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2009 ELECTION NOMINATIONS

are now being accepted for Officers and Board Members of the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsman

The ISFHC Board Election process is now under way. If you would like to run for the board or nominate someone, please send your nomination to:

Sharon Thormahlen
harps@thorharp.com
541 753-4334
1876 SW Brooklane
Corvallis, OR 97333

Officers include President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and 3 board members at large. Nominations are due by May 15. Please submit a profile which could include your harp playing experience and history, personal achievements, and why you want to be involved with the ISFHC.

 

The ISFHC Board just had our first face to face board meeting in Houston. Here we all are after a wonderful dinner at Elaines house.

From left to right, top row: Alice, Elaine, Deb, Sharon, Verlene and Karen. Bottom row: Chuck, Mark and Dave.

 

 

 

Who we are...
 

The ISFHC (International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsman) was started in 1985 by a group of folks wanting to share their music, ideas and skills to further the musical capabilities of the folk harp. Almost uniquely, the folk harp community combines the world of the professional and novice player with that of the instrument maker.
We of the society would like to invite you to join. Membership involves a donation in support of folk harping worldwide. Please join or renew by mailing in a membership form, or join on line. If you enjoy the formal concert setting, the ethnic or traditional music faire, the challenge of building instruments, performing, teaching, playing for yourself on a winter day, or all of the above, please join us!
 

What we do...

 

Our publications include:

  • The Folk Harp Journal
  • Annual Membership Directory

The chapters of the society

  • Organize groups
  • Host concerts, retreats, workshops
  • Build friendships
  • Share common interests

The International Conference of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen

  • Is every other year since 1984
  • See photos of the Big Sky ISFHC convention
  • More photos of the Big Sky convention
Vicki Mansur, Florida
 

Our Mission is:

 
  • To promote the playing and enjoyment of the folk harp by all.
  • To promote education, creation and development in the building of the folk harp.
  • To increase awareness of professional folk harpers.
  • To increase public awareness of the music and joys of the folk harp.
 

Our History
  Founded by Roland L. Robinson, a harpmaker in Mt. Laguna, California, the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen (ISFHC) was intended to meet the needs of the individual folk harper and builder for communication with his or her fellow artists. It began in 1980 out of the readership of the Folk Harp Journal and in 1985 it became a California nonprofit corporation. Today, with a yearly membership of almost sixteen hundred, it provides a focus for folk harp activities worldwide.
 

Read more about the history of the ISFHC and the individuals
who helped shape it...

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