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Chad's life long passion for the Irish wire-strung harp is evident in his many roles as performer, teacher, harp maker and composer of new music for the instrument. Here he plays an original composition he wrote to honor an important member of the Irish music community.

This video and the accompanying interview of Chad talking about the composition are part of an article for the Imbolc 2014 edition of the Celtic Junction arts newsletter 'Trasna an Ghabhail/Across the Junction' . As a nod to the holiday of Imbolc, associated with the Celtic Goddess Brighid, patroness of creativity and new life, the article is about creative process and craft by musicians grounded in the Irish tradition and focusing on original works by three instructors at the Center for Irish Music (St Paul, Minnesota) which celebrates its 10 year anniversary in 2014. See also Norah Rendell's 'The Milk Market' and Todd Menton's 'Rosie-O' videos that are part of same article.