Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
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Josh Layne is a Harpist, composer, teacher. He blogs about the harp and classical music.
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
1w ago
I’m in the Bodensee area of Bavaria again. At this time last year I was teaching a weekend workshop organized by Lena Rummel and performing a (live-streamed) duet concert with her. This year, along with Kristine Warmhold, we’re getting ready for the 2nd of three “Connected Continents” weekend workshops. Friday and Saturday, October 4th and ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
3w ago
Episode 3 of this season of Harpist in the Wild features guest star Lena Rummel for a duet version of Yiruma’s River Flows in You. Lena and I played this last year as part of a duo concert on two pedal harps, and then filmed this version on small harps next to a stream. Lena ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
1M ago
This season has been a long time coming – this first episode was filmed almost exactly 1 year ago (September 2, 2023). The theme of this season is duets – all the episodes EXCEPT this first one feature another musician joining me for some Harpist in the Wild adventures, filmed during my time in Europe ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
2M ago
(Want these type of news posts in your inbox? Sign up for my email newsletter and get free sheet music to boot!) I’m in Europe! Hello all, I’m writing this from a train station in Germany – I landed in Frankfurt about an hour ago and am now waiting for my train to take me ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
2M ago
(Want these type of news posts in your inbox? Sign up for my email newsletter and get free sheet music to boot!) Hi, it’s been ages since I last wrote! Various life things have kept me busy but expect to hear more from me in these upcoming weeks and months – lots of stuff happening ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
8M ago
I’m in Australia! It was quite a journey to get here (25 hours from my first flight to landing in Adelaide) but I’m feeling pretty rested and loving the summer warmth. Spent a wonderful day yesterday at a nature park, photos below. Now getting ready for the first of two Adelaide area concerts tomorrow ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
10M ago
Happy New Year! It’s January 1st, 2024, and I thought I’d take a moment to look back at all the videos I posted on YouTube in 2023. It can be nice to take that moment to look back and be reminded of what one has achieved during the past year, as well as looking ahead ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
10M ago
Catching up on photos from my European trip! After spending the weekend in Koper it was on to Ljubljana, the capitol of Slovenia. I ended up staying here a little over two weeks. I was able to practice on harps ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
1y ago
From Milan I took a long train and bus ride to Koper, Slovenia. Koper is a beautiful coastal city next to Trieste. I particularly loved hanging out at a salt marsh nature park, filled with Egrets: (Not an egret, of ..read more
Josh Layne’s Harp Blog
1y ago
Catching up with some photos. (Check out this post first, if you haven’t already). A stormy day along the Cilento coast Rome: Another look at the location where “Calanais” was filmed last year. Thanks to Elisa Greco, who helped film ..read more