WHO + WHAT + WHY

"Harrie" and all "Harrie HQ" spaces is a social-musical experiment, hearkening back to the DIY ethos of MySpace and independent music in the 2000s, created by Kansas musician Chantelle Constable. "Harrie" is nobody, and she can be anybody, unfiltered and unboxed. Harrie HQ operates (primarily) outside of the algorithm of social media, and under the principle that music and art should be given freely from the heart of the creator, and not monetized. You will never be asked to give so much as your email to download any and all mp3s, and nothing will be behind a subscription or paywall. If you want to show your appreciation for the artist, you can Venmo me @Chantelle-ConstableTrowbridge. That's it. No catch.

"Chantelle" (for is she not also a construct) is a singer, musician, and writer in her mid-30s from the Flint Hills of Kansas, with a background in classical/choral singing, and influenced primarily by artists in the "Great American Songbook" and 70s folk / Laurel Canyon traditions.

[what else shall I tell you? what burning questions do you have?]
Email: harriehq@gmail.com


SONGS

(right click & "save link as" to download)

The Parting Glass.mp3 (11/04/24)
(Irish folk song, a cappella with vocal fx)

Idumea.mp3 (Oct 2024)
(Sacred harp hymn, a cappella with vocal fx)



Philosophy

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!' —Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967




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