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Funding Successful

This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 14, 2011.

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2 Backers

MP3 download of an exclusive unreleased track + public thank you on my website, twitter, facebook, Myspace, & YouTube.

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10 Backers

collection of 3 MP3s of exclusive unreleased tracks + public thank you on my website, twitter, facebook, Myspace, & YouTube.

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35 Backers

Download of the full album in advance of its release + the collection of 3 exclusive MP3s + public thank you on my website, twitter, facebook, Myspace, & YouTube.

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71 Backers

an advance hard-copy of the CD before its release + public thank you on my website, twitter, facebook, Myspace, & YouTube. If you like, I’ll sign the disc for you with a personalized message!

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20 Backers

an advance hard-copy of the disc before its release + a special T-Shirt + public thank you on my website, twitter, facebook, Myspace, & YouTube. If you like, I’ll sign the disc for you with a personalized message! Don't worry, you'll be prompted you for your preferred shirt size later.

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4 Backers • Limited Reward (96 of 100 remaining)

Grab Bag! You'll receive the advance hard copy of the new CD + copies of Serpentine & To an Unwitting Muse + 2 limited edition posters + a special T-Shirt + a limited edition HARPPOWER sticker + public thank you on my website, twitter, facebook, Myspace, & YouTube.

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14 Backers

an advance physical copy of the new album + the T-Shirt + the exclusive collection of MP3s + you will be thanked by name in the liner notes. Instant fame! (You'll also be thanked in all my online places, of course) If you prefer, you could have me list your company or business as a sponsor instead. You are also welcome to stay an anonymous donor if you like.

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I will cover ANY song of your choice & e-mail you a copy of the MP3 + post a performance of the song on YouTube + send you an advance hard-copy of the CD + the TShirt + you will be thanked in the liner notes.

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2 Backers • Limited Reward (28 of 30 remaining)

along with your advance hard-copy of the new album & the T-Shirt, you will receive a limited edition, hand-stitched, hand-crafted lyric booklet, made with love by yours truly. You'll also be thanked in the liner notes (and online).

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1 Backer

everything from the $100 level + a pair of tickets to the concert of your choice + I will mail you a lovingly baked batch of homemade cookies. (I can make them with/without nuts, chocolate, or vegan ingredients to fit your dietary preference).

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Everything from the $300 level + you will be credited as an associate producer in the liner notes (and online).

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Everything from the $100 level + executive producer credit in the liner notes + a house concert within a 200 mile radius of Philadelphia, or when I’m next in your town on tour, or at your convenience if you are able to additionally cover my transport expenses. Alternatively, you could also choose to have me play at your corporate event or business party.

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Music Lover's Level: Everything from the $100 level + executive producer credit in the liner notes + MY LAP HARP! Comes with a soft travel case, tuning key, a copy of Sylvia Wood's "Teach Yourself to Play the Folk Harp" music book, and a 30-minute private Skype lesson with me. It's a 22-string StoneyEnd Eve lap harp in cherry wood with levers on the B, C, & F strings. I once earned 60 Euro busking with it in Zurich when I was a wee thing. I'll even sign it for you if you like!

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Song Commission! I will write you a song about anything you like and will send you a hard copy of the song in the mail along with a lovingly baked batch of homemade cookies. If you need help with inspiration, I will send you a form with some questions to help get the ball rolling. I can write about your life, a friend or loved one, an experience, place, idea, theme, piece of literature or art, historical event, character song, adaptation of your favorite fairytale or book… the options are limitless. You will also get all the goodies from the $100 level + executive producer credit in the liner notes.

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I will cook an intimate dinner for you and your friends (up to six people total) & provide background music while you dine if you live within a 200-mile radius of Philadelphia, or when I am next on tour in your town, or at your convenience if you are able to additionally cover my transport expenses. I am happy to work with you on the menu planning to accommodate specific tastes & dietary restrictions.

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Hey, Big Spender! Why, I hardly know how to express my gratitude for your generosity. Would you like me to provide music for a big event in your personal or professional life? Shall I compose a song in your honor? Serve an intimate gathering of your friends, colleagues, or loved ones an elegant dinner with live background music provided? Would you like complimentary copies of any future recordings in my career? I’m open to any combination of the Thank You gifts from lower rewards levels.

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Gillian Grassie is an independent harpist/singer-songwriter who plays folk/pop with jazz sensibilities. Of her live performance, Grammy-winner Marc Cohn has said, “It is rare to hear a young singer with such control and understated soulfulness, and even more rare to hear a harp provide such a deep percussive groove. I was immediately captivated by her sound.” Her song "Silken String” finished second in the 2008 New York Song Circle competition and has since been picked up by triple-A radio stations nationally. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 2009 with a degree in Comparative Literature and has received grants from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation & The U.S. State Department.

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