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Aberdeenshire Harpist

The Aberdeenshire Harpist is an exceptionally talented harpist, that plays both the concert harp and Celtic harp or Scottish harp (clarsach).

The Aberdeenshire Harpist plays elegant music and can adapt her performance to each client's individual requirements.

She plays a vast repertoire including popular, classics and her own compositions.

A true virtuoso on the harp.

The Aberdeenshire Harpist is a talented freelance harpist is based in Aberdeenshire and Glasgow. She is experienced in performing at various events and occasions. She studies pedal harp at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama but also is experienced in performing regularly on the Scottish harp (clarsach). She plays a Salvi Diana Concert Grand harp, which was frequently played on the QE2 cruise liner, and her Scottish harp is a Pilgrim Clarsach which is very portable and suitable for venues with limited space.

She was awarded the prestigious John Sebastian Morley Prize at the International Harp Summer School in 2009 and has played clarsach in the traditional band, Ceol Mor for the two years. She has also attended the Edinburgh International Harp Festival for the past five years and taken part in Splore, the traditional music course at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival. An accomplished harpist, she has participated in several masterclasses, performing for many renowned harpists such as Daphne Bowden, David Watkins, Meinir Heulyn, Charlotte Seale and Imogen Barford.

The Aberdeenshire Harpist has been teaching privately for a number of years and her tuition is in high demand.  She has given numerous workshops and demonstations on the harp and music of Scotland.

Her expressive playing shows her clear passion for the harp, which she strives to pass onto her pupils. She plays in a wide range of styles to suite every occasion and her repertoire consists of music from many genres including traditional, classical and popular pieces as well as her own compositions and arrangements.

Any requests can be accommodated. 

Classical

  • Canon in D – Pachelbel
  • Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring – Bach
  • Ode to Joy - Beethoven
  • O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini
  • Prelude in C - Bach
  • Sonata in C minor - Dussek
  • Song in the Night – Salzedo
  • The Little Fountain – O Pratt
  • The Minstrel’s Adieu - Thomas
  • Una Mattina – Einaudi
  • Watching the Wheat – Thomas

Traditional

  • All Through the Night (Welsh)
  • Amazing Grace
  • Ashokan Farewell (Scottish)
  • Auld Lang Syne (Scottish)
  • Banks of the Ohio
  • Da Slockit Light (Scottish)
  • French Boure (French)
  • Greensleeves
  • Hamnatang (Scottish)
  • Hey Bystra Woda (Polish)
  • House of the Rising Sun
  • John O’Connor (Irish)
  • Leaving Stoer (Scottish)
  • Looking at a Rainbow Through A Dirty Window (Scottish)
  • Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
  • Lord Willoughby (English)
  • Mingulay Boat Song (Scottish)
  • Miss Drummond of Perth (Scottish)
  • My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose (Scottish)
  • Sileas (Scottish)
  • Skye Boat Song (Scottish)
  • The Dark Island (Scottish)
  • The Distressed Soldier (Irish)
  • The Miller’s Dance (English)
  • The Minstrel Boy (Irish)
  • The Queen’s March (Welsh)
  • The Rising of the Lark (Welsh)
  • The Sally Gardens (Irish)
  • There Was a Lad (Scottish)
  • Water Sound Shore (Scottish)

Popular

  • Angels
  • Annie’s Song
  • Blowing in the Wind
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  • Clocks
  • Chariots of Fire
  • Colours of the Wind
  • Come What May
  • Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me
  • Every Breath You Take
  • Everybody Hurts
  • Everytime
  • Eternal Flame
  • Fields of Gold
  • Happy Birthday
  • I Can See Clearly Now
  • I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
  • Imagine
  • I Will Always Love You
  • Killing Me Softly With His Song
  • Love Changes Everything
  • Love Me Tender
  • Moon River
  • Morning Has Broken
  • My Heart Will Go On
  • No Matter What
  • One Moment in Time
  • Over the Rainbow
  • Sailing
  • Smile
  • Stand By Me
  • Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
  • The Scientist – Coldplay
  • The Wind Beneath My Wings
  • Unchained Melody
  • What a Wonderful World
  • When You Say Nothing At All
  • With A Little Help From My Friends
  • Yesterday
  • You are My Sunshine
  • Your Song
  • You’re Beautiful

Please note: some pieces can only be played on the pedal harp.

Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.

Mid Scotland

  • Ayrshire - £230.00
  • Clackmannanshire - £230.00
  • Dunbartonshire - £230.00
  • Fife - £230.00
  • Kinross-shire - £230.00
  • Renfrewshire - £230.00
  • Selkirkshire - £230.00
  • Stirlingshire - £230.00
  • West Lothian - £230.00

North Scotland

  • Aberdeenshire - £172.50
  • Angus - £230.00
  • Argyllshire - £230.00
  • Banffshire - £230.00
  • Caithness - £230.00
  • Inverness-shire - £345.00
  • Kincardineshire - £230.00
  • Morayshire - £230.00
  • Nairn - £230.00
  • Perth - £287.50
  • Ross and Cromarty - £230.00
  • Sutherland - £230.00

South Scotland

  • Berwickshire - £402.50
  • Dumfries and Galloway - £402.50
  • Dumfries-shire - £345.00
  • East Lothian - £287.50
  • Kirkcudbrightshire - £287.50
  • Lanarkshire - £287.50
  • Lothian - £287.50
  • Midlothian - £287.50
  • Pebbles-shire - £345.00
  • Roxburghshire - £287.50
  • Strathclyde - £172.50
  • Wigtownshire - £230.00

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