Re: Duelling harps (Was Re: kol isha]

[wiener <wiener...>]

For whom, after all, the harp was named.
Bob

P.S. BTW, didn't he play it "backwards"?

-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Duelling harps (Was Re: kol isha]


>The only one I know of was Harpo Marx.
>Lorele
>
>George Robinson wrote:
>
>> Do you mean harp, like angels, or harp like Sonny Boy Williamson? I
>> can't offhand recall a klezmer group that uses either. Am I missing
>> something here?
>>
>> I must say, though, that it is interesting to note how few
classical
>> harpists are men. Without getting too far off topic, does anyone
have an
>> idea why that is? Or is that just my mistaken perception?
>>
>> George
>
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