A fili was a poet of the early Irish and Scottish traditions. Their purpose was to compose, recite, and mentally retain poetry that praised the honorable and satirized the disreputable, depending on what inspired them at the moment.

A harper plays a harp. That part is pretty self-explanatory. :) Some say a person who plays a large classical harp is a harpist, while a someone who plays lever or folk-style harp is a harper.

personal information

My family moved from East Texas to Arizona in 1986 for economy and climate. I currently live in Tempe, Arizona, just a few miles from Arizona State University.

harp and celtic music

I provide therapeutic harp to hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare venues. I play Gaelic and Traditional Irish music on the harp and teach it on occasion to interested students.

I am a supporting member of Four Peaks Irish Arts of Phoenix, Arizona. They are a chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann organization devoted to Traditional Irish music, dance, language, and culture.

spirituality

In 2003, I completed the training program offered by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids.
In 2008, I completed the Dedicant Program offered by Ár nDraíocht Féin.

contact chris

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