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QUOTES & REVIEWS“A combination of Leonard Bernstein, Steven Tyler, and Xena theWarrior Princess.” Boston Globe“Reshaping the serenely Olympian harp into a jazz instrument bywarping it closer to the blues.” New York Times“Imagine the talented love-child of André Previn and Lucille Ball.”Scott Simon, NPR Weekend Edition“Deborah’s shows are universally engaging - we often speak of it,but rare is the artist who can truly entertain, capture, and engage anaudience from 7 to 70, and everyone in between.” Keith Powell,General Manager, Hartford Symphony“…dazzling harp playing, gorgeous jazz/pop singing, comic timing andimpressive songwriting….” Austin American Statesman“The term ‘hip-harp’ doesn’t even begin to capture your uniqueapproach ...Your story telling, your ability to move smoothly fromthe blues to Jimi Hendrix style rock guitar, from traditional Celticharp music to the sweet tenderness of the Nightingale ballad, wasenchanting. And this was all done with an enormous sense oftheatricality, humor and captivating style.“ Michael Johnnes,Exec. Dir. Springfield Symphony Orch., MA“Imagine a talkative Harpo Marx in a mini-skirt and you begin toget the picture.” Cleveland Plain Dealer“... a very exuberant, highly competent artist (on many fronts)who has a real knack for captivating her audience. She gave thekids who were present (and there were more than a few), thesense, I think, that it’s okay to be unabashedly into your instrumentand free with where you take it, without copping a negative attitudeabout conventional performance approaches. ” Jim Ralph - Exec.Dir. The Shedd Institute - Eugene, OR“She may look like an angel, but she plays devilishly well.” Joan Rivers“I had my fifth exhillarating Deborah Henson-Conant experience thislast Saturday night at Tuckerman Hall! You are one of my favoriteanti-depressants.” S.S. Clinton, MA (Audience)“Calling Deborah Henson-Conant a harpist is like calling Joe DiMaggiojust a guy with a bat. Technically it’s accurate, but you’re justscratching the surface.” Grand Rapids Press“Doing for the harp what Chuck Berry and Elvis once did forthe guitar.” Denver PostAVOID EYESTRAIN: see full-size clips on following pagesDeborah Henson-Conant • HipHarp.com • pg. 4 • SKYLINE MUSIC • SkylineOnline.com