FolkLib Index - Wisconsin Harp Musicians

      This page lists links for current and former Wisconsin resident musicians that play the Pedal, Folk or Celtic Harp, as well as Wisconsin-based groups with a regular Harp playing member.

      Please write if you know about any Wisconsin Harp player or a Wisconsin-based group that includes a regular Harp player, that is not listed, or if you have additional information about, or links for, a listed artist/group.
      For non-Wisconsin Harp players and groups, see the Harpers/Harpists page.
      Note: to avoid confusion with the stringed harp, the Blues harmonica is never referred to as a "harp" anywhere at the site.

      "name - Discog and other links" = this artist/group has a separate Discography page and all their links have been moved there

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1. .Agen, Matthew - (member: Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra) [Oshkosh]
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2. .Bink, Dolores B. (celtic harp, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Ad Page ( Wedding Planner and Guide) [Milwaukee]
3. .Bowles, Chelcy (celtic harp, piano) - Discog ( no known recordings), Page ( UW-Madison) ( UW-Madison Music Dept.) - (former member: The Snug) [Madison]
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4. .Cannon, Linda - Page ( Author ?) [Wausau]
5. .Cavness, Susan Leamer - (member: The Harper's Star) [Appleton]
6. .Chybowski, Julia (pedal harp, folk harp, Renaissance harp) - Page ( UW Oshkosh 2008) [degrees / Oshkosh]
7. .Collins, Turner - "Irish Fest"
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8. .Dorschner, Lisa (celtic harp) - Discog ( no known recordings) [Oshkosh]
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9. .Elliot, Geraldine - (member: Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra) [Oshkosh]
10. .Erbach, Janet - (member: The Harper's Star) [Appleton]
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11. .Goodwin, Emily (harp) [grad. Oshkosh West High School year?]
    H  
12. .Halter, Mary (celtic harp, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Contact ( Business Card) [Milwaukee]
13. .Harp Ensemble, The - Discog ( FolkLib Index) [Eau Claire]
          ( Kirsten Bagley, Solaire Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Kari Gullickson, Siri Helleloid, Sarah Hoffman, Shiloh Lewis, Stephanie Mahler, Crysten Nesseth, Krystal Urness, Lucy Weisenbeck)
14. .Harper's Star, The - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Appleton]
          ( Susan Leamer Cavness, Janet Erbach, Sunny Link, Cindy Maltry)
15. .Harr, Mary Ann (pedal harp) [Madison]
16. .Henderson, Jeanne - Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [Milwaukee / New York, NY (grad. Juilliard School of Music year?)]
    J  
17. .Jahr, Dan (celtic harp) - Discog ( no known recordings), Articles ( FolkLib Index) [he had a Harp store on Main St. in Oshkosh in the early 1990's] [Oshkosh / city?, state?]
18. .Jordan, Emmett (pedal harp, celtic? harp) - Page ( Author ?) [Milwaukee]
          aka "Clairseoiri Seoiridain" (Gaelic for the Harper Jordan)
    K  
19. .Kelly, Danis (pedal harp, piano, cello) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) (member: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 1969-2015) [Amarillo, TX / Philadelphia, PA / Cleveland, OH / Orlando, FL / UW-Madison Faculty 1977-1990 / Milwaukee]
20. .Keltori - Page ( Karen Cornelius) ( Portal Wisconsin) (band previously called, Far From Home) [Active: 2000-] [Madison]
          (Turner Collins (Harp), Karen Cornelius, Bob Newton [all are former members of Far From Home])
21. .Keppeler, Mary (pedal harp) - Page ( Author ?) [Milwaukee]
22. .Kreitlow, Candace (Candy) - "Session Player"
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23. .Link, Sunny (harp, piano) ( Author ?) - (member: The Harper's Star) [Appleton]
24. .Lobotzke, Ann (pedal harp) - Page ( Sheyenne Fine Arts Association [Archive]) ( Author ?), Ad Page ( Wedding Planner and Guide) [Milwaukee]
25. .Lydon, Ariane
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26. .Madison Harp Orchestra - Page ( Rolliana Scheckler) [Madison]
27. .Maltry, Cindy - (member: The Harper's Star) [Appleton]
28. .Manno, John - Page ( Author ?) [Milwaukee]
29. .Meinke, Julie E. A. - Contact ( Business Card) [Menasha]
30. .Miller, Mary Ann (celtic harp, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Contact ( Business Card as of 8-16-2009) [Irish Fest] [Tully Cross, County Galway, Ireland / Milwaukee / grad. Mount Mary College year? / ?, AZ / New Berlin]
    N  
31. .Naze, Tammy - Page ( Author ?) [Algoma]
32. .Nowak, Audrey Camille (pedal harp) - Discog and other links ( FolkLib Index) [Appleton / Sherwood]
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33. .O'Connor, Sylvia (pedal harp) - Page ( Author ?) [Janesville]
34. .O'Meara, Serena (pedal harp, keyboards, piano) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Serena O'Meara) ( Gigmasters.com) (Pricipal Harpist with the Chippewa Valley Symphony) [Minneapolis, MN / Topeka, KS / Temple, TX / Menomonie 1986-]
35. .Olson, Raelyn (celtic harp, piano) - Page ( Author ?) ( CD Baby) [Milwaukee / Portland, OR]
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36. .Pintar, Judith (celtic/folk harp) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [city? / studied folklore at UW-Milwaukee / Central City, CO 19??- / Urbana, IL 19??-]
37. .Pockat, Jeff (celtic harp) [Greenville]
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38. .Quinn, Nancy N. - Contact ( Business Card) [Oshkosh / Willmar, MN / grad. UW Oshkosh 12/2006 B.M. / 5/2005 B.M.
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39. .Radspinner, Mary (celtic harp, pedal harp, string bass, piano, vocals) - Discog ( Author ?), Page ( Author ?), Owner - Afghan Press - (member: Harpers' Din) [Milwaukee (grad. Alverno College year?.) / Houston, TX / Cypress, TX]
40. .Richards, Sue (celtic harp, pedal harp) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Maggie's Music), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) - (member: Ceoltoiri 1983-date, Ensemble Galilei 1991-date) [Muscle Shoals, AL / Madison 1976-1982 / city?]
41. . Robertson, Kim (celtic harp, vocals, pedal harp) [Oshkosh / Shorewood]
42. .Rodriguez, Karen Gygax (celtic harp, piano, organ, flute) - Page ( Federated Church of Green Lake) [Pittsfield, MA 1989-1996 / Green Lake]
43. .Rohl, Carol S. (celtic harp) - Page ( Gordon Bok), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [Elkhart, IN / Waukesha / grad. Carroll College 1975 B.S. / Warren, ME]
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44. .Sarazin, Shari Lowe (Shari A.) (celtic harp, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Really Good Music) ( (Wis.) Legislative Reference Bureau), Lyrics ( State House Guide), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index), Contact ( Business Card) [Tomah / New Lisbon / grad. UW-La Crosse year?. / Alliance, NE / Mauston / New Lisbon]
45. .Scheckler, Rolliana (celtic harp, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Rolliana Scheckler and Mara Scheckler) ( CD Baby) (Director: Madison Harp Orchestra) [Madison]
46. .Semmann, Barbara M. - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [Sister Bay / Milwaukee]
47. .Settle, Paula (therapuetic celtic harp, guitar, keyboards) - Page ( http://www.myspace.com/paulasettle) - (member: Drowsy Maggies), Contact ( Business Card as of 8-22-2010) [New Holstein]
48. .Smith, Julie Ann (pedal harp) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) ( CD Baby) [Milwaukee / San Diego, CA]
49. .Snug, The - Discog ( no known recordings) [Active: 1995-] [Madison]
          (Chelcy Bowles (Harp))
50. .StoneRing Celtic Band - "Irish Fest"
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51. .Thrush, Sarah (pedal harp, piano, organ) - Page ( UW Oshkosh History 2005-2006), Info ( Shiremanstown United Methodist Church) [degrees / Annville, PA / Iowa City, IA / Oshkosh / Madison]
          (She served as organist at First Presbyterian Church, Oshkosh, years?)
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52. .Walsh-Best, Dorothy (celtic harp) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author?) [Jackson]

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