Lies

Plays Celtic Harp: the Triplett Celtic II, constructed out of cherry wood and stringed with carbon.

For more info: Triplettharps. She also owns a small troubadour harp, build by Mark Lester.

To shake off the peachy sweet image that shrouds harp playing, Lies decided to take up the hurdy gurdy as a second instument. In other words, the 5.1 full automatic hell machine without handbrakes. Currently this is manifested in a Phoenix by Helmut Gotschy.

Another bands Lies is active in: balfolk / celtic storytelling group Kelten zonder Grenzen, folkband Swaeluwe, medieval band Datura and doomballband Ball Noir.

Lies gives harplessons in Noordeloos (NL), a small village near Gorinchem. The lessons are for beginners and for advanced harp players. Specialties: folk- and medieval music, learn to play by oral tradition, improvising, learn to make a accompaniment, decorations in de melody and balfolkmusic (playing for dancers).

Lies had lessons from:
Hariette Katsman (music school)
Ernestine Stoop (pre education conservatorium)
Jennifer van der Harten (private lessons)
Bonnie Shaljean (University College Cork - Ireland)

Bands that influence Lies:
Embrun
Zef
Hesperion
Osdorp Posse
Valravn