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• 1. At 3:04pm on 27 Nov 2008, Eddie Mair wrote:

  or does it?

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• 2. At 3:05pm on 27 Nov 2008, Anne P. wrote:

  Wrong format? oops....

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• 3. At 3:08pm on 27 Nov 2008, Anne P. wrote:

  I've converted to .jpg and sent again

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• 4. At 3:15pm on 27 Nov 2008, Eddie Mair wrote:

  There we are!

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• 5. At 3:20pm on 27 Nov 2008, The Intermittent Horse wrote:

  Still not working at this end!

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• 6. At 3:22pm on 27 Nov 2008, Anne P. wrote:

  Lovely (tho' I says it as shouldn't).
  
  Thanks Eddie.

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• 7. At 3:27pm on 27 Nov 2008, jonnie wrote:

  Very nice - and her dress is amazing.

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• 8. At 3:27pm on 27 Nov 2008, DI_Wyman wrote:

  ..mm...still no Guinness though!

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• 9. At 3:32pm on 27 Nov 2008, lordBeddGelert wrote:

  http://www.catrinfinch.com/
  
  More harp related stuff...

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• 10. At 3:38pm on 27 Nov 2008, The Intermittent Horse wrote:

  Ah. That's better. As elegant as yourself, Anne P.
  
  
  Eddie - I've got a number of photographs taken of me when I've been harpist - but I don't suppose you would want them.

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• 11. At 3:40pm on 27 Nov 2008, Gillianian wrote:

  Beautiful ;o)

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• 12. At 3:44pm on 27 Nov 2008, Peej02 wrote:

  I knew you had to pull a few strings to get a photo posted ......

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• 13. At 3:45pm on 27 Nov 2008, annasee wrote:

  I want that dress! And I started on a harp exactly the same as that, and it's still at my parent's house.
  
  What a beautiful picture.

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• 14. At 3:47pm on 27 Nov 2008, lordBeddGelert wrote:

  There are challenges to learning the harp in Wales..
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7477594.stm
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7495079.stm [Musical demonstration over 'cuts' ]
  
  http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=2644287 Story from the Times Educational Supplement..
  
  So if anyone fancies being a peripatetic teacher in Cardiganshire...

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• 15. At 3:58pm on 27 Nov 2008, gossipmistress wrote:

  Beautiful picture Anne! She looks like you!

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• 16. At 4:02pm on 27 Nov 2008, Fearless Fred wrote:

  A lovely photo, Anne :-)

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• 17. At 4:17pm on 27 Nov 2008, Fifi wrote:

  I wonder whether the Trevor Taylor whose strapline is gracing the blog today is the same Trevor Taylor who makes Taylor Made Productions for the BBC.

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• 18. At 4:27pm on 27 Nov 2008, Charlie wrote:

  Beautiful people playing beautiful instruments.
  
  Tell me Eddie, in complete confidence of course, after all, there are only the two of us present... This pre-occupation with Harps, is there somethi.. well, you know, something you're trying to tell me/us?
  
  Okay, let's discuss the "Heffalump" in the room. Are you perhaps "indicating" that you'll soon be with the Heavenly-Choir and playing a harp? I guess I can at a s-t-r-e-t-c-h (am I going the right way?) see you as a cherub - please Lord don't strike, I jest...

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• 19. At 4:28pm on 27 Nov 2008, Guima wrote:

  Good picture, Anne. I just imagine the music.

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• 20. At 4:40pm on 27 Nov 2008, Anne P. wrote:

  lordbeddgelert, very sad to see music lessons being hit, especially for what is surely the national instrument of Wales. It's far too easy to see cuts like that as a quick way to reduce a budget rather than remembering that children who learn to play musical instruments are very unlikely to be out mugging old ladies or just being a general nuisance. I really regret not having had lessons available during my childhood and am so glad my children did.

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• 21. At 4:49pm on 27 Nov 2008, Big Sister wrote:

  Beautiful photo, Anne.

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• 22. At 4:51pm on 27 Nov 2008, lordBeddGelert wrote:

  But there are also challenges in keeping up the welsh tradition of learning the harp.. [update..]
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7495578.stm
  
  This is a very slightly later article on the same topic, but I'm afraid I don't know the latest - no news in this case does not appear to be good news, as there appears to be no money in the budget at this time.
  
  £ 40k for a harp teacher, who would cover a lot of ground, not just one school, seems cheap when one compares it to the vast billions being thrown at the banks at the moment..
  
  And it seems a ridiculous use of funds to throw £ 13 million at the home of the Welsh National Opera, the Millennium Centre, when we can't provide teaching for the next generation of musicians to play there..
  
  But what do I know..

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• 23. At 4:55pm on 27 Nov 2008, jonnie wrote:

  Re; Fifi @17
  
  I wonder whether the Trevor Taylor whose strapline is gracing the blog today is the same Trevor Taylor who races pigeons
  
  
  
  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvYC8urbh0

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• 24. At 5:09pm on 27 Nov 2008, The Intermittent Horse wrote:

  Re; Fifi @17
  
  I wonder whether the Trevor Taylor whose strapline is gracing the blog today is the same Trevor Taylor who lectures at Cranfield.

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• 25. At 5:47pm on 27 Nov 2008, lordBeddGelert wrote:

  And this would go a long way to buying some harp tuition as well..
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7752436.stm
  
  

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• 26. At 10:37pm on 27 Nov 2008, Deepthought wrote:

  Many moons ago, I was in a Uni orchestra. It needed a harp for one piece - I forget which, Elgar probably. The harp was brought in, held up on high by the harpist, one-handed, as he weaved his way to his place.
  
  Not something you're likely to forget, but wish camera phones were around in those deep, dark days of the early '80s.

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• 27. At 01:47am on 28 Nov 2008, davecantpaynomore wrote:

  Are you harpist?

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• 28. At 10:04am on 28 Nov 2008, annasee wrote:

  Deepthought - one-handed? That's one strong harpist!

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• 29. At 2:42pm on 28 Nov 2008, Vyle Hernia wrote:

  (19) I suspect she wasn't playing at the time of the photo, otherwise the fingers would be blurred.
  Beautiful picture, though, Anne.

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