.
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