Harp Blog
Read about Amanda Whiting’s latest performances, collaborations, and teaching work.
Recording with drummer Tony Robinson
I had a great evening recording at home for drummer Tony Robinson who wrote a piece for me in 7 ..he never writes in 4! The piece called Suburbia starts with a hypnotic groove, opening out into an improvised area. It really is beautiful....
Zoom to New Zealand and Oz
The last few weeks have been amazing for meeting people from across the world. Anna Dunwoodie, queen of harps in NZ invited me to chat to her friends and pupils across the seas. It’s a great group and we have a greatlaugh as well as learning lots about jazz!
Jazzman Records
The exciting news this Lockdown is that I have been signed to Jazzman Records. The 10" vinyl and CD of 5 pieces from my Butterflies album will be released in September and the 12" vinyl and CD After Dark album in February.This will be worldwide physical and online...
Lockdown positivity
Im having a great time listening to music and writing music, whether for harpists or my trio. I have been lucky enough to meet some new and interesting friends who are introducing me to a whole new world of music. Music seems to be thriving amongst my colleagues so I...
Too much to catch up on
During these awful times with Covid 19 and Lockdown, I've actually been lucky and had really positive experiences musically. After my dream of playing at Ronnie Scotts was cancelled due to the virus, other fantastic opportunities have arisen. With so many...
Successful Jazzy Harp day and a tour on the way
Thanks to The Harp Studio for hosting a festive Jazzy Christmas Harp day in Newport. We had a fantastic day learning how to make our carols sound Jazzy. Bethan runs the most fantastic business and it was an absolute pleasure to work along side her as we judged the...
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