Category Archives: News

New ProTools system arrives at Gridley Studios!

Yep, we took the plunge and upgraded to ProTools 11 HDX for Gridley Studios, and the boxes arrived today! MacLeod the Westie was on hand (and on paw) to check it all out and make sure everything had arrived as …

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Harp for a Wedding Ceremony in Manhattan

I played a wedding ceremony in December for a really nice couple, and they just sent me a photo taken by their wedding photographer Nicole Rochelle. The wedding was at Church of the Holy Trinity on the upper East …

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Erin’s harp cover gets a repair on Staten Island

With all the gigging that my Camac electric harp does, its cover really takes a beating, so I headed over to Staten Island to have my ace repairman, David Taylor, work on V’ger’s cover. David’s company is Island Style Marine

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MacLeod in the NYC snow

Have you missed MacLeod the Westie? Well, here he is in what I sincerely hope is that last NYC snow of the winter. Cloudy is checking out the back porch, leaving his little snowy footprints as evidence…

Cloudy Boy in the snow

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Erin plays the harp at Marble Church, NYC

Today I played the harp at Marble Church in Manhattan for their Irish luncheon, in honor of St. Patty’s Day this week. I’ve been a harpist and singer at Marble Church many times before, and it’s always a pleasure to …

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St. Patrick’s Day party at a Long Island home

I played the harp and sang for a great St. Patrick’s Day party at the home of a client in Stonybrook, Long Island, NY. It was the Thursday of St. Patty’s week, and I started by playing solo harp, then …

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Flat tire on the way to a wedding – in the snow!

Yep, today I was on the way to play the harp and sing for a wedding ceremony at the Mother Cabrini Shrine church on Fort Washington Avenue in NYC, and I got a flat tire! This is actually the first …

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Harp for an engagement party in Manhattan

Here’s a photo from an engagement party that I played for in Manhattan at the Skyline Hotel. I loved the retro lighting fixtures in the room where the cocktail hour was! The couple is a really special pair — I …

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MacLeod and Nicky in the park

Yes, I realize that I’m blogging about MacLeod now and not about harp gigs, but — I’m on vacation! Actually, I’ll be blogging about MacLeod plenty, vacation or no, but it’s nice to have a legitimate excuse. MacLeod had a …

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MacLeod en route to Kentuckiana

We drove from NYC back home to Kentuckiana yesterday and today, and MacLeod enjoyed every bit of the trip. He’s a great traveler. Here he is in the back seat leaning up against his westie bag — the O that …

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Erin plays harp & sings for a party on Long island

I played the harp and sang for the 80th birthday party of a wonderful lady this past weekend, at her family’s home on Long Island. It was such a lovely group of people, and in addition to the people, my …

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Erin back at Finn MacCool’s with her harp

Back with my harp to lovely Finn MacCool’s in Port Washington in the month of St. Patrick’s Day! (as you can tell from the decorations).  How did it get to be March already? I played a newly memorized one, “Girl …

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MacLeod in the snow

I played several really great gigs since Saturday (two on the harp, and one just singing), and I will get those photos together, but today was a 13-hour day, and the gig photos will have to wait til tomorrow… in …

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MacLeod and his love of the harp

Yes, it’s true — MacLeod the Westie loves music, he is a huge fan. And his favorite instrument is definitely the harp. Sometimes he hides somewhere in the house, and won’t make a peep no matter how much you call …

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more Fab Faux soundcheck photos – batch 2

And here are the other photos I took at soundcheck! These are from the Fab Faux gig I played on at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, which was February 28th, 2015.

Here’s Frank Agnello, Jack Petruzelli, and my Solo Years …

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Soundcheck photos from The Fab Faux gig – batch 1

I played with The Fab Faux on Sat Feb. 28th at the Wellmont Theater, and I took a bunch of photos at soundcheck. Here’s the first batch for you (I’ll get the second batch up tomorrow). What a pretty theater!…

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Photos from Fab Faux rehearsal

I took a couple photos at our Fab Faux rehearsal last week. We were preparing for our Feb. 28th gig at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. I performed in the second half of the show, which was all solo …

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“Here Comes the Sun” Beatles cover on solo harp

Another song perfect for a snowy day! I just posted my solo harp arrangement of The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” on Soundcloud, and you can listen to it here. I first worked up my arrangement of this song …

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Radiohead’s “Black Star” on Harp & Voice

I have a new song to share with you! I recorded my version of “Black Star” by Radiohead on harp & vocals and drum loop. You can listen to it here on SoundCloud. When I played the song live …

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Harpist Erin Hill wins Best of Weddings on The Knot!

And in both my regions, no less! In the category of Wedding Harpists, I won Best of Weddings in Manhattan, New York City, and Best of Weddings on Long Island. They actually sent me a plaque, which was pretty cool. …

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