Basic Information
Label: Harp&Hobbit records
Management: Astrid Nielsch
Members: Asni the Harper plays all kinds of harps. She digs Tolkien, Björk, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, and all the Anonymouses there ever were.
Asni the Harper
Wellington, NZ
Folk / Fantasy / Medieval/ / World / Traditional / Martian Rock
Bio
Asni the Harper has a whole collection of harps that are copies of instruments from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods. But she does not let that restrict her in her choice of repertory! Her latest CD "Travels in Middle-earth" is a virtual journey through the musical cultures that might have inspired Tolkien's Fantasy realm. Original songs rub shoulders with adaptations from Howard Shore's film soundtrack for "Lord of the Rings", medieval songs, rustic dances from Estonia and ba...
Now on iTunes, Amazon & CD Baby!
Status
Status:
I might be in danger of repeating myself, but ... isn't "The Girl in the Fireplace" from Doctor Who season 2 one sublime piece of tv making. It just soars from beginning to end, there isn't a weak or
Press
“Asni the Harper gave a pledoyer for her instrument that many listeners will remember for a long while as a concert of fragile, intimate aura and impressive depth.”
If You Like...
Loreena McKennit
Alan Stivell
Howard Shore
Joanna Newsom
Nickel Creek
...you'll love Asni the Harper
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