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the harp & hobbit
Newsletter by artist John Howe
15 January 2006
I receive quite a few things via the site, sometimes from members of the forum, of whom, hidden as they are behind oft-changing pseudonyms and avatars, I have only the most limited knowledge. Many of them are talented artists, musicians, writers and every now and then some of them decide to share what they do.
A few weeks ago, I received a CD. « 700 Years of Pop», by Asni, or Astrid Nielsch.
It’s been in the player since I put it in 2 weeks ago, and has to be the most wonderful music for drawing that I’ve heard in ages. If you want a record to reconcile you with the harp, this is it. It covers, as the title says, 700 years of music, from an anonymous 14th century piece to Howard Shore. The simplicity of the harp (occasionally accompanied by a baroque guitar) makes it seamless. I haven’t managed to listen to it entirely yet because it blends so deeply into whatever I’m working on that I suddenly surface partway through and wonder where half a dozen tracks went. It’s really astonishingly beautiful.
Buy it. NOW !! (You won’t regret it, believe me.)
For more information :
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asni AT asni.net (replace AT with @ >> fight spam!)
Posted on Jan 15, 06 | 8:00 pm | Chronicles
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