February was a busier month than usual, and started off with an exciting evening on Valentine's Day. We spent the night playing harp duets at Strongbow Inn in Valparaiso, Indiana. It's not often that you get to see and hear two harps together, and it's even better when it is a husband and wife duet playing love songs!
We played a variety of romantic selections from many eras of popular music, including:
- The Anniversary Waltz
- Speak Softly Love from "The Godfather"
- Love Me Tender
- You Belong With Me
- Tammy
- The Nearness of You
- Misty
- I Swear
One of the benefits of hiring more than one musician for your event is the opportunity to alternate breaks. We would take our breaks at different times, allowing the guests to enjoy continuous music.
On February 19th, I returned to Portofino's Grill in LaPorte to play for a church sweetheart dinner. This was my second year working with them, and it is always such a wonderful group and a very appreciative audience!
The weekend of February 26th through 28th I spent driving back and forth to Fort Wayne to play for the Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. I played in the lobby of the Allen County Memorial Coliseum while people arrived and for those waiting in line to purchase tickets or enter the exhibits.
The music of the harp is so soothing, it can help keep people in stressful situations calm! Once the lines died down, I moved inside so that attendees could hear the music while going through the exhibits.
On Saturday the 27th, I played in Fort Wayne in the morning, and then headed to Granger to play for a wedding ceremony in the wine cellar at Villa Macri.
It was a warm and intimate setting - with a perfect light snow falling outside creating a winter wonderland!
