In May 2024 I was invited to perform at the International European Harp Guitar Festival in Saujon, France. Here are some selected moments from the 2 nights. For all concert enquiries contact jonpickard69@gmail.com More info at www.jonpickard.co.uk 00:00 Running On Rainbows 00:41 #1 O'Carolan's Concerto 01:14 #2 The Princess & The Walnut 01:53 #3 Kissed By A Rose (Seal) 02:31 #4 Daughters of Plynlimon 03:15 #5 Merrily Danced The Quaker's Wife 03:54 #6 Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) 04:30 #7 Lon Dubh (Trad)

Here are some edited highlights of some of my performances in the USA last year. Taken from a facebook livestream (hence the laggy video), with remixed audio. It was such a pleasure to connect and have a blast with these good people. I hope the stars will align again sometime so we can do it again. #music #harpguitar #harpguitargathering #classicalguitar #concertguitarist

Edited highlights from a recent concert I performed in the Somerset village of Cossington. The organiser had requested a wide mix of genres including popular favourites amongst the more original harp guitar music. It was a wonderful audience and a really fun evening. I would love to play a concert for YOU. Email me - jonpickard69@gmail.com More info about me at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk #classicalguitar #classicalguitarists #classicalguitarconcert #harpguitar

This wonderfully evocative piece was written for super-treble Harp Guitar by my friend and mentor, the great John Doan for his landmark 1999 album "Wayfarer". John Doan copyright Heirloom Serenades BMI. Go to www.johndoan.com for this and other scores and recordings In describing this piece John refers to the ancient pagan ceremonies, feasts and rituals of the British Isles and how they evolved into the later Christian festivals. He says, "I realised that I was longing for festivities rich with symbols and tradition that restore joy to our hearts and lift our souls to sing and dance. This is what I tried to capture - an immortal moment in life's festival." I tried to stay true to this sentiment in playing this piece and making this video, but I urge you to seek out John's original (and far superior) version for yourselves. By studying works like this I aim to broaden my experience and improve my playing. This makes a fantastic concert piece even though John himself has apparently never yet performed it live himself. This 23 string Harp-Guitar was designed by myself and built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller (http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/​) More details of me and my harp guitar videos at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar​

For any Super Treble Harp Guitar player the works of my friend and mentor John Doan are a fantastic resource. They are so wonderfully conceived, imaginative and technically diverse, they should be a staple diet for lovers and students of Harp Guitar music. Audiences love these tunes and they should always be played and remembered by Harp Guitarists into the future. When he performs this piece in concert John tells the story that inspired it’s creation - the story of St Patrick in the 5th Century on his way to confront the Celtic Irish high king on the hill of Tara. I heard him tell the story and play this piece many times in person and was lucky enough to share the stage as his support act twice. Some very treasured memories. If you enjoy this tune please seek out the original and listen to John’s music directly - he is always the Master and I the student. This harp guitar was designed by myself, largely inspired by John’s famous Elliott / Sullivan model. It was built for me by Stuart Mewburn and had some finishing work and adaptation by Alan Miller. There are more details about me and my harp guitar work including videos, CDs etc at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar

This fretless Harp Guitar is the only one of its kind in the world. I wanted something unique when I conceived what it was to become, and when it was finally finished it really fulfilled my wildest dreams. This was thanks to 2 fantastic luthiers - Sean Woolley, who built it and then converted it to fretless at my request, and Alan Miller who added the 10 steel super trebles and the lowest sub-bass and sharping levers to my specifications. https://www.seanwoolleyguitars.com/ http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/ The Shepherd in the Temple is musically a very simple tune. It is primal and repetitive, and whilst writing it it gave me, for reasons known only to the gods, visions of ancient temple pillars, like a long forgotten memory. During this time I happened to read 2 stories by Kalil Gibran - Dust of The Ages, and The Eternal Fire. These 2 fictional stories are really just 1 story, told across different incarnations and separated by thousands of years. They tell of a glittering ancient temple and city, a love tragically lost, and an ancient goddess beautiful but cruel. Then the passing of millennia, the unstoppable sands of time and the beautiful rediscovering by an innocent shepherd, and a remembering. I fell deeply into this story and read it several times over a few weeks. This tune developed at the same time and the two became symbiotic. Living in the UK made it a little tricky to find a ruined desert city to film in, so I chose a more local style of ancient temple from about the same time period. This was the stunningly powerful site known today as Arbor Low, in Derbyshire. On the day when I arrived to film I had the pleasure to meet and share the site with a new friend Paul, who was conducting his own significant moments there, and he agreed to let me include him later in the video. His presence added a subtle but wonderful quality to the feeling of this video, and he may have actually become, for the purpose of this video, the actual ’Shepherd in the Temple'. Thanks Paul! The amazing drone footage is also of Arbor Low and belongs to a YouTuber called Stubwood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgq8JWaH2WM&t=50s I have been trying to find a way to contact him to ask his permission to use the footage, but so far haven’t been able to reach him. So, Stubwood, if you read this - I really hope you don’t mind me using your wonderful footage in this way - I have credited you in the scrolling credits at the end. If you are in any way not happy about this please let me know and I will be able to remove this video and edit your footage out. Finally, Big thanks also to Ales Rajar for allowing me to use his beautiful desert graphics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suUAwey3zZc&t=19s) which he expertly created for a version of the Unreal video game, but so perfectly match the vision of this tune. I hope you enjoy this video and that it may inspire you in some way. Please let me know what you think of it.

This tune, written for Harp Guitar by John Doan http://www.johndoan.com/ must simply be one of the most beautiful melodies you are ever likely to hear. Seek out the superior original version - it was on John's albums 'Wayfarer' and 'Celtic Pilgrimage ' 23 string Harp Guitar designed by me and built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller. More of my Harp Guitar videos at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar

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This is my arrangement of J.S. Bach's well known keyboard Prelude in C (now the Harp Guitar Prelude in F). I have also added the Ave Maria tune (by C. Gounod) with the melody played mostly on the super-treble strings in the second half of the video. Filmed here a few days before my concert perfomance at the Frome Festival July 2019. Let me know what you think. www.jonpickard.co.uk #harpguitar #churchconcert #classicalguitar Harp Guitar designed by me, built by Stuart Mewburn

This Fretless Harp Guitar (made by Sean Woolley https://www.seanwoolleyguitars.com/) is currently the only one of its kind in the world. It has a hauntingly beautiful sound. Sean is an amazing luthier and makes the most wonderful nylon Harp Guitars I have ever heard. I play this instrument almost every day, but so far usually I just noodle, exploring where it leads me. I conceived the idea of converting the nylon HG (previously owned by Jason Carter http://jasoncarter.net/) to fretless, inspired by fretless players such as Cenk Erdogan, Buzz Gravelle and a few others. I designed the addition of 10 super treble strings (added for me by Alan Miller http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/), which are actually wound steel and have a clear, distinctive melodic sound - these are tuned an octave lower than most super treble strings. This is the first tune (that I am happy with) that I have composed and recorded for this instrument - but certainly not the last. I call it 'Liquid Moonlight' as this is the visual image it produced in my mind by the sound of the strings as I was writing the tune. It will be on the next CD album I make, and will be available here (https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/shop) whenever I get around to producing a physical CD again. Please let me know what you think. More Harp Guitar videos at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar I also have made a PDF score for this piece - in case there are any other fretless HG players out there some day...let me know (I won't hold my breath!). #harpguitar #fretlessguitar

O'Carolan's Concerto - one of the most famous pieces written by Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) arranged for Harp-Guitar, and adapted from the guitar arrangement in DADGAD by Eric Roche. A merry tune that I love to play at concerts, this was reportedly composed in response to a compositional challenge by Francesco Geminiani, the Italian violinist and composer, during his visit to Dublin. It has taken me simply ages to learn and record this tune and I suspect it will always challenge me to play it - as there are 6 sections (2 sections repeated 3x each) and each section is arranged differently to really use the whole range of the Harp-Guitar and avoid repetition. It would have been much quicker (and less interesting) to just repeat the sections - please remind me to learn something simpler next time! PDF notated score available on request. more harp guitar videos at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar #harpguitar #ocarolan

This is the same tune that appeared recently on the Harp Guitar Collective album ‘Clouds’ (https://greggminer.bandcamp.com/album/clouds) - but a slightly different version. The version I sent for ‘Clouds’ is exclusive to that album and this is a very similar but slightly tweaked arrangement and new recording which will be a part of an EP of Fretless Harp Guitar, coming soon. Scathach of Skye is a mythical character mentioned in ancient Irish legend. Martial arts warrior, trainer of heroes, Seeress, prophet, mother, sister, and eventually revered as a Celtic Goddess of the Dead. Her name means ‘The Shadow’ and she is said to have built a magical hidden fortress on the site of Dun Scaith on the Isle of Skye, where the site of a 13th C ruined castle now stand. The name of the Isle of Skye itself is said to have derived from Schathach’s own. I drove all the way to the site recently (a round trip of some 1400 miles), with my harp guitar, camera and drone. Having written and recorded this tune in honour of this legendary character it felt only right to go and film some of the video on the actual site where her legend was born. On the day I got there I was treated to some fine Scottish weather, as you will see on the video. Part of the original myth is that anyone who wanted to be trained by her first had to gain entry to her impregnable castle, facing impossible tasks and many perished in the attempt! The main entrance bridge is now partly collapsed and far too dangerous to try to walk in, so I found myself scrambling up and down slippery rocky slopes in wind and rain with the HG and other kit - almost coming to grief myself! Once inside the walls I set up and began to play. I swear that playing music outside creates a form of powerful magic - its as if the wind earth and rocks themselves hear and respond, and some etheric portal opens. As I played I imagined the lady herself in this same place, weaving her legends, and felt humbled but connected. I hope the video will do some justice to this wonderful myth that still inspires many people today.

A musical homage to St Aldhelm (639-709AD), Saxon monk, harpist, author, philosopher, astronomer, juggler, comedian and riddler. He founded several churches in my local area and is remembered for his unique character. It is said that in his time local villagers had little interest in spiritual matters or anything other than their own 'earthly pleasures', so he used to go to the local markets and sing bawdy songs, tell rude jokes and juggle etc in order to draw a crowd. When he had their full attention he would quickly hit them with his spiritual teachings. This would only last for so long before people started booing and drifting away, so Aldhelm would quickly sing another song, tell another joke etc and repeat the cycle as many times as he could get away with. He became notorious for doing this and managed to build an amazing career. My local library has a book which contains 100 of his riddles (first published in Latin around 675AD), which was one of the first such collections ever created and became a very influential work in the following few centuries. This tune is inspired by these parts of his story. This tune will be available on digital platforms from 9th December 2024 More about me at www.jonpickard.co.uk

Here is a new original tune for harp guitar. If you like it please share it. Filmed as I had my morning coffee on a beautiful off-grid olive Airbnb in the South of France, en-route to the 2024 European Harp Guitar Festival. I performed it for the very first time at the festival the next day. This tune invites you to become a child again and to remember the carefree joy of living in the moment being delighted by the simple things in life. Inspired by my young daughter’s experience of running through wet grass with clouds of fine water droplets kicking off her feet and catching the sunlight - "it was like running on rainbows!” This is the first tune I have written in DADGAD. I have a score available (in notation) which I will soon put for sale on my website if anyone should want it. Making these videos is very time consuming and expensive, believe it or not. You are also welcome to buy me a coffee (to support real human artists before AI takes us all down) if you so desire. Donations via PayPal to jon@jonpickard.co.uk gratefully received. Harp Guitar designed by me, built by the late great Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller. #harpguitar

Becoming Swans is an original tune I wrote for Harp Guitar. It will feature on my EP 'Musik & Myth' due later this year (2025). Inspired by the tale "The Wooing of Étaín" - an Irish myth about the fairy maiden Étaín and the love of the fairy king Midir. Midir’s jealous wife, Fuamnach, used magic to turn Étaín into water, then a worm, and finally a butterfly. Despite her form, Midir loved her, but Fuamnach used powerful winds to drive her away. Étaín eventually fluttered into the home of a mortal king, fell into his wife's goblet of wine, and was reborn as a human. Years later, Midir found Étaín again, but she had married the High King of Ireland, Eochaid Airem. After Midir won a challenge to reclaim her, he and Étaín transformed into swans and flew away together, symbolizing their eternal love. This tale, with its themes of resilience and enduring love, reflects what a compassionate soul must embody when battling against impossible and hostile odds in today’s world. Étaín’s transformation and exile mirror the challenges we face when confronted with cruelty, jealousy, and injustice. Yet, she remains graceful and steadfast, refusing to be defined by the malice of others. Midir’s unwavering devotion reminds us of the power of loyalty and perseverance. In a world where kindness is often met with resistance, choosing empathy and courage — like Étaín and Midir — allows us to rise above the bitterness of adversity and remain true to our compassionate nature. When faced with hate we must embody love. More like this at www.jonpickard.co.uk

I have loved this tune since playing it on piano as a child, so it is a joy to now re-imagine it for Harp Guitar and share it with you. I have made a score for this arrangement so all 'super-treble harp guitarists' can learn it if they wish. PDF available - if you would like it just let me know. The title was inspired by an 1852 poem by Charles-Marie René Leconte de Lisle - here is the English translation: Sitting amidst the alfalfa in flower, Who sings in the cool morning hour? It is the girl with the flaxen hair, The beauty with cherry lips so fair. Love, in the summer sun so bright, Sang with the lark for sheer delight. Your mouth has colors so divine, It tempts a kiss, o, were it mine! Come chat with me in the flow’ring grass, Girl with the long lashes, silken tress. Love, in the summer sun so bright, Sang with the lark for sheer delight. Do not say no, o cruel girl! Do not say yes, far better still To read your large eye’s longing gaze, Your rosy lips which I so praise! Love, in the summer sun so bright, Sang with the lark for sheer delight. Farewell to deer, farewell to hare! And to red partridges! I shall dare a kiss of your crimson lips to steal, your flaxen locks to caress and feel! Love, in the summer sun so bright, Sang with the lark for sheer delight. www.jonpickard.co.uk Harp Guitar designed by Jon Pickard, made by Stuart Mewburn with finishing work by Alan Miller (http://www.alanmillerguitars.co.uk) #harpguitar #debussy #lafilleauxcheveuxdelin #thegirlwiththeflaxenhair

"Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" is a folksong from Provence, France which became a favourite Christmas song (though did not begin as that). Lyrics in French and English below. This arrangement was inspired by and derived from Loreena McKennett's version on her album "A Midwinter's Night's Dream". Again, this was a favourite of my children each Christmas, so I knew it would work well as a Harp Guitar arrangement. For any other super-treble (with high 'G') harp-guitar owners (yea right!) I have the score available in PDF format. 23 string Harp-Guitar designed by myself and built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/ Filmed at The Hive Arts House (Warminster, UK), with many thanks to Saraphina and her team. https://www.facebook.com/TheHiveArtsh... Many more videos like this at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar English Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella! Bring a torch, to the stable call Christ is born, tell the folk of the village Jesus is born and Mary's calling. Ah![a] Ah! Beautiful is the Mother! Ah! Ah! Beautiful is her Child Who is that, knocking on the door? Who is it, knocking like that? Open up, we've arranged on a platter Lovely cakes that we have brought here Knock! Knock! Open the door for us! Knock! Knock! Let's celebrate! It is wrong when the Child is sleeping, It is wrong to talk so loud. Silence, now as you gather around, Lest your noise should waken Jesus. Hush! Hush! See how He slumbers; Hush! Hush! See how fast He sleeps! Softly now unto the stable, Softly for a moment come! Look and see how charming is Jesus, Look at Him there,[b] His cheeks are rosy! Hush! Hush! See how the Child is sleeping; Hush! Hush! See how He smiles in His dreams! French Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle -- Un flambeau! Courons au berceau! C'est Jésus, bonnes gens du hameau. Le Christ est né; Marie appelle! Ah! Ah! Que la Mère est belle, Ah! Ah! Que l'Enfant est beau! Qui vient là, frappant de la sorte? Qui vient là, en frappant comme ça? Ouvrez-donc, j'ai posé sur un plat De bons gâteaux, qu'ici j'apporte Toc! Toc! Ouvrons-nous la porte! Toc! Toc! Faisons grand gala! C'est un tort, quand l'Enfant sommeille, C'est un tort de crier si fort. Taisez-vous, l'un et l'autre, d'abord! Au moindre bruit, Jésus s'éveille. Chut! chut! Il dort à merveille, Chut! chut! Voyez comme il dort! Doucement, dans l'étable close, Doucement, venez un moment! Approchez! Que Jésus est charmant! Comme il est blanc! Comme il est rose! Do! Do! Que l'Enfant repose! Do! Do! Qu'il rit en dormant!

John Doan's harp guitar music has been a huge inspiration for me. This beautiful piece was inspired by John's experience of sitting and contemplating whilst visiting the ruins of Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary, Ireland. I recommend you to listen to this and other of his original music at http://www.johndoan.com/ My deep thanks to John for allowing me to share this. You can find out more about me at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/

Sometimes it is hard to tell which gives the clearer view - our waking thoughts or the dream world. The waking world can be full of obscurity and deceit, and our dream state can offer such penetrating clarity at times. For me it is often only music that joins the two and bonds them together to make any sense of this mysterious miracle of life. This tune comes from a need to try to process this. At this crucial moment in time, as we aim to move forward in life it is crucial to lay down in the streams of our best intentions and let them flow. Ultimately, in contrast to all the uncertainty that I feel in waking life, I find more clarity in my inner world. Perhaps that is an irrational need to cling to my own truths on my part, but I feel we are all connected to a great cosmic source of ultimate energy that has purpose, will and intention of some kind. When no sense is to be found in the material world, we can find true purpose within ourselves if we can just consciously engage and merge with the Stream of Intention. Artists need support. If you would like to you can support my future projects on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/jonpickard). There for a small monthly subscription you will find bonus material related to my work and get to see future release before anyone else. You get to be a patron of the arts and help shape my future work, and this will also help me to continue to make music and support my family. 23 string harp guitar designed by me and built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller. Many more videos like this on my channel and at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar

This is my very first original Harp Guitar tune. It is inspired by the ability of the human heart to communicate with each other, nature and the cosmos. Also the need to cherish and savor the precious moments and people in our lives, while our hearts still beat. www.jonpickard.co.uk Filming by Rob Taylor www.taylorsvideo.com Video editing and audio production by myself. This 23 string harp guitar was built by Stuart Mewburn (www.mewburnguitars.com) and finished by Alan Miller (www.alanmillerguitars.co.uk

Part 2 of my 'Herm Trilogy', a modern suite for Harp Guitar in 3 movements. It is taken from my first Harp Guitar album, "Metamorphia" which is available now for high or low-res download at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar and listen for free at https://jonpickard.bandcamp.com/releases As you walk the ancient Spine Road of Herm you pass by pastures and rough stone walls, built by the monks of antiquity. On a clear day there are magnificent sea views on both sides - on a foggy day you are surrounded by the gentle musical notes of the foghorns echoing across the water. Either way there is a very special mood and atmosphere here that is timeless, magical and precious.

The famous Irish anthem arranged for Harp Guitar. More details and videos at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar Harp Guitar built by Stuart Mewburn with finishing work by Alan Miller (http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/)

Down By The Salley Gardens (W.B. Yeates & B. Britten). Arranged for Harp Guitar by Jon Pickard. Taken from the album 'Metamorphia' available for download or CD at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar and https://jonpickard.bandcamp.com/releases #harpguitar Harp Guitar built by Stuart Mewburn, finishing work by Alan Miller

This tune took quite some time to take shape. It started when the simple theme came to me after a conversation with my wife about helping our children through a period of change and uncertainty in their school life. We talked about the many problems the children would be facing with the impending changes coming to them and of ways we might help them to navigate it all and come out in good shape the other end. My wife is a gardener and has a deep love and knowledge of nature and especially plants, and we likened the role of a parent to that of a gardener - to nurture the seedlings, give them the right conditions to grow, weed out harmful influences, yet expose them to things that will strengthen them and help inspire them to face adversity and learn from it in order to survive and grow strong. This was on my mind while the tune was taking shape. I would go for walks in the woodlands and parts of the tune crept into my thoughts as I walked. It struck me that the whole long story of humanity’s struggle towards its improvement and higher purpose (which I still believe in, despite the many troubles the world faces today) is tied in with the same theme. Fragility, uncertainty and adversity, alongside inspiration, determination, the need to dream and to hold on to the things that matter, with purity and savage beauty. The journey of Life has always had to face all these things, and to figure out what it is all for and keep going. In times of hardship it is often only our dreams that give us purpose and strength to carry on. So we must learn to cherish and nurture our dreams and our ability to dream wisely - like a gardener nurtures a garden, like a parent cherishes a child. These were the thoughts that helped shape this tune. When I could finally more or less play this piece I let my wife and one or two others hear it and asked what it made them think of. Nearly everyone said something like, “its like walking through a garden” or “a landscape or forest”. So I decided to call this tune “In The Garden Of Dreams”. Score & TAB available at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/shop More Harp Guitar videos at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar 23 string Harp Guitar designed by myself. built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller (http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/)

This is the final video from my Harp Guitar album 'Metamorphia'. Inspired by a true story about a princess who planted a walnut in a garden - neither could have known how their stories would unfold and entwine... but to hear the whole story you'll have to come to one of my concerts... 'Shares' matter - grateful for your support. Full album available to listen and download at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar and https://jonpickard.bandcamp.com/releases 23 string harp guitar designed by me and built by Stuart Mewburn http://mewburnguitars.com/ with finishing work by Alan Miller http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/

I offer a few moments peace in amongst the craziness of this world of ours, - but I can't force you to listen :) Resting On Jacob's Pillow, by John Doan. This was the first non-original harp guitar tune I learned. A dreamy, fairytale like piece full of simple magic. My deep thanks to John Doan for his friendship and inspiration. I filmed this about a year ago, and almost forgot I had it - edited and put together yesterday. https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar http://www.johndoan.com/ 23 String Harp Guitar designed by Jon Pickard and built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller

Here is a tune I have always really liked. I think it goes really well on the harp guitar, with that medieval fairy tale feel. Let me know if you like it? Harp Guitar designed by me and built by Stuart Mewburn, with finishing work by Alan Miller. More videos like this on my channel and at https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar #guitar #seal #harpguitar

This 23 string guitar was designed by myself and built by Stuart Mewburn (www.mewburnguitars.com). The opening rhythm and riff of this tune were originally inspired by my youngest daughter who, aged about 4, would insist on tapping out rhythms with her spoon on her breakfast bowl instead of eating up and getting ready for kindergarten! She did this with such an adorable cheeky look on her face - even though it frequently drove me a little crazy whilst trying to get my kids all ready to leave for School. One day after dropping them off I still had this rhythm in my head, so I went home and began writing this tune. At the very start of the music (and occasionally throughout the piece) you will hear genuine bowls from our kitchen being played with wooden spoons - just for authenticity :) As the piece developed it also became about many other things - like the ticking and passing of time, the desire to cherish the moments of childhood whilst also sometimes having to hurry up, the desire to sometimes be able to turn back time, innocent playfulness, the huge range of emotions that a young child can go through in the space of time that it takes to eat breakfast, and the endless limitless imagination that only children possess. With this music and video I tried to incorporate as many of these elements as I could. Some say that children are closer to heaven than adults and this is why I chose the filming location. It was filmed at a place called Heaven’s Gate, near Longleat, Wiltshire, UK. Dear viewer, in order that I can continue to support my children by earning my living from music I humbly ask you to share this video. This helps to raise awareness and reach as many people as possible. You can view and buy my CDs at http://www.jonpickard.co.uk/buy-cds (Harp Guitar album coming soon). You can also donate generally if you like to support musical artists by sending funds directly to me via paypal using the address jon@jonpickard.co.uk You can also book me to play a concert or house concert for you and your friends or organisation if you live close enough to my part of the world. I currently live in Somerset, UK. Follow me at:https://www.facebook.com/pickardjon/ and https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/101386097977954283306/+JonPickardCoUkBruton Full copyright for the music and video owned by Jon Pickard That’s it - I hope you enjoyed this! www.jonpickard.co.uk

The 3rd part of my "Herm Trilogy" for Harp Guitar. Taken from my 2018 album ‘Metamorphia’ available from https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar and listen for free at https://jonpickard.bandcamp.com/releases Aldernery Point, at the Northern tip of Herm is a magical place. A long spit of sand and rock points out into the sea, and the rising tide plays and runs in multiple directions amongst the layers of granite bedrock, weaving a mesmerising weave of patterns and currents. This is not a place to swim - except for dolphins and the mermaids from the fishermen's tales - but to lose or perhaps find oneself amongst the imagination, and swim through the thoughts and daydreams that lie beneath the surface of us all. Take a few moments and immerse yourself. www.jonpickard.co.uk 23 string Harp Guitar built by Stuart Mewburn http://mewburnguitars.com/ with finishing work by Alan Miller http://alanmillerguitars.co.uk/

Here is my studio recording of the first of 3 tunes from my 'Herm Suite', written by me for Harp Guitar, and filmed on location in Herm Island in August 2017. It is taken from my 2018 album ‘Metamorphia’ available from https://www.jonpickard.co.uk/harp-guitar and listen for free at https://jonpickard.bandcamp.com/releases You know when there is a thing that you just have to do?... well this project is that thing for me. It was a long time in the making (writing, recording, filming etc) but it feels great to finally get this actualized. I hope you will take the time to enjoy this little piece. For about 6 centuries throughout the 'Dark Ages' Herm Island was a monastic retreat. According to legend the first chapel was set up there by St. Tugual on the site of the chapel featured in the video. In this piece I am trying to capture the essence of the slow passing of time in that idyllic place. www.jonpickard.co.uk Harp Guitar built by Stuart Mewburn http://mewburnguitars.com/