Hey people! 🙂
Today, let’s listen to another piece from Harriet Earis Trio’s album From the Crooked Tree. I’ve already said a lot about how much I like this album because it’s so rare to hear the harp in such a setting, next to drum and bass, in experimental music. I really like how it sounds together. This piece is the trio’s drum & bass rendition of Gary Numan’s song Are Friends Electric? With Harriet’s harp adding a strongly Celtic flavour on top of it. From what I’ve read, the trio’s bassist – Andy Coughlan – has actually played with Gary Numan as well.
My Inner MishMash 
Made me wonder why the harp is not more common in the genre of experimental music the Trio are working in.
Numan wouldn’t have minded it!
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And neither would Bibiel! I think it’s quite a big pity that the harp is generally seen as an instrument whose place is only either in pure folk, or the so-called relaxing genre, and as an often barely audible part in orchestral pieces, I think harp goes so well with stuff like this as well.
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I have heard the harp several times in Symphony Orchestra concerts in my city [and in the university performances which are associated with that orchestra – and others].
The Celtic folk really does dominate harp perception…
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