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| "Waulking Songs" are work songs. The ends of newly woven cloth were stitched together to form a ring. This fabric was drenched in a special liquid and dredged forward, backward, and then passed clockwise in time to music. |
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| Waulking the newly woven cloth tightened the weave, removed any remaining lanolin, and helped soften the cloth. Today, we reviewed all of the "waulking songs" and took turns sitting around the table as we "waulked" the mock cloth. |
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| Gail is the daughter of Andrew and Edna Turner. Dr. Andrew Turner was a member of Clan Lamont. Clan Lamont has strong historical ties to the "clarsach" or wire-strung harp in Scotland. Upon the death of her husband, Edna Turner founded the Dr. Andrew Turner Memorial Scholarship for Harp. This year, Gail applied for the scholarship to attend OSAS and worked with Ann and Charlie Heymann to assemble and finish this harp. |
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| This newly strung harp had a great sound. Gail's father would be very proud. |
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