Connections

Hi there
Just back from Coventry! I was teaching and performing at The Herbert – a funky museum worth a visit, if you’re in the area. It is full of wonderful information, visual and aural spaces, touchy-feely bits, extremely moving and poignant spaces (especially the collection of Auschwitz shoes in the cellar). I recommend it to everyone as a great way to spend the day.

http://www.theherbert.org/index.php/image/697/home/whats-on/harpnotize-the-herbert-1-2

The day was organised by Jack Shuttleworth (an ideas man if ever there was one!) who came up with the idea to ‘explore the space’ and work on creating music within the space in response to the surroundings. Harpotunities is the name of the project dedicated to bringing small harps to Coventry. I commend them for their efforts, enthusiasm and energy! It was a great day.
*And a special thanks to Heather and Nick, who put David and I up the night before, and introduced us to their ‘Raclette’ (a talking point which we were individually able to cook our own dinner on while all sitting round the table!!) and their chill-out room with a myriad of gadgets to explore.

http://www.harpotunities.co.uk/harpingon.html

I have just been emailed a link to gather.com where Kerry Dexter, who I met last year at Celtic Connections, has written an article. I hadn’t come across this virtual meeting place before, so am posting the link here.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977558236

And so now back to working on the Opening Concert for Celtic Connections this year on Thursday 15th January in the Main Auditorium at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall! It’s the Cape Breton Connection, exploring the links between Scotland and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia! And what a line up of artists!

Ashley MacIsaac
Wendy MacIsaac
Mary Jane Lamond
Chris Corrigan
JP Cormier
Darren McMullen
The Barra MacNeils (Lucy, Kyle, Sheumas, Stewart, Boyd, Ryan, plus Jamie Gatti)
Kimberley Fraser
Andrea Boyd
Jerry Holland
Ross Kennedy
Margaret Bennett
Phamie Gow
Norrie MacIver
Sineag MacIntyre
David Milligan
Corrina Hewat


If you can make it, I look forward to seeing you!

The link to the gig is http://www.celticconnections.com/whatson/event/79142

cheers

Corrina x

Mum’s the word

Well here we are in 2009. Life is racing on as usual, with Celtic Connections fast approaching, and all the surprises it brings! And David and I are going to move house too, soon. It's a good move, closer to pals "Head of the Path' and family and gives us a little more usable space to be ourselves in. Which we are sooooo happy about. But it's all going on around Celtic Connections and the Unusual Suspects Luxembourg date, so we will need all the wits we can muster! And I know we will manage just fine.

And finally I feel I can let the world know that I am pregnant! Indeed 7 months pregnant!! Due around the beginning of March. Woohoo who would have imagined? David and I being parents… it's something we had never ever considered. We're just about to celebrate our 18th anniversary together which is amazing in itself – and now to have a wee one on the way, well my head is mince! But we're both so happy. So so happy.

And I realise just how good our friends are, that we have supporting us and sharing in the madness that is life. And how amazing our families are and what they've gone through to get this far in life and still smiling broadly. Jeezo, I am excited and scared and tired a lot, and a blithering wreck quite a bit of the time, and loving David more and more each day. And loving Hobbes as he pads my bump for the umpteenth time today.

And here's to you all too! May this year be a very special one, full of hope, harmony and happiness, love and peace, parties and long chats with good friends, songs and music which inspire you and smiles from strangers which light up a wee moment.

All the best
Corrina