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Prairie Musicians: Ann Heymann
8/5/2021 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Ann Heymann is a master in the performance and traditions of the Gaelic Harp.
Ann Heymann is a master in the performance and traditions of the Gaelic Harp. She performs a broad spectrum of repertoire including traditional, historical and original compositions. Her passion is sharing her knowledge of the instrument in workshops and master classes.
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Prairie Musicians: Ann Heymann
8/5/2021 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Ann Heymann is a master in the performance and traditions of the Gaelic Harp. She performs a broad spectrum of repertoire including traditional, historical and original compositions. Her passion is sharing her knowledge of the instrument in workshops and master classes.
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[playing in moderate tempo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hi, I'm Ann Heymann, and I'm from Winthrop, Minnesota.
And I'll be playing the Gaelic harp.
or the cláirseach, for you today.
When the music starts to speak to me, I can't deny it anymore.
It gets a life of its own.
When there's so much feeling and so much life in it, I can't deny its existence.
That's what I try to do when I play music, I'm trying to bring the voice of the instrument to life.
I am not the artist, I am not the one with the voice.
I am the servant to the one with the voice.
That's how I view it.
[playing in slow tempo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in slow tempo; rich, resonant tones] ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing melodically in slow tempo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ [Ann sings in a Gaelic/Celtic language] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ [playing in moderate tempo; rich, resonant tones] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in syncopated rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harp only; no vocal] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (woman) "Prairie Musicians" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.
An Introduction to Gaelic Harps
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Clip: 8/5/2021 | 6m 47s | Ann Heymann talks gives a brief history and explanation on gaelic harps. (6m 47s)
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