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Does your cat do this?

She is so affectionate

Stand By Me (but not too close to me). Learning the harp seems like as good a lockdown project as any.

Quarantining along with a cover of Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue's sinister duet "Where the Wild Roses Grow". Played on the Fullsicle harp.

Ripple in still water A song for Father's Day

Harp cover in tribute to a fellow Montrealer.

I've run out of photogenic corners in my apartment. No deer here, sadly.

There’s something almost magical about a harp in the wind. The breeze makes the strings vibrate, which resonates through the soundboard. A harp in the wind, even untouched, will let out a harmonic howl.

I was in a very famous TV show"

What do you do when Chinese New Year nearly lines up with Valentine's Day? Cover a Chinese love song, of course. Harping & cinematography by Naomi SV.

What better place to harp than knee-deep in snow? A wintery homage to Carter Burwell's soundtrack for the Coen Brothers' "Fargo", played on the Harpsicle harp. Were the hands cold? Ya betcha, yah.

Anyone spot the deer running through the background? Louis Armstrong's classic played on the Ravenna 34.

Sometimes things change, and that's ok.

Lavender dawnlight seeps in as the world slowly awakens. An electroacoustic harp cover of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me”. Played on the Harpsicle Fullsicle harp with the GFI Orca delay pedal.

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. (Let's go ahead and pretend this song was on Sgt. Pepper's.)

Adding myself to the ever-growing list of covers of Leonard Cohen's timeless classic.

Step into the Shire to the sound of Howard Shore's memorable score.

I hope this video puts you in a better mood!