harf. performing at Boulder Theater supporting Ethan Regan.
Photo credited to Grace Maruska
Will Harford, who goes by harf., of Greenwich Connecticut, has always been a performer at heart. He started in children’s theater at 10 years old at the Boys and Girls Club. When he was young, his parents had an old piano in their house, which was given to them by neighbors that his dad had growing up. He began tinkering on the piano, but started guitar around junior year of high school. While he had spurts of lessons here and there, he never really had a guitar teacher.
When Will writes music, he tries to start with a concept or feeling, and after that, begins to envision what that would sound like. Sometimes, he said, he will have a melody first and fill it with lyrics later.
“The songs that I know what they’re about, before I even pick up a guitar, I feel like I really get dialed in and make something conceptual… I don’t want anyone else to write my lyrics.”
harf. performing with Ethan Regan at Boulder Theater.
Photo credited to Grace Maruska
Will said that he has several music inspirations. Growing up fun. was a large inspiration, as he described them to be more theatrical, aligning with his love for theater. Lately, he has been listening to Samia and Sylvie. He said that a lot of the music he listens to ends up showing up in his music in little ways.
Will had started recording in his college’s on campus studio, at University of Richmond, where he had a lot of access to tools for recording. Will went to school for music and said his class sizes were very small. Later, he began recording with his roommate Ben, who helped him record from home. “I Already Believe” was the first single put out from their new studio.
“There’s a lot of good music happening right now, so it’s a good time to be alive.”
Photo credited to Grace Maruska
Recently, Will went on tour with Ethan Regan, which was a great experience for him. He said that he learned a lot of lessons about being on the road; one of which was getting sick and powering through to not miss any shows. He said Ethan’s team was super fun to be around and that they were a ‘funny squad’ and they individually all have their talents that add up to one very nice crew.
A memorable place Will went on tour was Birmingham, Alabama. He said a lot of the people there were ‘characters of all kinds’ and he had a great time getting to know fans along the way.
After his last show on tour, Will performed at a small cafe/bar called Hello Darling, in Denver, where he performed and played some new songs for a small audience.
“I think that was the whole point of doing this was just to show people that music and watch their reaction in real time, so that I can make final edits and know what the music actually means. Like, it means one thing to me, but then it comes out into the world and becomes something else.”
harf. performing at Hello Darling
Photo credited to Grace Maruska
His next single will be released on November 6th, and later down the road, he will be putting out an album.
In the next coming months, Will looks forward to putting out his new music. He would like his fans to know that he enjoys talking to people and answering their messages about the music. He said to never hesitate to reach out. Will hopes to go on tour with his band at some point soon.
He is based out of Brooklyn, New York, where the music scene is thriving.
“I’m overwhelmed by the talent in that city.”
You can support harf. on instagram @willharf and his music can be found on streaming wherever you listen to music!
Be on the lookout for his new single on November 6th.
