WITF Music: Mary-Kate Spring Lee

Harpist-singer-songwriter Mary-Kate Spring Lee

• Joe Ulrich/WITF
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  Joe has been interested in audio and music since he was a kid. What started as a fascination with his parents’ vinyl records and cassette tapes turned into a love of both performing and recording. He grew up in Elizabethtown, Pa. and moved to Pittsburgh in 1999 where he majored in Photography at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
  In 2004, he attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Tempe, AZ. He returned to Pittsburgh to work at a recording studio.
  
  In 2008, Joe arrived at WITF, where his skills have found a good home as an on-air host, audio engineer and producer of WITF Music. In 2016, Joe earned a National Edward R. Murrow award for Best Use of Sound.

Mary-Kate Spring Lee

Harpist-singer-songwriter Mary-Kate Spring Lee discusses her musical journey, from starting to play the harp at the age of 12 to her experiences performing live with her siblings in the band Seasons. Mary-Kate shares her process of translating skills from the piano to the harp, the unique techniques she learned in Irish music, and how personal experiences like parenting and sibling relationships influence her songwriting. She talks about her study under the master apprenticeship program with the PA Council on the Arts and her admiration for artists like The Beatles and Regina Spektor. The conversation also touches on her plans for a new album and the impacts of COVID-19 on live performances.

A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.

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