Harpers Hall Resources

Harpers Hall makes its home in the San Francisco South Bay Area and Central California Coast. Our purpose is to promote an appreciation of the folk harp, to cultivate its living musical tradition, and to preserve the fun and magic of the harp for members and for the general public. To that end, we hold numerous events throughout the year, from harp jams to house concerts, festival performances to yearly weekend retreats. Journey through Harpers Hall to discover an enchanting world of harpers and learn their songs and their stories. Here you will meet many of the revelers, see the various lands they travel to, and find out how to join.

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Harp Publications
Non-Celtic Harp Sites
Healing Powers of the Harp
Videos by Harpers Hall members

Harpers Hall Teachers And Performers

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Several of our teachers are now offering online lessons via Zoom, Skype, or Facetime. These are noted in bold type on each teacher's listing below.

Jerry Bauer Teacher: Lever harp Crescent City, CA 408-687-5247 Jerry 'at' bauerstar.com
Deborah Bennett Teacher: Conservatory trained in Ireland. Traditional musician. Teaches all levels. Celtic music a specialty. Performer: with Maggie Pinckard in harp duo Woad, mostly music of the Celtic and British Isles. San Jose 408-267-9623 deborah 'at' woadharps.com www.woadharps.com
Pamela Bowen Performer: Celtic, New Age and Original Music. Available for all special occasions. 650-678-4367 bowenpamela 'at' hotmail.com www.pamelabowenharp.com
Colleen Calmann Teacher: Classically trained; lever and pedal harp, all ages and levels. Specializing in classical, folk and sacred music Also voice, music theory, composition and group workshops. Lessons in-person or online. Performer: solo harp, harp and cello. Weddings, receptions, memorials, lifecycle events, sacred settings and special occasions. 916-802-0479 colleen 'at' inreach.com
Portia Diwa Performer: Celtic, Latin, and Original Teacher: Lever harp. Also offering online lessons. Healing Harp Classes, Lessons, and Healing Harp Certification in the Spiritual Care Department at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco 415-600-2890 diwap 'at' sutterhealth.org www.sutterhealth.org/for-patients/healing-harp-services http://www.portiadiwa.com/
Sandra Fromm Performer: lever and wire harps, vocals; specializing in Irish, Scottish, and early music. Sacramento Gladwwod 'at' gmail.com Facebook: Sandra Fromm Harper
Cheryl Ann Fulton Teacher: Harp Secrets Holistic Harp Technique, Lever, Pedal, Historical (Medieval, Renaissance Bray, and Triple) harps Performer: World class performing and recording artist, Early, Baroque, Classical, Celtic, and World music Private lessons in El Sobrante and online. Online courses at HarpSecrets.com 510-367-7107 harpnhorse 'at' icloud.net www.cherylannfulton.com
Barbary Grant Performer: Lever harp and vocals, specializing in Celtic music. Also classical piano and organ. Redwood City 408-431-2843 barbaryg 'at' aol.com www.barbarygrant.com
Carol Beth Heer Holsinger Teacher: Lever and pedal harp instruction for people who are young or young at heart. Also offering online lessons. Harp rentals Mountain View 650-326-3146 carol 'at' holsingerharps.com www.holsingerharps.com
Kevin Holsinger Performer: Solo harp Mountain View 650-326-3146 kevin 'at' holsingermusic.com www.HolsingerMusic.com
Karen Hook Registered Music Therapist: San Jose 408-226-1728 khookrmt 'at' yahoo.com www.KarenHook.com
Stephanie Janowski Teacher: Lever and pedal harp, all ages and levels. Also offering online lessons. Performer: weddings, receptions and other special occasions San Jose 408-366-8810 stephanie 'at' harpeggio.com www.harpeggio.com
Margy Kahn Teacher: Lever harp Performer Menlo Park and Monterey 650-365-4301 margyharp 'at' yahoo.com
Debra Knodel Performer: solo Celtic harp Teacher: Lever harp Manchester (Port Orchard), WA 408-823-2040 harpart 'at' earthlink.net
Amy Krupski Teacher: Lever harp Performer Pacific Grove 831-383-8765 akrupskiharp618 'at' gmail.com
Ellen Lovell Teacher. Lever harp San Jose 408-489-1939
Jacqueline Lynaugh Certified Healing Harp Practitioner Teacher. Coupled Hands technique for Wire Strung Harp. Also offering online lessons. Performer: Storytelling with Guitar and Gaelic Wire Strung Harp Hayward 510-715-3537 healingharpmusic 'at' gmail.com www.musicalfolklore.freeservers.com
John Metras Teacher: Specializing in Latin and Cross-strung Harps Performer 707-664-8541 johnmetras 'at' gmail.com www.metrasoundmusic.com
Carol Ng Teacher:Lever and pedal harp, piano, music theory, arranging, improvisation. Also offering online lessons. Performer: Solo instrumental harp or piano, for weddings, receptions, and other special occasions. Certified Therapeutic Music Practitioner -- harpist at Mercy General Hospital. Sacramento 916-388-1298 Carol_ng 'at' comcast.net www.carolngpianoandharp.com
Susan Nguyen Teacher:Lever harp, piano, flute. Also offering online lessons. Performer: Lever harp, piano, flute. Saratoga 408-772-4330 (Leave message) susan 'at' musikeys.com www.musikeys.com
Cathleen O’Connell Teacher: Lever and wire harp Performer Boulder Creek 831-332-9249 rowantre 'at' cruzio.com
Lynne Reardon Performer: Concerts, weddings, memorials, special events. Solo Celtic harp and duo Lumina's Heart with harp, guitar, Irish bousouki; Celtic, classical, pop, original; instrumental and vocal. Teacher: All ages. Classical technique for all genres. Rogue River, Oregon 707-499-9719 Luminasheart 'at' gmail.com www.luminasheart.com
Vicki Parrish and Michael Robinson Performers: Multi-instrumental, multi-lingual singing duo performing Traditional Irish, Scottish and Early Music San Jose 408-298-3255 harp 'at' standingstones.com www.standingstones.com
Shelley Phillips Teacher: Lever harp Performer Also: Camac, Loveland, and Truitt lever installation Santa Cruz 831-426-9155, 831-427-2980 shelley 'at' got.net www.communitymusicschool.org
Debbi Ricks Performer Harp rentals Los Gatos 408-354-5613 debbiricks 'at' aol.com
Lynne Rovin Teacher: (lever and pedal) all ages, beginning and intermediate levels Performer: background music for weddings and other events Los Gatos 408-370-7728 rovinhse 'at' sbcglobal.net
Verlene Schermer Performer: solo vocal/instrumental; Celtic duo: Celtic Moon; flute and harp/guitar duo: Silverwood; Traditional Jazz band: Parlez-vous Jazz; Scandinavian duo with guitarist Jim Oakden. Teacher: all levels -- improvisation, arranging, composition, songwriting, chord theory, lever harp, voice, guitar, piano, violin, & nyckelharpa. Also offering online lessons.Mentor for Clinical Musician Certification program: www.harpforhealing.com San Jose 408-497-4789 info 'at' verlene.com www.verlene.com
Barbara Schilling Performer: Solo Celtic Harp for special occasions Irvine, CA 949-258-0918 Barbara 'at' MusicFromtheHarp.com www.MusicFromTheHarp.com
Claudia Slayman Performer: : Celtic harp, vocals, piano; experienced at playing for retreats, church services, special events San Jose 408-460-3913 claudia.slayman 'at' gmail.com
Adele Stinson Performer Harp rentals San Jose 408-251-2311 home 650-868-9486 cell harpist_stinson 'at' sbcglobal.net www.adelestinson.com
Diana Stork Performer: Concerts, Labyrinth walks, weddings, memorials Teacher: All ages and levels, but specializing in teaching children and youth. Private and group lessons, and workshops. Also offering online lessons. Berkeley Director: CA non-profit: Multicultural Music Fellowship; Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble 510-548-3326 dianastork 'at' harpdancer.com www.harpdancer.com wwwmulticulturalmusicfellowship.org
Jane Valencia Teacher: lever harp, wire-strung harp, harp and storytelling/bardic harp, arranging, improvisation, composition, therapeutic harp technique, singing with the harp -- all ages and levels. Also offering online lessons. Performer: Bardic harp & storytelling, solo harp, harp duo: Spookytree Vashon, WA Connect with Jane via the Contact page on her website: www.foresthalls.org

Harp-Specific Web Sites and Organizations

Festival of Harps is presented by Multi-Cultural Music Felllowship (MCMF), a 501 c 3 non-profit which presents concerts and educational outreach programs featuring the harp. multiculturalmusicfellowship@gmail.com
International Society of Folk Harpers & Craftsmen (ISFHC) a nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and craft of the folk harp in all its forms and traditions
Harp.Net: CDs, festivals, summer schools, groups, concert tour schedules, etc
American Harp Society -- of Silicon Valley : local chapter of the American Harp Society
Harpers Hall is also on Facebook! Visit Facebook and search for Harpers Hall!

Bay Area Harp Sources

Harps, Etc.: Everything harp; 544 Ygnacio Valley Rd.Walnut Creek, 94596, phone: 925-937-4277, Toll Free: 800-836-5559
Holsinger Harps: Harp Rentals, Menlo Park, phone: 650-326-3146 (9am - 8pm Pacific Time) or e-mail kevin@holsingermusic.com
Multi-Cultural Music Fellowship: Harp rentals, Berkeley, phone: 510-548-3326
or email: multiculturalmusicfellowship@gmail.com
Karmalu Productions: Harp books by Verlene Schermer, Kim Robertson, Laura Zaerr, Aryeh Frankfurter, Margaret More, and Barbara Schilling, also available at Music Village, 2971 Union Ave. (at Foxworthy Ave.), San Jose, 95124, phone: 408-377-2504

Harp Publications

The Folk Harp Journal: new and improved! Four quarterly magazines that come with your ISFHC membership.
The Harp Column
Harp Therapy Journal

Non-Celtic Harp Sites

Healing Powers of the Harp

Harp for Healing Clinical Musician Certification Program -- Verlene is Certified Clinical Musician (CCM) and also mentors for the program.
Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy -- this is also offered by Harp for Healing, or separately. It deals with using a special platform with speakers attached.
International Harp Therapy Program -- this is another of the certification programs, directed by Tina Tourin.
Music for Healing and Transition Program -- this is another of the certification programs for therapeutic music.
Meditation CD -- a meditation workshop with Lesley Schneider, consisting of guided-visualizations, discussion, accompanied by harp background music.
Sorrow, Comfort, & Joy -- Healing Powers in World Music -- paper for a graduate course at SJSU by Verlene Schermer
Musical House Calls -- a You Tube video about the Stanford Hospital music program. Harpers Hall members Barbary Grant and Verlene Schermer are featured harpists in this video!
Music Therapy for Seniors -- this guide by "Retire Guide" shows the benefits of Music Therapy (a college degree program) for seniors. Several colleges and universities offer this degree.
Music Therapy Treatment Options and Resources -- This guide covers several types of Music Therapy!

The quartet made up of Jane Valencia, Claudia Slayman, Deb Knodel and Verlene Schermer is a combination of two duos, Spookytree (Deb and Jane) and Redtail & Ginko (Claudia and Deb), and the trio, To the Moon (Verlene, Deb, and Claudia) goes by the hybrid band name "Spooky Redtail Moon." They recorded four tunes in the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown:

Dans Keff Avec-- Featuring Jane Valencia, Claudia Slayman, Deb Knodel, and Verlene Schermer

Tam Lin - the Glasgow Reel-- Featuring Deb Knodel, Jane Valencia, Verlene Schermer, and Claudia Slayman
Glenlivet-- Featuring Claudia Slayman, Deb Knodel, Jane Valencia, and Verlene Schermer
The Water is Wide-- Featuring Verlene Schermer, Deb Knodel, Claudia Slayman, and Jane Valencia

Verlene Schermer has been posting several videos during the shutdown as well, including these that feature her on a variety of harps and other instruments:

Wishing You Well -- Featuring Verlene Schermer on harp, vocal, and guitar
Mabel Kelley -- Featuring Verlene Schermer on harp and nyckelharpa
Carolan's Frolic, aka Thomas Judge -- Featuring Verlene Schermer on double-strung harp and fiddle
Manha de Carnival -- Featuring Verlene Schermer on Carbon Fiber harp, vocals, and several other instruments
Celtic Music on Double-Strung Harp -- Featuring Verlene Schermer on double-strung harp
You Raise Me Up -- Featuring Silverwood: Verlene Schermer on harp, guitar and vocal, and Linnette Bommarito on flute and vocal
Klang min vackra bjällra -- Featuring Verlene Schermer on harp, harp guitar, nyckelharpa, cittra, harpejii, and keyboard
For more of Verlene's videos, visit Verlene's YouTube Channel