Links

harp links

harp players

Raphaël Pinel - creative harp
Raphaël's youtube channel
Rüdiger Oppermann
Alan Stivell
Andreas Vollenweider
Fling - Duo with Maja Taube, harp and Barbara Rotter, electric violin
Ulla van Daelen
Mirjam Rietberg - cross strung chromatic harp, and her nice youtube channel
Jochen Vogel - metal strung harp (clairseach) in Köln
Tom Daun - Harp player from Solingen
Christoph Pampuch
Tristan Le Govic - from Bretagne, now living in Scotland

harp forums

Harfenforum

harp makers

Otto Zangerle in Austria - makes folk harp as well as wonderful big cross strung chromatic harps
Frank Sievert - makes beautiful harps and puts wonderful electric pickups on harps
Camac harps - in France
Klangwerkstatt - harp making workshops
Franz Castermans - harp dealer and repair in Maastricht, NL
Glissando, harp dealer in South Germany

harp festivals

Harfentreffen - the German harp meeting
Rencontres internationales de Harpe Celtique - Dinan, Bretagne
Edinburgh harp festival - Scotland

cello links

cello players

David Darling - Famous North American cellist who has played with many artists. A lot of his music has a deep meditative atmosphere with wonderful, nurturing cello sound.
Claire Fitch - Irish cellio player who created a very particular fusion of deep elctronic ambient interwoven with tender, floating cello melodies.
Anja Lechner - Chants, Hymns and Dances - A CD with wonderful, melancholic classical pieces, which have been amazingly unfamous until now.
Susanne Paul - This German cello player has been crossing many genres. A wonderful artist that shows how much more is possible with a classical violoncello.

meditation & healing music links

Steve Roach - The master of ambient music. Some of his music breathes such depth and space like no other. Tip for listening: Dreamtime Return.
Kip Mazuy - Definitely the most silent and meditative music we know. A wonderful musician from the other side of the globe (NZ).
Peter Kater - Many of his touching CDs carry truly healing vibes. Check out "Essence" or "Compassion".
Jay Uttal / Ben Leinbach - Two famous musicians who created some terrific meditative CDs together: "Spirit of Yoga" and "Music for Yoga and other Joys"
Osho Uta Band - Our friends from Osho Uta make such peace-, joy- and playful live music for meditations on Sunday morning... What a blessing to play with you guys every now and then!
Parijat - Guitarplayer from Cologne who is a master of silent, soothing melodies. Check out his beautiful CDs!