Higher Plain Music

Your Celtic needs for 2017 are right after the fiddle!

Atmosfolk duo have a cracking start to their music career

Woodpecker Wooliams looks, acts, sings and plays like Joanna Newsom discovered there’s more to life an a harp. I thought I’d say that out of the box as I think that will either make people jump for joy or sorrow depending on what camp you’re in. The album’s seven tracks are an interesting affair. “Red […]

Austin Wintory earlier this year swept me away with the formidable Journey soundtrack which has become one of my favourite game soundtracks not just of the year, but of the last decade. In some ways, “Horn” feels very similar in its vein and it simply confirms for me Austin Wintory as a mega powerhouse in the game […]

Deborah Henson Conant has been re-releasing some older material from albums into themes as download collections on her website. Below is a live performance of Danny Boy, a previous unreleased track from the Celtic Collection.

We love Deb and only she can give us a Hendrix styled electric harp rendition of “Star Spangled Banner”. You’ve gotta love this for 4th of July!

Loreena McKennitt stays forever timeless. Her aural voice and melodic Celtic infused beautiful arrangements are always a joy to listen to. For her latest album”The Wind That Shakes the Barley” McKennitt moves away from the more eastern tinges of her last album and heads back towards the Celtic side of things. “As I Roved Out” […]

Deborah Henson-Conant has her book “Gurls Guide to Amplification” back in print with a special numbered and signed edition available from 26/09/10 all about how to get your harp amped up! Deb’s got a great sense of humour so those looking to expand their harping skills – go free!

It’s rude to ask of a ladies age however as Deborah is showing, the older we get, the more we should celebrate! She is holding a two night birthday bash concert on the 21st and 22nd of November in Newburyport, MA. She posted in her e-mail that this year is particularly special as she will […]

She’s at it again! Deborah is back with a new show that’ll be lasting for two weeks at Central Square Theatre, MA starting on the 13th of August. The show will be entitled “What the Hell are you doing in the waiting room for Heaven?” More one-woman band fun, drama and story telling will be […]

This weeks Live Vault performance comes from the ever complex Joanna Newsom. “Sawdust and Diamonds” comes from the fantastic album Ys which clocks in at 50 minutes despite only having 5 tracks! Watch her work the harp like a woman possessed here