Cheyenne Brown
Cheyenne Brown is from Alaska but has been based in Scotland for the past ten years where she has studied the Scottish harp from both a performance and a research perspective and works to perform and teach the Scottish harp locally and abroad. Her playing style is characteristically free and creative, making much use of [...]
Alina Bzhezhinska
One of Scotland’s leading musical educators and performers, Alina was trained in the rigorous classical tradition in Ukraine and Poland as well as in the United States. She brings a rich depth of skill and breadth of experience to her students and her audience, and her master classes in the UK, Thailand and Poland are [...]
Mairi Campbell
Mairi Campbell comes from Edinburgh where she works as a musician, combining performing, teaching and writing. She loves what she does and hopes that you do too!
Edmar Castaneda
Edmar Castaneda was born in Colombia and since his move to the United States of America in 1994, has quite literally taken New York and the world stage by storm with the sheer force of his virtuosic command of the harp. Edmar’s journey traces back to humble and altogether inspiring beginnings. The son of a [...]
Tana Collins
Tana has been a fully qualified Massage Therapist and member of the Scottish Massage Therapists’ Organisation since 2000 and has been the EIHF’s Masseuse since 2002. During this time, Tana has built up a hugely successful client base, working in a number of businesses and from her home in Edinburgh. Tana uses massage as a [...]
Lusia Cordell
Popular award winning harpist Luisa-Maria Cordell has travelled the world performing and teaching the harp. Luisa is a frequent recitalist on land and at sea on cruise liners. She has enjoyed working with leading orchestras and making duet recordings with eminent musicians such as Julian Lloyd-Webber. Luisa enjoys teaching from beginner to degree level and [...]
Marianne Cranston
Marianne is a qualified member of the Dutch Societies of Holistic Pulsing and Astrology, with wide experience of working in Europe and the UK. Her goal as a spiritual astrologer and holistic pulser is to help clients become attuned with their inner self, to help build up self-esteem, trust and self-belief.
Lesley Crozier
Lesley is the co-author of a movement system called the Neuromuscular Approach to Human Movement® which is a unique method of promoting and supporting health, safety and well-being through Efficient Movement, and is applicable in all areas of life. A retired Physiotherapy lecturer, Lesley is a Director in the firm MovES~Movement Education Services Ltd. Her [...]
Meriç Dönük
Meriç started her undergraduate musical studies with Sirin Pancaroglu.In 2004 she received a Cultural Encouragement Prize from the European Foundation and won second prize in the International Competition “Musicians of the New Millennium” in Macedonia. Meriç took part in the 9th World Harp Congress “Focus on Youth” concerts in Dublin in 2005. In 2007, she [...]
Joy Dunlop
Joy Dunlop is a Gaelic singer and Scottish step-dancer whose performances showcase Gaelic music and song in a contemporary style that remains true to its roots. Joy has appeared throughout the UK, Europe, Canada, New Zealand and the USA and has performed everywhere from Highland village ceilidhs to major international festivals. A fluent Gaelic speaker, she has also presented shows [...]
Pete Grassby
Pete has spent 27 years working for himself as a melodeon and accordion repairer, having previously worked for the Alvis in Coventry. Now an internationally known folksinger and musician, he plays for Ceilidhs and French dances, often calling (teaching) the dances at the same time. He has been with the Coventry Morris Men since 1873, [...]
Rachel Hair
Rachel is a prominent performer in the Scottish Traditional Music scene and having released three critically acclaimed albums, is a much sought after performer and tutor of the harp. A first class honours music graduate she has toured extensively throughout Europe both as a soloist and with her acclaimed trio “The Rachel Hair Trio” and [...]
Susan Hamilton
The internationally acclaimed Scottish soprano Susan Hamilton specialises in Baroque and Contemporary music working with many leading ensembles. She has appeared at major festivals in Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico and the USA and broadcasts regularly on both television and radio. Her solo recordings include A’e Gowden Lyric a recital of songs by the composer [...]
Naomi Harling
Naomi has been playing the harp from a very young age. Over the years she has become an accomplished performer and teacher for people of all ages, and enjoys teaching and performing thoroughly. She has had success in many competitions in the past, nationally and internationally, and has been a finalist in the BBC’s Young [...]
Corrina Hewat
Corrina Hewat’s style of teaching and performing has developed over the years, and she is now in her second year of Principal Tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, following on from Patsy Seddon and Wendy Stewart. Corrina works with artists around the world and co-runs a Scottish big band “The Unusual Suspects” while being [...]
John Hoare
John Hoare has been making harps for 45 years, working on the design and manufacturing of lever harp and pedal harps and the restoration of the pedal harps from the single action to the 19c concert harps. He has experience of both modern materials and techniques and the historic methods. John was a founder member [...]
Mandy Hunter
Mandy has been bellydancing for 19 years and has been teaching for 17 years. She trained with some of Scotland and the UK’s top professional bellydancers Fereshteh Hosseini, Josephine Wise, Kay Taylor, Maggie Caffrey, Margaret Krause, Sarah Pulman, Laura Montieth and many others. She does mainly Egyptian style and a little tribal style. Mandy has [...]
Anne Macdearmid
A highly respected clarsach teacher and an accomplished singer, Anne’s performances display her wide range and knowledge of music and superb musicianship. She is a prolific arranger and composer and tutor, and is equally well-known as an adjudicator at festivals and The Royal National Mod. For 25 years, she tutored the Heritage of Scotland Summer [...]
Karen Marshalsay
Karen is a master of traditional Scottish harp music. Specialising on all three Scottish harps – wire- and gut-strung clarsachs, and bray harp, Karen has performed throughout the UK, Europe, America and Australia. With a particular interest in pipe music, playing with Allan MacDonald in his acclaimed pibroch concerts has been a career highlight. Karen [...]
Isobel Mieras
One of Scotland’s’ most experienced and successful teachers, Isobel has taught and influenced many of to-day’s Scottish harp players. For many years she has enjoyed working with, arranging and composing for na Clarsairean, the Scottish Harp Orchestra, taking them to perform at 3 World Harp Congresses as well as venues in Scotland. It has been [...]
Michelle Mulcahy
Michelle is considered to be one of Ireland’s most adroit and creative harpers. “Her revolutionary style on the harp is scintillating-played with power and panache, no concession to the complexity of the instrument, confirming her as one of the most significant musicians redefining harp at present’- The Living Tradition. She is a regular performer and [...]
Mark Norris
Now one of the UKs ‘oldest established’ harp makers, Mark Norris has been designing and making small harps for 32 years, having exhibited his first instrument at the very first Edinburgh Harp Festival in 1981. Known for his fine craftsmanship and also for his innovative semitone lever design, Mark’s harps are used by many well [...]
Sirin Pancaroglu
The leading harpist of Turkey, Sirin distinguishes herself with her open approach to music played on the harp and has been recognized in musical circles for her thorough interpretative skills and multifaceted musical personality. She regularly collaborates with performers and composers of diverse backgrounds, crossing boundaries between musical styles. Praised by the Washington Post in [...]
Mike Parker
Mike Parker studied instrument building at the London College of Furniture, where he went with every intention of building modern neo-celtic instruments, but was soon subverted into the world of early harps. This has allowed him to build a collection of 27 harps covering the last thousand years of music. He was awarded both Fellowship [...]
Jennifer Port
Jennifer Port from Golspie is an experienced tutor and one of the finest Clarsach players and singers. Jennifer became interested in music at a young age before graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with an Honours Degree in Scottish Music, specialising in performance and composition. Her accolades include Gold medals at [...]
John Purser
John Purser is a composer, writer and broadcaster, best known for his award-winning book and radio series, Scotland’s Music, on which subject he has lectured and broadcast world-wide. He recently received the Traditional Music Association of Scotland’s award for services to the industry, and he has been described as “the Nestor of Scottish music historiography”. [...]
Ailie Robertson
Ailie Robertson is a musician in the broadest sense: composer, arranger, teacher, improviser and performer. She has performed and taught all around the globe, and is recognised for her unique fusion of Scottish, Irish and contemporary styles. A popular teacher, she has also published 6 books of harp music, and will release her 3rd solo CD [...]
Arnaud Roy
Arnaud Roy is a composer, and a sound engineer for film and video games. He has been testing the Camac MIDI harp since 2009, and together with Damien Audoin created the show HarpJamX, which is a duo for MIDI harp and video.
Fiona Rutherford
Fiona, from Edinburgh, learned to play the harp with Sophie Askew, Isobel Mieras and Savourna Stevenson. She studied at The City of Edinburgh Music School and went on to gain degrees in Composition at Dartington College of Arts and Edinburgh University. She has written for theatre and film, including acclaimed feature films ‘The Inheritance’ and [...]
Patsy Seddon
Patsy is one of Scotland’s most innovative harp players. She is known for her performances with the duo Sileas, the group The Poozies and other ensembles including Clan Alba and has recorded over 12 CDs. Her latest project is the singing trio Madge Wildfire with Gerda Stevenson and Kathy Stewart. Patsy is an active teacher [...]
Savourna Stevenson
Known for her innovative composing, performing and recording with the Scottish harp, Savourna has written prolifically for the instrument, collaborating with artists including Aly Bain, Danny Thompson and Davy Spillane and with singers June Tabor, Eddi Reader and Alyth McCormac. Her collaborations as a composer in the classical music world have included work with the [...]
Wendy Stewart
Wendy’s relaxed but incisive style of teaching brings praise and results in equal measure. Through her layered arrangements and measured pace, she can bring a group of mixed ability learners together in confident, relaxed harmony. Highlights of the past year include helping start up a new Clarsach Society branch, taking part in her first reality [...]
Park Stickney
Park is constantly in motion, giving concerts throughout Europe and the U.S., solo, or in various constellations. He is also visiting professor of jazz harp at the Royal Academy of Music, London, an assistant professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Lyon, and teaches at many other major conservatories including Juilliard, Paris, Munich, Trinity College (London), [...]
Leah Stuttard
Leah hails from a Lancashire mill town and has played the medieval harp for 15 years. She was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Studentship to go to the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland where she spent three years studying early harp with Heidrun Rosenzweig. She studied with bray harp expert, Bill Taylor. Her career [...]
Esther Swift
Esther Swift studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Eira Lynn Jones. Being of Scottish heritage, Esther is heavily influenced by folk music in her own performing and composing, playing as part of Twelfth Day folk duo and as a soloist. Twelfth Day have released their debut album Northern Quarter, as well as [...]
Bill Taylor
Bill is a specialist in the performance of ancient harp music from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and is one of very few players investigating these repertoires on medieval gut-strung harps, wire-strung clarsachs and Renaissance harps with buzzing bray pins. He is one of the foremost interpreters of music in the Robert ap Huw manuscript, and [...]
Viola Uotila
Viola Uotila (1997) is a young Finnish multi-instrumentalist musician. She plays different styles and sizes of kanteles, sings and plays cello and celtic harp, too. Viola has won several prestigious international and national music competitions and has performed since she was 7 years old. Viola has become well known in Finland from dozens of radio [...]
Steph West
Steph West has trained in folk, period and classical traditions. Most recently seen performing on the international stage with the British Paraorchestra, she has recently released an EP, The Mermaid. She plays and teaches in Oxford and London. Two of her favourite collaborators are veteran English fiddler Giles Lewin (Bellowhead, Maddy Prior) and contemporary Irish [...]
Monica Wilkinson
Monica Wilkinson has worked in a variety of music education settings, including at St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh and as Education Director of Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2005 she began training in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, gaining the Certificate in 2008. In 2012 she became the first person to gain a Dalcroze Licence through part-time study in [...]
Heather Yule
Heather is an established harp teacher in Scotland. She has taught and performed on the clarsach throughout Scotland and at various events in the USA and Carp Breton, Canada. She also performs in Europe and North America as a traditional storyteller, combining harp music and stories in a unique way.