Upcoming Public Engagements - Celtic Harp music by Jo Morrison


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March 22 8am - 2pm Carroll County Farmer's Market
Agricultural Center
Westminster, MD.
With Port Righ.
March 29 6 pm Flights of Fantasy release concert and multimedia presentation
Little Baker Chapel
McDaniel College
Westminster, MD.
Suggested ticket price $10/person. 50% of proceeds will be donated to Common Ground on the Hill.
Call 410-875-0855 for further information.
April 6 6:30 pm Concert at Guitars of Pikesville
$10, info available at 410-415-5400
With Port Righ.
April 19 7:30 pm WAFHS Annual Concert
Knox Presbyterian Church
7416 Arlington Blvd.
Falls Church, VA
$15 adults/$10 students and seniors.
April 26 7:30 pm Concert for the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance
Chincoteague, VA
With Port Righ.
May 3 all day Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Howard County Fairgrounds, off Rte. 70
West Friendship, MD
Playing and hanging out at the Common Ground on the Hill tent.
May 4 all day Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Howard County Fairgrounds, off Rte. 70
West Friendship, MD
Playing and hanging out at the Common Ground on the Hill tent.
May 30   Norway tour: concert in Mjonøy
(schedule subject to change)
June 1   Norway tour: concert in Stavanger
(schedule subject to change)
June 5   Norway tour: concert in Balestrand
Kviknes Hotel
(schedule subject to change)
June 7   Norway tour: concert in Bergen
Storetveit Church
(schedule subject to change)
June 18 1 pm Strathmore Hall
Rockville, MD.
Afternoon tea, reservations required. Call 301-581-5108.
With Port Righ.
July 10 - 13   Somerset Folk Harp Festival
Alexandria, VA
Teaching workshops and performing.
July 12 - 13   American Music Festival
Westminster, MD
Teaching workshops and performing.
With Port Righ
July 14 - 18   Common Ground on the Hill
Westminster, MD
Teaching workshops and performing.
With Port Righ
October 25 TBA Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival
Richmond Raceway Complex
Richmond, VA
Performing with Port Righ
October 26   Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival
Richmond Raceway Complex
Richmond, VA
Jo is coordinator for harp events.
11 am - Harp Workshop
1 pm - SHSA-sanctioned harp competition, including a pan-Celtic music category
3 pm - harp performances and open mic for harpers
Workshop teacher and judge: Sharon Knowles.
The only entry fee for the competition or workshop is the entry fee to the festival.
For more information, contact Jo Morrison.



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Past Appearances Include:

1998 - 2007 Common Ground on the Hill
Westminster, MD
Taught workshops and performed.
2001 - 2003 Somerset Folk Harp Festival
Somerset, NJ
Taught workshops and performed.
1999 - 2007 American Music and Arts Festival
Westminster, MD
2005, 2006 Celtic Festival and Highland Gathering of Southern Maryland
St. Leonard, MD
Judged the harping competition and performed With Port Righ.
2000 - 2007 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
(with Port Righ)
Howard County Fairgrounds, off Rte. 70
West Friendship, MD
Played and hung out at the Common Ground on the Hill tent.
1998 - 2002 Mount Vernon By Candlelight
Mount Vernon, VA.
2000 - 2003 Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD
(with Port Righ)
1999 - 2001 Potomac Celtic Festival
Morven Park International Equestrian Center
Leesburg, VA
(with Port Righ)
2002, 2003 Jacksonville Highland Games
Jacksonville, VA
Taught workshops, judged harp competitions, and performed with Port Righ.
2001, 2002 Frederick Celtic Festival
(with Port Righ)
Beatty-Cramer House
Frederick, MD
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004,
2005, 2007
Benefit concert for the Washington
Area Folk Harp Society
2005, 2006 Christ Church Concert Series
Christ Church
La Plata, MD
2004, 2005, 2007 A Greater Gift (formerly SERRV International)
New Windsor, MD
(with Port Righ)
1998 - 2003 Brunch in the Commons Restaurant
Smithsonian Institution's Castle, Washington, DC
various dates
1998 - 2006 Strathmore Hall
Rockville, MD. Afternoon tea.
various dates
2004, 2005
2006
Wine Down Friday
wine tasting
Elk Run Vineyard
Mt. Airy, MD
various dates
1998 - 2002 Borders
various locations
1998, 1999 The Reader's Cafe
Hanover, PA.
December, 2005, 2007 Concert at the Library of Congress
Washington, DC
Sponsored by the Scots Gaelic Language Table.
with Port Righ
April, 2007 CD Release Concert for Port Righ's Na Bi Gòrach
Carroll Arts Center
Westminster, MD.

March, 2007 Concert at St. John's Broad Creek Episcopal Church
Fort Washington, MD
With Port Righ.
December, 2006, 2007 Christmas Eve service
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Westminster, MD.
With Port Righ.
November, 2006 Concert for the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance
Chincoteague, VA
With Port Righ.
November, 2006 Art Opening Reception for Christina Collins-Smith and Barbara Neel
Carroll County Arts Council Gallery
Westminster, MD.
February, 2006 Cabin Fever Concert Series
The Bottling Works Romney, WV
(with Port Righ)
November, 2005 Ceilidh House Concert and Harp Workshop
Newcastle, Maine
with Port Righ
November, 2005 Workshop for the Nashoba Valley Harp Circle
Littleton, Massachusetts
November, 2005 Music for Robin house concert
Lexington, Massachusetts
with Port Righ
September, 2005 Ligonier Highland Games
Idlewild Park
Ligonier, PA
Judging the harping competition and performing.
September, 2005 WestSide Cafe
1A W. 2nd Street
Frederick, MD
301-418-6886
with Port Righ
June, 2005 Martha Washington's 274th Birthday Reception
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, VA.
with Port Righ.
April, 2005 Opening the "Music from the Isles" Concert
Carroll Arts Center
West Main St.
Westminster, MD
(With Port Righ.)
April, 2005 Loch Norman Highland Games
Giving a workshop, judging a competition, and playing at the ceilidh.
October, 2004 Chesapeake Celtic Festival
(With Port Righ.)
Furnacetown Living History Museum
Furnacetown, MD
June, 2004 Colonial Tavern -- Home to the Irish Brigade
(With Port Righ.)
Fredericksburg, VA
May, 2004 Workshop and concert
All Souls' Cathedral
Asheville, NC
December, 2003 Concert at The Lyceum -- Alexandria's History Museum
(with Port Righ)
Alexandria, VA
June, 2003 Suas leis a Ghaidhlig seminar at the Smithsonian Institution.
Provided music for the seminar, with with Port Righ
S. Dillon Ripley Center
Washington, DC
June, 2003 Celebrated the docking of the Jeanie Johnston at the Broadway Pier
(with Port Righ)
Market Square
Fells Point, Baltimore, MD
March, 2003; June, 2004
March, 2006
Concert at Erickson Conference Center     (with Port Righ)
Catonsville, MD
January, 2003 Concert at Glenview Mansion
Jo performed with harpers Sue Richards and Sharon Knowles
Rockville, MD.
September, 2002 Piney Run Festival (with Port Righ)
Piney Run Resource Center
Sykesville, MD
June, 2002 Irish Moon Coffee House (with Port Righ)
Taneytown, MD
June, 2002 Teaching at the Ohio Scottish Arts School
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
May, 2002 Opening reception of Inspioraid
A Block Print Exhibition by artist Mara
(Performing solo and with Port Righ)
Anam Cara
Beara, Ireland
April, 2002 The Brickskeller          (with Port Righ)
Washington, DC
Scottish Beer Tasting:
Appeared with brewer Bruce Williams of the Heather Ale Brewery in a program featuring Scottish beer and Scottish music.
September, 2001 Alexandria Scottish Heritage Festival
Alexandria, VA
(with Port Righ)
February, 2001 Concert with (opening for) Robin Huw Bowen
A Music For Robin concert
Lexington, MA.
May, 2000 A Celebration of the Celtic Harp
Jo Morrison, Sue Richards, Heather Yule, and Castlebay gave a two-hour concert.
The Mainstay
Rock Hall, MD
January, 2000 Folklore Society of Greater Washington's Mini-Fest Evening Concert
January, 2000 St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore's
Burns Nicht Supper
Maryland Club
September, 1999 Concert, with several guest musicians
Westminster, MD
September, 1999 VIP Reception for the Wildlife Art Festival at the National Zoo
Washington, DC
April, 1999 National Tartan Day
played at the U.S. Capitol




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