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Legend of the Ear by Maeve Gilchrist

January 2012

A very Happy New Year to all of you! I just got back from a lovely Christmas and Hogmanay with my family in Edinburgh, Scotland. We were able to take in some fresh air while out walking in the Borders and along St Abb’s Head in Berwickshire as well as staying close to home for our Annual Hogmanay party by the beach in Portobello.

This will be a busy rehearsal month for me before getting into the full swing of Spring shows. Many thanks to Club Passim’s Iguana Fund for helping me fund the rehearsals and writing some new music which I’ll be debuting at my March shows. I’ll be playing the Northern Roots Festival in Vermont later this month with Shannon Heaton’s Bluedress project before heading to Arizona with Aidan in February to play some concerts in the Tucson area. My new Irish project The Forge will be heading to 2012′s Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis to debut our new ep and we’ll be playing our very first concert en-route in Asheville NC.
After a hiatus of a few months, I’m so excited to present some new material with my band in March. We’ll be touring down the North East, stopping in Maine, Massachusettes, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Classic and traditional inspired songs with interesting string arrangements. This is all gearing up towards my new CD which will be recorded on Adventure Music later in the year. Details to follow. I’m honored to have been asked to be part of the Acoustic Music Seminar which will bring together a small group of young musicians and composers at the Savannah Music Festival in April. We will each bring a composition and work with some musical greats including Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain with an aim to putting on a concert the last night of the Festival. Details at http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/
Keep checking in on the schedule as I update my summer tour schedule which will bring me over to the West Coast with my project as well as dates with ‘The Forge’ and Darol Anger’s exciting new project. Harpist’s can keep an eye out for details regarding my regular summer harp camps as well as an Arizona Workshop in February and a Greenfield workshop in March.

No snow yet! I’m thoroughly enjoying not having to dig out my car. Walking along an icy pavement with a harp strapped on my back is no easy feat! Stay warm and keep in touch.
Love Maeve