In 2003 and 2004, I had a bunch of songs I had written and recorded that were not yet part of the Brobdingnagian Bards. They grabbed a different side of my music from the more comedic stuff that the Bards were doing at the time. I also wanted a place to showcase my autoharp skills.

You see, I loved playing music with Andrew McKee, my old music partner. I was getting good on the auotharp. I learned to play melodies in fact. I started writing instrumental autoharp pieces that just didn't work with the Bards. I wanted something different. So I recorded Soul of a Harper.

The title speaks for itself IMHO. It is beautiful and soulful, though not without its fun twists, like my ever-popular song “The Leprechaun” where it first debuted. The Bards music was more Irish-based. So on this album I kicked it off with a Scottish song, “Killiecrankie“. And then there was my birthday song. I wrote “Happy Birthday From Ireland” to celebrate the day of my birth on St. Patrick's Day.

All in all, I'm still very proud of the album. It's beautiful, fun, and soulful, all characteristics I liken to myself.

Get your copy of the album at celticmusic.org/SoulOfAHarper