Sangit Tafelmaier 24/11/24 Sangit Tafelmaier 24/11/24

End-of-the-Year 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to the End-of-the-Year 2024 Newsletter of the Far North Queensland Harp Connection Inc.

Natalia Mann 20/11/24 Natalia Mann 20/11/24

Diary of a Travelling Harpist #2

I recently took a trip to Samoa, my mother’s homeland. This trip to Samoa was funded by Arts Queensland, for me as a Queensland-based Pacific artist to reconnect with my…

Natalia Mann 15/11/24 Natalia Mann 15/11/24

Vale Andrew Thom, harp maker.

Vale Andrew Thom, Harp Maker Extraordinaire

Bronwyn Turnbull 10/11/24 Bronwyn Turnbull 10/11/24

Tea and Jam in Wondecla

On a lovely spring morning in October we gathered for Tea ‘n Jam in Wondecla...

Sangit Tafelmaier 8/8/24 Sangit Tafelmaier 8/8/24

Reflections on the Kuranda Tea n’ Jam Session

In July we had our 3. Tea n’ Jam session (last year and this year) and it might just have been the best yet!

Natalia Mann 31/5/24 Natalia Mann 31/5/24

Emily Granger - Open Lesson

QSO principal harpist Emily Granger came to Gimuy/Cairns this year in May and gave an inspiring Open Lesson for students…

Natalia Mann 30/5/24 Natalia Mann 30/5/24

Loni Fitzpatrick Plays at Cairns Central Library

Loni Fitzpatrick played for a Song Session afternoon and boy, it was a full house. When you watch this video below, you’ll understand why people were stopping to listen…

Sangit Tafelmaier 19/4/24 Sangit Tafelmaier 19/4/24

Confessions of a lever harp player

I am a late-starter harp player!
At 55 years of age I spontaneously bought a small harp with a huge sound in a shop.

Sangit Tafelmaier 31/3/24 Sangit Tafelmaier 31/3/24

Josh Layne’s visit to Cairns in March ‘24

This article needs to be headed with a disclosure on the author’s part: Josh is my long-time hero! So…..

Loni Fitzpatrick 11/2/24 Loni Fitzpatrick 11/2/24

Diary of a Traveling Harpist

It’s 4am. I’m awake (barely), bags packed and I’m ready to do the one hour drive to the airport to make a 6am flight. I’m headed to Brisbane

Bronwyn Turnbull 30/1/24 Bronwyn Turnbull 30/1/24

Jo Baee, Harp Technician visits FNQ

In November we were fortunate to have Jo Baee, harpist and fully qualified harp technician, pay a visit to the Cairns region.

Natalia Mann 20/10/23 Natalia Mann 20/10/23

Earth + Sky Review

A review of new music by Earth + Sky, Loni Fitzpatrick and Stu Harcourt duo concert in Mossman.

Bronwyn Turnbull 13/10/23 Bronwyn Turnbull 13/10/23

Metamorphosis - Hannah Burnett’s Premiere Concert

To a background of gently swaying trees, Hannah guided us through a program of beautiful pieces

Loni Fitzpatrick 7/5/23 Loni Fitzpatrick 7/5/23

Tea & Jam

It was a delightful afternoon jam packed with stories, improvisations … and of course, tea and scrumptious sweets!

Sangit Tafelmaier 31/3/23 Sangit Tafelmaier 31/3/23

Jim Harrold - Remembrance

In March of 2023, the FNQ harp community lost one of our biggest supporters, Mareeba harp maker Jim Harrold.

Bronwyn Turnbull 8/3/23 Bronwyn Turnbull 8/3/23

FNQ Harp Connection 2022 Retreat

Our second (ever) retreat got underway in October 2022 and was again a jam-packed weekend celebration of all things harp, good conversation and great food.

Natalia Mann 17/9/22 Natalia Mann 17/9/22

Emily Granger Concert

Emily Granger performed her album In Transit at St Monica’s Cathedral in Cairns. The setting was lovely and Emily’s bright personality, interesting program and polished performance were inspiring and enjoyable for all.