Late Nite Harp

In my twenties I spent many hours singing the most beautiful Brazilian songs from the Rainforest. Funnily enough I discovered them when I took a rickshaw ride in Holland and the dutch person driving was singing one of the songs. Talk about fate! I was hooked for ten years. Then I stopped singing them as life changed direction and danced to a different rhythm and they slept in my heart. Now they’re...

Meu Pai peço que Vós me ouça Para eu pedir o perdão Eu peço não só para mim Para mim e os meus irmãos Meu Pai quando for perdoar Perdoa como lhe convém Eu peço que vós nos perdoe Como perdoou em Belém A barca que corre no mar Corre no meu coração Aquele que aqui batiza Batizou no rio de Jordão ★ Support this podcast ★

A sacred song written after the passing of beautiful soul Maria Damião. Choro muito e lamento Tudo que já se passou Deixo tudo saudosamente E vou viver no meio das flores Vou viver no meio das flores Junto com a Virgem Maria Os terrores que aparecem É essa grande rebeldia Vamos todos meus irmãos Vamos cantar com amor Para Deus e a Virgem Mãe Nos defender destes terrores Sou filho da Virgem Mãe Rec...

I’m experimenting with building sound and drama into my pieces. Less is more in my opinion but even still, trying to decide what to keep in and leave out is challenging sometimes. I enjoy the simple beginning in this one and I love singing it so much. Hope you enjoy listening. Hold Me - by Holly ★ Support this podcast ★

A saturday afternoon jam session exploring strings - making them twang, searching out patterns, going up to the high notes, trying not to lose my trail, my musical adventure. I never quite know what I’m gonna get when I start. Where I’m going to go. Adding another layer to twirl and swirl with the melody is a lovely experience. I love the richness and sparkles. ★ Support this podcast ★

This is my ode to Cookie the cat. A dear sweetie I looked after on my housesitting adventures. I met her three times and it was always lovely to see her. She got poorly on my last visit and that was hard to see. I’m not very good when animals get sick. It makes me so sad especially when there’s nothing you can do for them. But I’ll always remember her as a green eyed darling, loving strokes and la...

A Saturday afternoon improv as sunshine streams through the windows onto my harp. It’s taken from a song of mine and this short piece is a riff on it. ★ Support this podcast ★

Day 30!!! Made it and feeling elated. Woo hoo! It’s been a great experience making a song a day. I would highly recommend it. Sometimes I wanted to scream, sometimes I did scream, sometimes I was so sleepy at 11pm trying to get the levels right and sometimes that led to a little frustration. But along with all those things I feel like I’ve achieved something super special. I’ve got many of my own...

Day 29. Getting close now… This song is inspired by a very beautiful Throes of Dawn track, The Understanding. It’s a prog metal album which is dear to my heart (and one of the few I can listen to because it doesn’t having the screaming vocal style in it). The whole album is such a journey and the guitar riffs out of this world. This is a snippet of a melody (starting at 1m30 on the track) which I...

Woah, this one was bigger than I thought, though I shouldn’t have been surprised. For me this song has the biggest emotional effect on me out of all my songs. I wrote it after seeing a documentary about these sweet geese who take a massive life threatening flight over mountains to reach new pastures. I’m a bit weepy when it comes to nature documentaries and this song was born out of the spirit of...

This is another early song I learnt on my harp. I remember making it so complicated for myself when I put the musical notes on paper and then struggled to follow my own composition. I felt blocked by what I’d written down. That was when I realised I didn’t need to sight read and follow a definitive pattern anymore. I discovered I could flow freely and improvise the notes as long as I had the chord...

Waaa I’ve had a super busy day recording fun, exciting material (for my new children’s podcast) so I only started recording this at 7pm. Very late for me. But it turned out quite nicely. This is the first song I played when I started learning the harp. Before then it was just me and my voice. So this song is extra special to me. Fav line - ‘My sweet bed of stars’. Song by Holly. Day 26 - A song a...

A medieval tone to this one. Super magical especially with the birdsong. Lyrics by Holly. Day 25. ★ Support this podcast ★

I love the lyrics to this song. I was fully immersed in nature, spiritual growth and beauty when it came to me about ten years ago. It’s got a great melody. Very earthy and hypnotic. Day 24/30 - Song a Day ★ Support this podcast ★

A bit of marching fun. This song came to me in 2017. The lyrics (if you find yourself humming along to the melody when you walk) are - Peace, hope, love Peace, hope, love every day Peace, hope, love Peace, hope, love in every way Giving smiles, giving hugs, giving love From my heart and on my path Day 23 - A song a day ★ Support this podcast ★

This song is all about love. A celebration of being in love. With a special someone. And maybe they’re not even on this plain anymore. Maybe they’re flying high somewhere else. But love crosses worlds and ether. Love is love. Love will always be there. Isn’t that wonderful? Day 22 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

There was a full pink moon a couple of days ago. Here’s a full moon song in its honour. In love with these lyrics. Lyrics by Holly. Day 21 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

I fancied learning this sweet melody today. It’s a lovely song. I listened to Audrey Hepburn singing it. Now I can’t stop humming it. Day 20 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

A song imbued with love. Song by Holly Honeychurch. Day 19 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

A few years ago I drove to my first float . I drove past a beautiful tree, in a field. A fine looking tree with a perfectly round shape. An oak. While having my float, this melody came to me and Beautiful Tree was born. ★ Support this podcast ★

A song about our connection with angels. This song is simple and raw. No voice and harp reverb (until the end anyway!). Day 17 - A song a day. Wow, that’s so many days already! ★ Support this podcast ★

Get your floaty ribbons ready and bits of shiny material, crank up the volume and dance round your living room with your kids/cats/doggos/bunnies/guinea pigs/tortoises etc imagining you are bright shiny stars. Let’s all dance together. Yay!! Song by Holly. Day 16 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

Oh how I love the purity in this song. Oh how it soars. It’s by Bettina Maureen. Check out her beautiful album Lullabies for the Soul . A super special one. Day 15 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

Written by Cristina Tati, this gorgeously haunting song is simple and powerful. Day 14 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★

Short and sweet. Gentle and mysterious. Great to hum to. Enjoy. Day 13 - A song a day. ★ Support this podcast ★