Celtic Harp Sarah Deere-Jones

[ciferencesymphony]

great location to play the harp (:

please keep on plaYING!!!

we are glad to see you on our HANG & HARP channel:

ciferencesymphony

thanx CIFERENCE-SYMPHONY

[nurywais]

I would have loved to learn Celtic Harp, but I´m too far away from Cornwall. Pity.... I play Recorders, though, and can play Celtic melodies on them as well...

[sizedyna003]

綺麗だ

[Ichliebemusikundybd]

Very beautiful, I have always been allured by the magic the harp produces!

[elton9876]

Why is Sarah moving her left hand upwards more than one time? Is that a harp-playing technique? I would like to have the answer from Sarah herself.

Elton

[phantombagpiper]

@elton9876 Each string has a 'semitone lever' at the top, these raise the pitch by a semitone. So, for example F becomes F# with the lever up. Some pieces of music require F-Natural, then later, F# so you have to flip the lever up, play the note in the piece, then remember to put it back to the Natural afterwards. On a concert harp this is done with foot pedals. If you want to see the levers in full flow have a look at our version of 'Misty' on YouTube! Sarah

[ForestKid408]

I could see this in the video game Zelda!

[ForestKid408]

:)

[Jigen7490]

what is the actual name of the piece?

[phantombagpiper]

@Jigen7490 It is officially 'un-named' and Its just known as O'Carolans number 180

[Sboooys]

Překrásný =0)

[oswa0714006]

so beautifull

[LaurentziuRo2010]

Wonderful music & landscape !

[MrOjgyn]

keine musik!

[vorderbruggen]

wow, the way you tune in and out of minor, so awesome!

[serenadescandal]

How many strings? :) I'd love to be able to play like this!

[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

I must learn how to play this fantastic instrument.

it seems like it would blow the guitar out of the water. So much more...peaceful and graceful.

[vehrkalia]

hi, I like much your videos!

I'd like to ask you what do you think about the ravenna harp and its quality and the sound, because I'd like to buy one of it, but I never heard it in a live before.

Thanks

cheers

Terry.

[Jesusprincess18]

so relaxing! TERRIFICO!

[phantombagpiper]

Yes new camera! also have a look at 'By A Woodland Stream' similar to Fantasie for Celtic Harp. Yes professional, she runs the Cornwall Harp Centre, Sarah is a prizewinner from the Royal Academy of Music in Harp performance. Thanks Phil Williams

[Progressive75]

A much better recording than the Fantasies tune - you've obviously gotten a higher-quality camera. Do you play professionally, or is it something that you do only for enjoyment?

[patrickd879]

I have fallen in love.... 

[TheJiamy]

I wish i could listen to thiis properly (has crap headphones and even more crap speakers)

[noproblemnosweat]

Of course your music is lovely and the location is lovely. And, reading the "Oh, ye doubter!" comments was lots of fun!

[rayunseitig]

nice.

[RobertoFasciano]

Very nice. I like this!!!

[richardhanna0]

Nice playing although I doubt that it was recorded on that windy cliff :)

[phantombagpiper]

@richardhanna0

Oh, ye doubter! Actually I stuffed the microphone into a sock and inserted it in the sound box with the lead hidden in the grass. Otherwise, as you suggest, the wind noise would have been awful. ! Phil Williams

[bearhedded]

@phantombagpiper Not only played wonderfully, but the only outdoor recording I've heard, so far, that doesn't sound like someone was chewing on the microphone!

Congrats!

[b0dhran]

@phantombagpiper Such a great way to "mic" a harp, too ! This is such a fantastically beautiful video ! I enjoy watching it every now and again.

[a0a0aful]

素晴らしい！

[LaurentziuRo2010]

Wonderful !

[fabrizio291]

bravissima



[Jasmin30377]

Sarah Deere-Jones is the best harpist EVER in the whole wide world

[acrovis]

I like it very much.

[WinterBars]

красота) и вид и музыка :-) nice

[tapalipo]

very nice

[ShipsRock]

you are sooooooo talented!

[GBPaddling]

Divine sound in a divine setting!

[sandradivi]

Hermosa música, y muy bello y apropiado el lugar.

[highlandlaura]

Lovely! Where is this?

[phantombagpiper]

Near Boscastle N.Cornwall U.K. - thanks!

Sarah is the Dir of the Cornwall Harp Centre.

[highlandlaura]

Lovely!

[icebluegel]

Is it really this loud for a harp even outdoors?

[phantombagpiper]

The mic was inside the harp with the lead hidden in the grass, otherwise there would have been too much wind noise! Thats why theres plenty of audio!

[BrokebackWonder]

I just watched a video of a guy who lights his hands on fire before playing the harp!!! Check it out.

/watch?v=bV9R_-S33SU

[NatJane18xx]

such a light and beautiful sound the harp has

[1uc4rd]

ow that's sounds great, it sounds so happy, I wish I could play an harp like that xD love celtic style

[GravityUpsideDown]

looks like england or ireland =)

[phantombagpiper]

SW England :-)

[staryoyodude]

Neither, it's Cornwall. :-)

[ravelskateboard]

q beleza de música

[jmconrad73]

wow- great job! I'm impressed with how fast you flip those levers on the accidentals- I still trip over that!

[rankokusan]

same here....this is beautiful

[Salobatera]

explendiosamente contemplativo!

[decimaquinta69]

Molto bello

[tilintela]

Wonderful!

[jackfckntwist]

Hey, I knew that had to be a Dusty Strings harp! I am learning on that exact model right now! =D

[greenbrad182]

how much do harps run for

[piper42]

quite a bit, they go for thousands of dollars in no time. You can, if you're a beginner like me, get a "harpsicle harp" which are quite inexpensive but wonderful. Mine cost me around 400 dollars. :) Just google "Harpsicle Harps" and you will find their website! :D hope this helps! :)

[rankokusan]

@greenbrad182 depending on what kind you want.

[allmymusic2009]

beautiful music!!

God bless you!!

[troysKILLbruins]

hahaah!

the music is sso beautiful already!!

and having the background shot enviornment!!??

what an overkiill hahha! its so great!!! <333

[jabberwockygirl]

that was beautiful! I want to go play my harp outside now! but seriously, that was great!

[MidnaLover]

Oh, I love O´Carolan. She performed very well :)

[celticharp1]

the ravenna from dusty strings is a very good harp i ve got this one with 34 strings

[NORMAN1061SICILY]

Io adoro questo video...il mare, le scogliere!

grazie!

...il panorama dietro è bellissimo!

[leela1970]

madame, you are a truly gifted artlist... it almost sounds like heaven.:)

[BroadwayPhoenix]

Absolutely amazing. Stunning...I am completely in awe! Very good job!

[Jessileal]

just lovely

[neuromagick]

Beautiful!

[rockimmer]

Wooo trop beau !!

et le cadre deriere ... magnifique !

[SiMoFkr]

Just amazing...wonderful location too

[drsiwa]

i want to learn to play the harp!

thanks for inspiring me ~

[jstephens4]

this is unreal

[heymoe64]

thats about as Celtic as it gets folks....

[TheHeavenlyHarper]

wow :)

[speedrockstyle]

I'm out of words.

[MajorSecord]

a lap harp, a cello, and an ipod touch

that's all i want ;) lol

[Fullperson]

and someday you shall have

[pikafurret101]

an electroharp, a ferret, and a custom hoodie is all i want! lol but i'll add ipod in there too. u should check out the baby blue electroharp it's small enough for the lap and it's electric!!!

WOOT TO MALE HARPISTS

sarah rocks btw

[MasterAsra]

Hmm it only came in on my left earphone. Great song though.

[leela1970]

ohhhhh....so so so lovely

[drobnyfranz]

schon wieder geile einkaufsmusik!

[pilomaya2012]

serenity!

[lac34]

phenomenal

[Poopoos124]

beautiful.

[KewnBr0]

remind me again what the swiching is for?

[phantombagpiper]

The levers at the top raise the tuning of the string in question by a semitone. eg lever down = C Lever up = C-sharp. Normally you set the levers before you play, but some pieces, like this one, require a quick

'accidental'

[KewnBr0]

oh ok, cool thanks

[mikeanway]

Beautifully played piece and awesome place to play and use for a backdrop! Thank you

[peonytheharpist]

You are very very good harpist

[Dhha]

Beautifully inspiring!

[TheFallasOfValencia]

That is beautyful Sarah.

So many wonderful instruments and so little time to learn them all lol. I think I'll stick with Piano for now :)

Jayen

[jhmathwizar]

how long have you played? it's beautiful

[phantombagpiper]

er, 30 years! Royal Academy of Music and all that!

[songpidgeon]

amazing sound, amazing sight. I wish I were there!

XxSarah

[unholyconfessional]

Tuning a harp as you play it, amazing

[phantombagpiper]

The notes are in the published music, how accurate they are is a matter of debate! Its possible to get accidentals in the melody line by pushing on the top of the strings with your left thumb, so you dont have to have a harp with levers- since we dont know how Carolan accompanied these tunes, maybe thats how he did it!

[Budsavoie]

I notice that you tweak the levers fairly often in this piece. Was that option available to O'Carolan? If not, what did he do?

Bud Savoie

Rhode Island USA

[phantombagpiper]

Thanks for your concern!! Actually there is no sheer drop here, it slopes away gently before the real cliff many yards away!

[honeygolduk]

Sitting too near the cliff my dear, as fine as your playing sounds...a bit of sense please with safety around cliffs...

[Lindafaithgirl7]

wonderful. Thanks! It was so good to hear that

[nuwanda10]

Lindo fundo e maravilhosa música tb!

[moevai]

Must be so great to play in this kind of place.. what's more playing harp !!

[jud82145]

beautiful scenery

[mycoffeeporch]

Oh! How wonderful! I do so admire anyone who memorizes music! What a gift. And, what WORK, I'm sure also. Thank you from one harpist to another. Oh, and someone asked if 16 was too old to start playing harp. Heavens, no! I'm 63 and have been playing for 15 years - you do the math. Sincerely, Jean from mycoffeeporch (with a harp!) in South Dakota

[Aociardha]

Irish Cliff Music, Nothing Like it.

[AyameEnoki]

*-*

So beautiful

[sayayo454]

the harp make me remeber the good times of my life

[palo75sk]

OOOOOOOOOOOO!Really great to listen to.

[Psalm121ofdavid]

Very Very pretty and the cliffs are beautiful too. :) I have just gottan a harp like yours. Maybe one day i can play like you :)

[TwoHarps]

Beautiful playing.

[BubCar2]

Nicely played, Sarah. I have a harp but I very rarely play it. There's something about the harp that I find particularly difficult. I think because all the effort to pluck the right strings sets my nerves on edge, in a way I don't find with fingerboard instruments or even other open string instruments like the psaltery & zithers etc. I probably just need to relax & get a lot more practise :)

[Koetje1978]

It's a long long long time ago that i played on my own harp.

[Carna12345]

Sorry, had to reply - it is a harp, albeit a small one. It's a Dusty Strings Ravenna, not sure if it's a 26 or a 34. It's a Celtic harp, with nylon strings. A clarsach is a small (read: tiny) wire-strung harp without the colors to help find your way around the strings. Sorry to sound like such a know-it-all... no offense, mate =)

[Heath75032]

My wife has a Dusty Strings small harp and a bigger Tripplett. I much prefer the D. Strings. If anyone is getting into Celtic harp, that's the brand to start with. Don't go with Pakistani junk.

[Poodlepups]

That is gorgeous! I'm sure you recorded the sound in a studio and the picture outside, because there's not any wind noise? Unless you have a super pickup.

Lever action was tricky! Good job. How long have you been playing?

Beautiful arrangement 5***** put more of these on YouTube please!

[phantombagpiper]

I put a good sony mic inside the harp and plugged it into the simple camcorder. Cable hidden in the grass. Worked rather well.

[up4anything19]

OMG that's soo beautifaul,you should put more vids on youtube were you play an instument!

[DeadBatteriesRock]

This is fantastic! How long have you been playing the harp?

[picksell]

Good thing theres no wind up there to muffle the sound

[madwiesemoore]

OMG! Is that a Ravenna? that model was the first i ever bought, and I still love it to death! You sound wonderful.

[IdarkphoenixI]

Very nice, I bet it felt good to be out on the cliffs playing like that

[Omariov]

uhh wow, i from mexico and i like the sound alot. thank you :) you r amazing!

[cellogal1994]

beautiful! sounds like a music box!

[Poodlepups]

I was just thinking, why can't they put this in a music box, both A and B parts? I would buy one!

[cellogal1994]

I would buy one too! It sounds so pretty! :)

[oldcremona]

SOLID.  S-o-l-i-d. Rock solid.

And beautiful, heartwarming, artistic,...

I'm raving. Great music can do that to a person.

[fieldgen]

there is no sound like the celtic harp!!!!! long live Éire and the irish music!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phantombagpiper]

Good choice, we have a new one for sale here,

if you want to come and try it!

[vehrkalia]

hi! i love your videos!

i'd like to buy a ravenna 26, do you think it's a good harp? into video the sound is so delicious...!

i hope i'll read your answer!

bye!

[pedrolobo25]

WOW

thank you for sharing this and blessings to the amazing celtic people

[Andrew19891989]

amazing...so poetic

[xnobynijax]

Stuff like this brings back memories!! X3

and very good ones too!

This is just beautiful!

[lolloitaly89]

GOD BLESS THAT COUNTRY

[xxxxxBritt]

echt heel mooi, toen ik het plaatje zag dacht ik: komt dit uit een film ofzo?

waar heb je dat opgenomen?

ik speel zelf ook al 13 jaar harp.

echt heel mooi gedaan.

denk niet dat je het nederlands kunt lezen maarja.

[phantombagpiper]

dank u - I have translated your message!

Phil

[starshine446]

all around lovely!!!!!!i love the setting too. veary beautiful!!!!

[phantombagpiper]

Turloch O'Carolans No.180. Played by Sarah Deere-Jones at Buckator near Boscastle N.Cornwall close to the Cornwall Harp Centre of which she is the Director.

Harp is a Dusty Strings Ravenna 26

More Videos can be found by putting 'Deere-Jones' in to the YouTube search.

Sarah & Phil are available for concerts!

[Harpqueen]

That looks so wonderful to play in a meadow by the ocean!

[fallowfields1]

I love Sarah's playing. Her classical training is evident, and adds just the right polish to the medieval,rennaisance, celtic musci she plays. Thank you.

[manxman45]

That was lovely Sarah and the setting used is beautiful. It is very much like the coastline of my homeland next door to you in the Isle of Man.

[xspiritfire]

lovely

[catscove99]

Sarah- are you using the Dusty's mic, or if not, which other? Nice sound quality! Just wondered.

I upgraded harps last year, and intended to sell my 'starter' Dustys Ravenna26, but now decided to keep it for travelling.  (PS: correction to post below, Ravenna26 cost is around $700US), plus $100 for stool. Pls post more tunes :)

[clydesight]

Very beautiful and well played!

[benstags]

Wonderful stuff, i want one... Well i did mean the instrument, but is it greedy having both? lol, they are beautiful indeed. Fantastic video, Peace x

[alamo11]

Beautiful playing, and the background is beautiful. Its not quite that pretty in Lostwithiel, but then boscastle is not that far away.

[sunnetmedia]

cool ....................

[mariacupcakes]

I was thinking about learning how to play harp (16 isn't TOO late, is it? lol). How much does a harp cost and what kind would you recommend?

[phantombagpiper]

Thats fine, especially if you are familiar with,say, a piano. This is a Dusty Strings Ravenna 26, from Seattle. Cost is about USD 1700 I think. Lovely instrument, if its good enough for Sarah Deere-Jones its good enough!

[MaireadQuill]

It's never too late! I started at 15 without any previous experience in an instrument.

[SelainAiren]

She's a pro, no doubt about that! :D

[lmm85]

What a beautiful location! :D

This is just perfect.

[hanterkant]

muzik dañs kaer ! War an aod, mat tre !

Beautiful dancing music. Nice to have it on a seaside. Thank you!

[FairyHarper]

I believed i replyed to a comment down there . I actually stand corrected its not planxty Browne but its very like it!!

[voidforpurpose]

Perfect mix of seacoast and melody.

Well done!

[adnanp]

I never heard the name. Is she related to the founder of lawn mower company john deere?

[phantombagpiper]

Yes John Deere originally left St Athan in S.Wales Sarahs family are direct descendents.

[FairyHarper]

I believe the name of this is planxty browne is it not??

[bardotrovador]

*_*

[Paulmanorbier]

Tek - The music, playing, scenery and filming were all beautiful - Da Iawn/Well Done

[phantombagpiper]

Tks, the mic was inside the harp, buried the lead in the grass. It was windy on the day.

Would love to do a harp/pipes tour in Aus!

[bommerx00]

any chance of a tour to san diego? and this is amazing, beutiful music, i love celtic as well as old time music, mainly 13th-17th century, unfortinatly, its really hard to find anything from that eary

[phantombagpiper]

Love to come to San Diego! For early harp

pieces have a look at Sarah's medieval harp

videos on YouTube put Deere-Jones into the search. Sarah is Englands finest!

[bommerx00]

indeed, matter of a fact; those were some of first ones i saw and it lead to this one. thanks :) once i finish in school i want to travel to europe, im mainly irish and german, so i really want to go to germany and ireland, my second language is german, although, i am the only one on the west coast that can speak it in my family lol!

[lythir]

very nice! smooth lever flipping in the middle.

[KristiNelson]

shs is amazing. I'm so glad to have found this.. it's inspiring, and I was just given my first harp today!

[Jigen7490]

the harp is a wonderful instrument i love the sound i gives and being cornish i love the place anyway lol (i am biast)

Cornwall Forever!!!

[ryanisfootdrums]

Insane skill! I would love to learn how to play that song!

[phantombagpiper]

Sarahs coming to Seattle next spring to play concerts with Beth Kolle.

[orionx910]

Is she doing a tour or something, or will she be coming in the New England area sometime?

[phantombagpiper]

No plans for New England - we did a tour there a few years ago with a Hurdy Gurdyist Mike Eaton. Had a wonderful time! We would love to come back one day. Have a very good friend in Acworth NH.

[Glem911]

how many strings does that harp have? and how many strings would you recomend for buying my first harp?

Gorgeous, I love the celtic harp

[phantombagpiper]

This harp has 26 strings, but its Sarah's little portable harp for playing on the edge of cliffs! Normally lever harps should have around 34 strings, and that will be enough for a lot of different music!

[LughLongArm]

Oh! that's so wonderful!!!! Really, perfect!

[MegMerrilies]

Do you teach aurally or with music at the harp centre?

[phantombagpiper]

sorry I missed your question.... Courses are done with music, but some people with a good 'ear' get on fine from memory. Some folk cant play with music, others cant play anything without it! The emphasis is on enjoyment, and thats the main thing!