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| 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
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Harpers
Hall CDs and Books
On this page, you'll find information about each
of the CDs and Books by Harpers Hall. You can
listen to a sound clip from each CD and view an
excerpt from each book. Scroll down to browse,
or click each of the following links to jump to
each item:
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Harpers
Holiday CD
Harpers Hall has been featured
in the Season of Hope concert series since 2006.
The concert series is sponsored by the Cathedral
Basilica of St. Joseph which this year, presents
its 16th annual Season of Hope Performance
Series. We have been hearing "Which CD has the
music we heard this evening for a few years, and
decided to make that music finally available!
Harpers Holiday includes 6 Harpers Hall Ensemble
pieces and an additional 9 tracks from soloists
and small ensembles from Harpers Hall.
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Song List:
1. Carol of the Bells
The Harpers Hall Ensemble 1:55
2. El Noi de la Mare The
Harpers Hall Ensemble 3:10
3. The Wexford Carol
Calli Morrow and Mary David 2:08
4. Klang Min Vackra Bjällra (Ring my
Beautiful Bell) Scandivas 3:04
5. The Holly and the Ivy The
Harpers Hall Ensemble 2:36
6. Love Came Down at Christmas (with O
Come, O Come, Emmanuel) Barbary
Grant 4:23
7. Jeg Er Så Glad/Et Lite Barn (I Am So
Glad/A Little Child) Kevin Holsinger
2:57
8. What Child is This Barbara
Ellen Schilling 4:06
9. I Saw Three Ships Verlene
Schermer 3:06
10. Star in the East Jerry
Bauer 2:30
11. Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Harpers Hall Ensemble 2:46
12. Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming
The Bridgeville Harp Ensemble 2:21
13. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
Debra Knodel and Jane Valencia 3:24
14. Silent Night The Harpers
Hall Ensemble 2:42
15. We Wish You a Merry Christmas The
Harpers Hall Ensemble 1:46
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* Harpers Hall
Ensemble members:
Verlene Schermer
(director), Mary David, Calli Morrow, Sarah Burns,
Carol Holsinger, Alexandra Romanoff, Margaret More,
Elaine Berger, Jerry Bauer, Karla Burns, Patrick
Smiley, Susan Nguyen
** Harpers Hall
singers:
Verlene Schermer,
Barbary Grant, Barbara Herlihy, Jerry Bauer, Kevin
Holsinger
*** The Bridgeville
Harp Ensemble:
Lynne Reardon
(director), Ida Schellhaus, Roger Schellhaus, Betty
Heaton, Emilia Brinckhaus
Music Clip: Listen to the harpers play a short
excerpt from the CD -- Carol
of the Bells
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Outstanding In Our
Field CD
Enjoy a variety of moods and styles as the Harpers Hall
Ensemble and guest soloists present selections from
Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, and beyond in this
collection of instrumental and vocal arrangements
featuring electric, as well as nylon- and
wire-strung harps.
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Song List
- Drummond Castle/Sleep
Soond i’da Mornin’ - Harpers Hall
Ensemble* 3:02
- Drunken Sailor - Amy
Krupski 1:44
- Scarborough Fair -
Elaine’s Wire Choir 3:02
- Searching For Lambs/Ny
Kirree fo Naighty - Standing
Stones and Deb Knodel 4:08
- The Leprechaun -
Barbary Grant 1:54
- Star of County Down
- Mary David 2:39
- Peat Fire Flame -
Hearthfire 1:52
- Jupiter - Harpers
Hall Ensemble* 2:22
- Wie Schön Blüht Uns Der
Maien - Kim Hoffman 3:53
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s
Desiring - Bronzewood
Paedeia 3:52
- Leyenda (Asturias)
- Woad 5:40
- Spin Me Around -
Marci DeFrancesco 3:37
- Windowpane - Pamela
Bowen 2:57
- Aragorn’s Dark Horse
- Triskela Celtic Harp Trio 3:02
- The Great Silkie -
Harpers Hall Ensemble* 2:51
- This Place -
Verlene Schermer 5:15
- The Water at Twilight -
Barbara Schilling 2:52
- Kerekes -
Cathleen O’Connell 3:20
- Through the Mist -
Midyne Spear 6:01
- Swedish Set -
Harpers Hall Ensemble* 3:12
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* Harpers Hall Ensemble Members:
Sue
Bell, Jerry Bauer, Elaine Berger, Karla Burns, Mary
David, Marci DeFrancesco, Lara Garner, Barbara
Herlihy, Kim Hoffman, Carol Holsinger, Deb Knodel,
Calli Morrow, Patrick Palmer, Alice Partanen, Sarah
Purkrabek, Alexandra Romanoff, Patrick Smiley,
Catherine Stiles, and Laura Sylvan.
Music Clip: Listen to the harpers play a short
excerpt from the CD. Drummond Castle/Sleep Soond i' da
Mornin'
Review: I was
reviewing the new CD from Harpers Hall titled Outstanding
in Our Field. With 20 tracks, it's a little bit
of this, a little bit of that... Solo harp, ensemble,
some with vocals, some with other instruments - a very
entertaining compilation. Also, the liner notes specify
make and model of the harp(s) used on many of the
tracks. Always nice to credit the makers -be forewarned
if you are shopping for a new harp and think this might
be a resource for hearing the different sounds to aid in
your decision – good luck special ordering a Bunker,
Witcher or Rydecki harp... Although Melody's will be
stocking these, all I've got is the sample (and I'm
keeping that for my personal collection!). If you gotta
have a copy right away, support Harpers Hall
directly.--John Gill, Owner, Melody's Traditional
Music
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Celtic Harp Magic
CD
The Celtic Harp Magic CD was picked up
by ARC, and is being distributed all over Europe and the US
under a different title and a new cover design. You can
still order copies from us, but note that this is the same
exact CD, same songs, same performances only the cover has
changed! The book is still available as well, and will still
have the original title and cover. The book contains
arrangements for all the tunes on the CD! Book
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Song
List
- Chanters Tune/La Rotta
(Traditional Irish/Italian Renaissance)
Harpers Hall Ensemble*
- Willafjord (Traditional
Shetland) Knodel & Valencia
- The Lorry Ride (Traditional)
Aedan McDonnell & Nigel Green
- Rogha an Chailin Rua
(Traditional Irish) Deborah Bennett
- Kacheche Kuimba (Kris &
Lark Bowerman)
- Prelude, Third Violin Partita
(J.S. Bach) Cathleen O'Connell
- Christ Child's Lullaby
(Traditional Scottish) Harpers Hall
Ensemble*
- Twyngryllyg Hearthfire
(Lynne Reardon & Michael Koster)
- Pretty Saro (Traditional
English) Maggie Pinckard
- Family Visitation Blues Midyne
Spear
- Carolan's Welcome/Coleraine Jig
(Traditional Irish) Amy Krupski
- I Am Sarah Burns
- Brian Boru's March
(Traditional Irish) Harpers Hall Ensemble*
- Dennis Murphy's Lambs
(Traditional Irish & Welsh) Telltale
Harps (Kristina Steffenson & Kyle
Wohlmut)
- Drume Negrito (Traditional
Cuban) Claudia Slayman
- Further On Verlene Schermer
- The Gift Leslie Currie
- The Bonny Light Horseman
(Traditional Irish) The Standing Stones
(Vicki Parrish & Michael Robinson)
- Tune from Norra Rada
(Traditional Swedish) Shelley Phillips &
Barry Phillips
- Atholl Highlanders (Traditional
Scottish) Harpers Hall Ensemble*
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Harpers Hall Ensemble
members:
Janet
Anderson, Sue Bell, Elaine Berger, Deborah Bennett,
Pamela Bowen, Karla Burns, Sarah Burns, Rita Clark,
Mary-Lela Gilbert, Elizabeth Golden, Nigel Green
(string bass), Kevin Holsinger, Michael Koster,
Corinne Koster (flute, piccolo), Aedan MacDonnell
(concertina), Jill Meniketti, Cyndee Newick, Maggie
Pinckard, Lynne Reardon, Dana Salutric, Linda Dorsey,
Verlene Schermer (harp, fiddle, percussion), Midyne
Spear, Kristina Steffenson, Jane Valencia.
Music Clip: Listen to the harpers play a
short excerpt from the CD. Chanters Tune/La Rotta
Review: Album Title: Harpers
Hall Collection Volume 1 Price: $10 Description: "Volume
One of this collection is a must for anyone curious
about the range of the harp, an acoustic instrument with
an electric glow. Its 20 songs include powerful solo,
duet and ensemble performances of Celtic and Classical
standards as well as surprising interpretations of
African, Latin and Blues." --Brad Kava, Pop Music
Writer, San Jose Mercury News
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Harpers Hall Music Book
Music from our CD
including all 20 tunes.
See the song list above!
View
a sample from the book!
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Harpers Hall Ensemble Book, Volume 1
by members of Harpers Hall
We have renamed our first book
to include "Volume 1" now that we have a second
book.
The 8 pieces in this book are arranged for a
multi-level group to play as an ensemble. Harp
1 is the easy harp part, and can be played
on a 26 string harp with only the F and C
sharping levers. Harp 2 is the
intermediate part and Harp 3 is more
advanced. All of these arrangements were
test-driven by the Harpers Hall Ensemble.
Harpers Hall is a chapter of the International
Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen that
performs regularly in and around the San
Francisco Bay Area at Scottish Games, Celtic
Fairs, and festivals. Twice a year, we organize
a "Gifts from the Harp" concert whose proceeds
go the local charity organizations. Proceeds
from this book will go toward funding these
concerts. (45 pages)
Song List
Arranged by Deborah Bennett: Hejaz,
Sumer is icumen in
Arranged by Kevin Holsinger: Carolan's
Welcome, The Water Kelpie
Arranged by John Metras: Simple Gifts
Arranged by Michael Robinson: The Ragtime
Angel
Arranged by Verlene Schermer: Alman, Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot
View a sample from the book!
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Harpers
Hall Ensemble Book Rehearsal
CD
Three versions of each song are recorded,
allowing you to play along with the full
arrangement or to hear only one part at a
time.This CD was made from music notation files
using computer sounds rather than with live
instruments. The three parts were recorded with
different instrument sounds, and panned left,
center, and right.
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Harpers
Hall Ensemble Book, Volume 2
by members of Harpers
Hall
The 8 pieces in this book are arranged for a
multi-level group to play as an ensemble. Harp
1 is the easy harp part, and can be played
on a 26 string harp with only the F and C
sharping levers. Harp 2 is the
intermediate part and Harp 3 is more
advanced. All of these arrangements have been
played by members of the Harpers Hall Ensemble.
Harpers Hall is a chapter of the International
Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen that
performs regularly in and around the San
Francisco Bay Area at Scottish Games, Celtic
Fairs, and festivals. (51 pages)
Song List
Arranged by Lynne Reardon: The Butterfly
Arranged by Harpers Hall: J'ai Vu le
Loup, le Renard et la Belette/Harris Dance
Arranged by Barbary Grant: Lullaby for a
Changling
Arranged by Mary David and Verlene Schermer: Drummond
Castle/Sleep Soond i' da Mornin'
Arranged by Elaine Berger and Verlene Schermer:
Scarborough Fair
Arranged by Verlene Schermer:The Great
Silkie, Jupiter, Swedish Set (Fransosen and
Polska after Pelle Peterson
View a sample from the book!
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Order
Form
All items are available from Harpers Hall. Download
the form below and mail it with a personal check or
money order to our PO box (listed on the form).
If you would like to pay using Zelle, email the form
to info@verlene.com and send a Zelle payment to
harpershall02@gmail.com. Please enter your name and what
the payment is for in the Zelle notes, and indicate on
the form that you sent your payment with Zelle.
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