A Harper


(Foto by www.zeugenberg.de)

On a dark and stormy night …

No, it was actually a warm and sunny day at a medieval fair when I had the chance to try out a harp for the first time ever. It was love at first touch! Only three weeks later I got my first harp. And was forced by friends to enter a contest of bards after I had it for four weeks! Well, I didn’t win, but ever since I have been playing at medieval fairs and live role-playing events. I teach myself how to play it and sometimes attend workshops.

Right now I own two harps, both built by Albrecht Nüchter.

In this video you see me playing two harps at once (one is my first harp, which is now “living” at a friend of mine…