{"id":10454,"date":"2015-12-04T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=10454"},"modified":"2015-12-04T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:05:11","slug":"sam-hickman-when-pop-music-meets-the-traditional-welsh-instrument-harp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/sam-hickman-when-pop-music-meets-the-traditional-welsh-instrument-harp","title":{"rendered":"When pop music meets the traditional Welsh instrument harp"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sam Hickman, the young harpist, makes it possible to mix popular music with her lovely harps.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10514\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10514\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Hickman are playing pop music songs with her lever harp.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10514\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Hickman are playing pop music songs with her lever harp.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist10-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Sam Hickman is playing pop music songs with her lever harp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It sounds a little crazy that pop music hits the ancient traditional Welsh instrument, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0But actually, that is what this 22-year-old harpist does every day. Sam Hickman, who has been busking in Cardiff for five years, enjoys every moment when mixing pop music with her lovely little harp. Her latest video on YouTube is performing Ed Sheeran\u2019s \u2018Thinking Out Loud\u2019 with her little harp, which was recorded for a December bride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started with a lot of pop things and some jazzy things because it doesn\u2019t change the key that often and it is good fun,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you want to do descending chromatic skill with Celtic harps you have to fiddle with a lot of different levers while you are doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10512\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6.jpg\" alt=\"Playing traditional Welsh music with her harp is really enjoyable for her.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6.jpg\" alt=\"Playing traditional Welsh music with her harp is really enjoyable for her.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist6-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Playing traditional Welsh music with her harp is really enjoyable for her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Harps with traditional Welsh music<\/h3>\n<p>Talking about harps, one thing that can&#8217;t be forgotten must be those enchanting Welsh folk tunes. \u201cIt is so nice to be able to play those Welsh traditional folk tunes even if I haven&#8217;t known the words and it sounds lovely because all have these gorgeous tunes that are really synonymous with welsh culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those traditional folk tunes were evocative of her childhood. \u201cThere is one called &#8216;Suo Gan\u2019. I have no idea of what it means but it&#8217;s absolutely gorgeous. My mother used to sing it because my mother is from the valleys. She used to sing to me when I was growing up. I don&#8217;t know the words and she doesn&#8217;t know the words. And it seems like everyone is kind of knowing it because everyone&#8217;s mother sang it to them and that&#8217;s really lovely one to do. I&#8217;m doing with my students at the moment. And she was like, \u2019Yeah! It is great!\u2019\u201d She was waving her arms cheerily.<\/p>\n<p>This traditional Welsh instrument actually has a connection with some other instruments such as, pianos.\u00a0In fact, in a pinch harpists can read and usually play off of music written for piano. \u201cI grew up with a piano and I have played violin for few years,\u201d she said and then pointed to a violin case in the corner. On the other side of the room, a delicate little harp and an elegant big one are standing on the carpet. At the age of about 14 Sam got the first harp which was given by her parents. \u201cI began with a little tiny 19 string one. It&#8217;s a little tiny lap harp. I was actually really poor during the first year at university and I literally only knew about three songs: \u2018Somewhere Over the Rainbow\u2019, \u2018Hallelujah\u2019 and Adele&#8217;s \u2018Someone Like You\u2019. That was all I knew and what I played for two hours. That is amazing! Last year I got my decent big one.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10513\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10513\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7.jpg\" alt=\"Sam performs the trickiest skill, crossing over the fingers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10513\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7.jpg\" alt=\"Sam performs the trickiest skill, crossing over the fingers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Harpist7-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Sam performs the trickiest skill, crossing over the fingers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The trickiest skill<\/h3>\n<p>At this point, Sam walked to her big harp and played a fascinating tune with her flexibly fingers idly plucking the strings. Is it quite difficult to do that? \u201cThe trickiest skill is crossing over,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd whenever you have to keep your elbow up nicely. It probably is the biggest challenge I am facing because I didn&#8217;t have a lesson or anything. I just taught myself. Sometimes it&#8217;s really easy and sometimes you just like I have no idea what&#8217;s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what is really concerning is that many young people who have never actually heard one plays it. Sometimes it is weird that lots of people ask me what the little harp is. I think it\u2019s time to make people know what it actually is and get them to listen and response to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s stupidly popular in Wales. Among all the generations definitely love it,\u201d Sam said with a broadened smile.<\/p>\n<h3>Sam Hickman&#8217;s &#8217;50s Harp Lesson&#8217;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Hickman, the young harpist, makes it possible to mix popular music with her lovely harps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":461,"featured_media":10514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-10454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>When pop music meets the traditional Welsh instrument harp - 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