Celtic Harpist Maeve Gilchrist at Chapel Restoration
“A phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity,” Maeve Gilchrist, Celtic harp, will perform at The Chapel Restoration on Sunday, August 14, at 4:00. Her program includes selections from her latest recording, The Harpweaver, inspired by Edna Vincent Millay’s classic poem, The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver. The concert is free and open to all. Donations are suggested and deeply appreciated, Proof of vaccinations and masks required.
Sunny War live at The Chapel Restoration with a view of the Hudson River, local beer by Industrial Arts and a food truck on site.
“…her right thumb plunks the bass part while her forefinger upstrokes notes and chords, leaving the other three fingers unused. A banjo technique, it’s also used by acoustic blues guitarists. Her fingers are long and strong – Robert Johnson hands – in jarring contrast to the waif they’re attached to. The walking bass line sounds like a hammer striking piano keys in perfect meter, while the fills are dynamic flurries – like cluster bombs. I haven’t heard a young guitarist this dexterous and ass-kicking in eons.” – Michael Simmons, L.A Weekly
