Blessed and energised

I feel as if I have been born again!!!. May be it is the case and may be we should renew or recycle ourselves every so often!!!!

I have had the most wonderful experience at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. I used to be a regular many moons back but for some reason put my harps aside for too long until this year. I joined 2 classes this year, one with Patsy Seddon (on Technique) which was just what I needed at this moment in time, specially after not having been playing for so long. Patsy is great, such a good teacher, very methodical and encouraging. The other class which I took was with Diego Laverde on Arpa Llanera. It was great fun. Diego is from Colombia and lives in London where he performs and teaches. Check his website http://www.arpalatina.com/

On the last day of the Festival, after the afternoon concert, I invited home some people I met during those glorious five days. Amongs the guest there was a venezuelan musician who has been living in Paris for the last 27 years. What a man!!! He exuded vitality and above all an overflowing joy "un torrente de alegria". He was staying with his niece who has a gorgious little boy called Marquito. The other musician was a Paraguayan harpist who has been to Edinburgh many times as a teacher at the Harp Festival. He is a Guarani speaker, very proud of his culture but with a big heart open to everyone. These two fellow musicians filled me with joy and laughter . Thanks to them both !!!!!!! for what was truly "una noche inolvidable"