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Kety Fusco uses the harp as you’ve never imagined it before on new album.
“Both evocative and frightening, triggering brand new emotions that have never been explored before with harp music.”- Wonderland Magazine
“Most compelling is the steampunk techno she creates by treating her wooden harp with hairpins, wax and sticky tape, like a prepared piano, to create percussive effects”- The Guardian
With her second studio album, ‘BOHÈME’, Kety Fusco transforms the harp into an entirely new voice, redefining what this instrument can represent in the contemporary music landscape. This is not just music: it’s a vision. It’s an invitation to explore a sound world that has never existed before.
Comprising nine tracks, the album features single ‘SHE’, a mesmerizing collaboration with the legendary Iggy Pop which has received heavy rotation on BBC 6 Music.
Every sound in ‘BOHÈME’ originates from the harp, yet nothing is as it seems. Sound manipulations, underwater recordings, and unconventional techniques create a unique musical language, far from traditional boundaries. Among the boldest experiments, Kety literally submerged herself in a pool to record the sounds of the harp underwater, turning the instrument into a medium for narrating the unexpected. This daring approach shines in the opening track, ‘Hi, this is Harp’, a manifesto of sonic avant-garde.
Discovering the harp at just 6 years old, Kety Fusco’s magnetic talent has now taken her to iconic stages such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Swiss Federal Parliament, and the prestigious Euro Jazz Festival in Mexico. With over 200 concerts worldwide, Kety has redefined the role of the harp, bringing it to the most unexpected contexts: from the Notte della Taranta to the United Nations, and even on a tour of South America for the Swiss Embassies.
An unstoppable composer and creator, Kety has written soundtracks for a film and a documentary set to be released in 2025, as well as composed the theme music for the Rai Radio3 program Voci in Barcaccia. Her original works are a manifesto of artistic freedom, captivating audiences with their fusion of tradition and avant-garde. Her musical journey is authentic and uncompromising, reflecting a deeply personal artistic vision.
In 2024, she served as the Swiss juror for the Eurovision Song Contest, adding another milestone to her path of international excellence. And in 2025 Kety has been selected for the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the official program of the U.S. Department of State which, for more than 80 years, has brought together individuals destined to leave a mark in their fields. From September 20 to October 12, 2025, Kety will be in the United States for three intense weeks of diplomatic and cultural meetings, visiting key cities such as Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles. The program includes exchanges with institutions, universities, festivals, and leading figures of the international music world – including the Library of Congress, the GRAMMY Museum, Universal Music Group, and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz – with the goal of building bridges between the Swiss and American music scenes.
‘BOHÈME’, which follows acclaim for Kety’s music from The Guardian, Wonderland and more in the UK, is more than an album: it is an artistic manifesto. It celebrates the beauty born from the courage to face the unknown. “There are harpists embarking on personal journeys, each with a unique and original vision. With BOHÈME, I continue my own path—a profoundly liberating sonic experience born from the desire to explore new horizons without compromise. This project represents a completely new vision of my relationship with the harp and sound itself”, says Kety.
‘BOHÈME’ is not just an album. It is a breath of freedom, an invitation to lose oneself in the paths of the unexpected, beyond the boundaries of habit, leaving behind the rules that chain us. Did you think you knew the harp? In 2025, it will be something completely different.
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Irish Blues Survivor Paddy Smith Brings a Remarkable Story of Music, Loss and Redemption to The Andrew Eborn Show
Irish blues-rock veteran Paddy Smith opens up about surviving the streets of Chicago, battling alcoholism, losing his daughter and transforming a lifetime of pain into powerful music.
There are musicians who sing the blues, and then there are musicians who have lived them.
Irish singer, songwriter and acclaimed harmonica player Paddy Smith belongs firmly in the second category.
Smith recently joined The Andrew Eborn Show for a deeply personal conversation about the extraordinary journey behind his music — a life that has taken him through addiction, homelessness, devastating loss, sobriety and ultimately redemption.
The interview, titled “Irish Blues Legend Survived Chicago Streets, Lost His Daughter & Battled the Bottle – Paddy Smith,” gives audiences a revealing look at the man behind one of Ireland’s most authentic blues-rock voices.
For Smith, the blues has never been an image or a musical pose. His songs have been shaped by experiences most people would struggle simply to survive.
At one point in his life, Smith found himself living on the streets of Chicago while battling alcoholism. He eventually fought his way back, but another unimaginable tragedy would follow when his 17-year-old daughter, Ciara, died from cystic fibrosis in 2010.
Rather than hiding from those chapters of his life, Smith has increasingly allowed them to become part of his music.
That honesty is at the heart of his acclaimed album Could Have Found Grace, an eight-track collection steeped in hardship, survival, resilience and the possibility of redemption.
The album represents something deeper than another release in Smith’s career. It feels like the musical autobiography of a man looking back at where he has been without pretending the scars have disappeared.
Smith has spoken openly about drawing inspiration from his own life experiences, and that authenticity can be heard throughout his work. His gravel-edged vocals, harmonica playing and blues-rock arrangements carry the weight of someone who understands the stories he’s singing because he has actually lived them.
Could Have Found Grace was created with guitarist Danny Tobin and features an impressive group of musicians, including Aongus Ralston of The Waterboys on bass, Jason Duffy of The Corrs on drums and keyboard player James Delaney, whose credits include work with Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher and Chuck Berry. The album was produced by Ivan Jackman at Hellfire Studios in Dublin.
Yet impressive credits aren’t what make Paddy Smith compelling.
It’s the survival.
It’s the willingness to talk about alcoholism without romanticizing it, grief without exploiting it and redemption without pretending that redemption erases what came before.
That makes Smith particularly well suited to The Andrew Eborn Show, where Andrew Eborn’s conversations frequently move beyond conventional celebrity interviews to uncover the stories behind the public persona.
During Smith’s appearance, audiences get something much more interesting than a musician simply promoting an album. They meet a survivor whose relationship with music has been forged through decades of experience.
Smith has cited artists including Muddy Waters among his earliest influences, while his own sound combines traditional blues with rock, folk and the raw energy of the Irish music scene. He’s also expressed admiration for artists ranging from Rory Gallagher and Phil Lynott to contemporary Irish band Fontaines D.C.
The result is music that respects the blues tradition without sounding trapped inside it.
Perhaps the most powerful thing about Paddy Smith’s story is that the difficult chapters haven’t disappeared. They’ve simply been transformed.
The streets, the bottle, the loss and the years of rebuilding are still there — but now they’re inside the songs.
And that’s exactly where the blues has always found its greatest power.
Watch Paddy Smith’s revealing appearance on The Andrew Eborn Show:
https://youtu.be/B_UlT2qB8Z8
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