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We Brought The Summer With Us (Thugamar Fein an Samahradh Linn)

We Brought The Summer With Us (Thugamar Fein an Samahradh Linn)

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Uncategorized |

Happy Beltane (or May Day as you may know it)! The verse above comes from an ancient summer-welcoming carol called Thugamar Fein An Samahradn Linn, one of the oldest known songs in the Irish language. When I first heard it performed by The Gloaming, I promised myself that one day I would find out what it meant and learn how to sing it. The full English...

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Grand Re-Opening!

Grand Re-Opening!

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Uncategorized |

Hello friends! I wanted to let you know that, after a five-year hiatus to focus on starting a family, my vocal studio is opening again. I’m really excited to get back into doing something I love so much and especially at a time like this, when a bunch of us (some with kids!) are stuck at home and looking for ways to take advantage of our...

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Do me a favor today…

Do me a favor today…

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 in Uncategorized |

I am asking a favor of all of you today: SING! Why? Singing transmutes negative energy. Have you ever experienced how your mood can lift after singing, whether it’s solo or with a group of people? Or the opposite…how it’s extremely difficult to sing when crying or when you’re so mad your body is super-tense? When I’ve been in one of...

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New Song!

New Song!

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 in Uncategorized |

Skye Harvey|Self-Portrait In Metamorphosis When I was given the opportunity to contribute to the new issue of Kindred Online Magazine with the theme of WELCOME, I had to consider which of my unreleased songs I was going to take the time to flesh out. I quickly landed on “Things You Do Not Know”. I wrote this song while pregnant with my...

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No Ordinary Post

Posted on Sep 30, 2014 in Uncategorized |

Last week, after reading yet another article about how social media tends to make us feel bad about ourselves, I decided I would try my own experiment for fun. I committed to make an effort to post very mundane or boring things on Facebook daily. My goal was to see if this would actually help people to feel better about themselves. I was also curious about...

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