Just wanted to indulge in some bragging about some South Jersey harpers.
Kathy DeAngelo (my Harpers' Escape Weekend buddy) and two of her students,
Amy Colgan and Bridget Highet, all won first place in their categories at the
Fleadh Ceol in New York City over the weekend. Bridget also won first place
in the duet category with fiddler Brendan Callahan from the D.C. area. Way
to go!
And congratulations to EVERYONE who competed! It's a big step to decide to
play at a competition, and those sweaty palms and butterflies don't help you
hit the grace notes. (Why is my hand shaking like that?) I'm sure one of
the reasons Zantac is now over-the-counter is to get harpers through the
summer competition season. ;^)
--Debbie Brewin-Wilson
dbwharpy@aol.com