43 min
Rachel Clemente: A Passion for Music HarpSong™️ Harp Podcast: A Moon Over the Trees Music and Theatre Productions®
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https://www.moonoverthetrees.com/podcast My guest this week is harpist Rachel Clemente. Rachel is a New England based pedal and traditional Scottish harpist. I met Rachel at The Somerset Folk Harp Festival. We have so many harpist friends in common who have influenced and inspired her music. Artists like: Dominique Dodge, Rachel Hair, Kim Robertson and Corrina Hewat to name a few. Catch my earlier interviews with these and other amazing harpists to get inspired by them as well.
Rachel started playing harp at the age of five and thanks to the Ohio Scottish Arts School she became interested in Scottish music. She studied pedal harp at The Interlochen Arts Academy then went on to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow with a bachelor's degree in traditional Scottish music. Some of Rachel’s accolades include U.S National Scottish Harp Champion in 2016 and the winner of Princess Margaret of the Isles Clàrsach Competition (USA) in 2021.
Rachel now focuses on performing and teaching harp in New England. She frequently performs as a duo with piper Dan Houghton. Right now we are listening to Rachel and Dan perform Moon Train. (How could I not play this gorgeous Moon themed track.) Rachel is working on an album that should be released some time in 2022.
Enjoy my conversation with Rachel.
https://www.moonoverthetrees.com/podcast My guest this week is harpist Rachel Clemente. Rachel is a New England based pedal and traditional Scottish harpist. I met Rachel at The Somerset Folk Harp Festival. We have so many harpist friends in common who have influenced and inspired her music. Artists like: Dominique Dodge, Rachel Hair, Kim Robertson and Corrina Hewat to name a few. Catch my earlier interviews with these and other amazing harpists to get inspired by them as well.
Rachel started playing harp at the age of five and thanks to the Ohio Scottish Arts School she became interested in Scottish music. She studied pedal harp at The Interlochen Arts Academy then went on to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow with a bachelor's degree in traditional Scottish music. Some of Rachel’s accolades include U.S National Scottish Harp Champion in 2016 and the winner of Princess Margaret of the Isles Clàrsach Competition (USA) in 2021.
Rachel now focuses on performing and teaching harp in New England. She frequently performs as a duo with piper Dan Houghton. Right now we are listening to Rachel and Dan perform Moon Train. (How could I not play this gorgeous Moon themed track.) Rachel is working on an album that should be released some time in 2022.
Enjoy my conversation with Rachel.
43 min