Gráinne Hambly
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Gráinne Hambly is an internationally known Irish traditional harper, teacher and musician.{{cite web|url=http://www.harpagency.com/artist1.htm|title=Masters of the Celtic Harp: Gráinne Hambly & William Jackson}}
Life and education
Hambly was born to Michael Hambly and Mary Joyce in Knockrickard County Mayo, Ireland in 1975. She has 2 musician sisters. She learned traditional Irish music on the tin whistle as a child and then learned the concertina and harp. Hambly won the All-Ireland senior competition in Clonmel in 1994 on the concertina. She also won the Harp Festivals competitions at Keadue in 1994 and Granard in 1995 and the All-Ireland senior harp competition in 1994. She was also a member of the National Folk Orchestra{{cite web|url=http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/mayo-abbey/history/grainne-hambly-musician.html|title=Gráinne Hambly Knockrickard - Musician|author=Anne Conboy|publisher=Mayo Abbey Parish Magazine 1995}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allcelticmusic.com/artists/Grainne%20Hambly.html|title=Grainne Hambly Biography}} and toured with the Belfast Harp Orchestra founded by Janet Harbison. She graduated initially with a bachelor's degree and then with a master's degree in Music from Queen's University Belfast in 1999. She then completed a graduate diploma in Education (Music) from the University of Limerick.{{cite web|url=http://grainnehambly.com/?page_id=6|title=Biography}}
She is a teacher of traditional Irish music and performs in concerts and festivals internationally as well as having had a number of records produced.
Works
- Between the Showers
- Golden Lights and Green Shadows
- The Thorn Tree
- Music from Ireland and Scotland
- Traditional Irish Music Arranged for Harp
References
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External links
- [http://irishphiladelphia.com/2007/12/interview-with-harpers-grainne-hambly-and-billy-jackson/ And Interview with harpers]
- [http://achillharpfestival.ie/cruitiri-harpers/grainne-hambly/ Achill harp festival]
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Category:Musicians from County Mayo
Category:20th-century Irish harpists
Category:21st-century Irish harpists