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I think there has been a surge in interest in young people. cerys is member of avanc, a welsh folk band formed of young musicians from all over wales. 0ver lockdown they recorded and collaborated remotely, streaming their performances to thousands across social media. would you say doing these virtual performances and recordings, has that kept you sane during lockdown? yeah, there�*s a world out there. yeah, but i bet you can�*t wait for things to get back to normal, so performances can resu...

Virtual performances and recordings, has that kept you sane during lockdown? yeah, theres a world out there. yeah, but i bet you cant wait for things to get back to normal, so performances can resume, things like that. oh, the wind is playing the harp! itsjoining in. yeah, this is the wind playing the strings. ghostly harp notes. well, heres hoping i can play this thing better than the wind. i am not going to lie, cerys, i feel a bit unnatural here. i look the part... you look the part, and that...

You sane during lockdown? yeah, theres a world out there. yeah, but i bet you cant wait for things to get back to normal, so performances can resume, things like that. oh, the wind is playing the harp! itsjoining in. yeah, this is the wind playing the strings. ghostly harp notes. well, heres hoping i can play this thing better than the wind. i am not going to lie, cerys, i feel a bit unnatural here. i look the part... you look the part, and that is all that matters. laughs. all right, here we go...

Unbroken harping tradition. so it very nearly did die out, but its great that recently i think there has been a surge in interest in young people. cerys is member of avanc, a welsh folk band formed of young musicians from all over wales. over lockdown they recorded and collaborated remotely, streaming their performances to thousands across social media. would you say doing these virtual performances and recordings, has that kept you sane during lockdown? yeah, theres a world out there. yeah, but...

Yeah, this is the wind playing the strings. ghostly harp notes. well, heres hoping i can play this thing better than the wind. i am not going to lie, cerys, i feel a bit unnatural here. i look the part... you look the part, and that is all that matters. laughs. all right, here we go. i am on the red string... and you get the hand on the other red string, and you play them, and youve got a little echo. plays harp. like that, and back down again, then here... its really messing with my eyes, how d...

Are like the black notes. but i wont demonstrate because i never tune them, because lifes too short. this is the triple harp, an instrument only played by a handful of people across the world. i think its europes only unbroken harping tradition. so it very nearly did die out, but its great that recently i think there has been a surge in interest in young people. cerys is member of avanc, a welsh folk band formed of young musicians from all over wales. 0ver lockdown they recorded and collaborated...

By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF December 16, 2020 at 7:07 PM David Freeman David Freeman By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF December 16, 2020 at 7:07 PM ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — An activist movement launched in 1970 to bring more attention to African American jazz musicians will be the focus of the Jandoli Institute’s next Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts forum on music and social justice. The session, "Outrage, Protests and Passion 50 Years before BLM," will take place online on Dec. 21, starting at...