Somerset Folk Harp Festival
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2023 presenters<br />
in-person presenters | july 20-23, 2023<br />
Rachel Hair is an acclaimed harper and teacher. She won two BBC Alba Scots Trad awards for<br />
her online harp music events and classes during the pandemic. She grew up in the Highlands<br />
and now divides her time between Glasgow and the Isle of Man. She just released her sixth<br />
album, élan.<br />
Grainné Hambly is a world-renowned Irish harpist who has inspired a generation of harpists<br />
through her mastery of the instrument. Popular worldwide for her performing and arranging<br />
of tunes she is also a sought after educator. Her classes are a perfect match for the advancing<br />
student, eager to take on challenges.<br />
<strong>Somerset</strong> welcomes Deborah Henson-Conant, 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award<br />
recipient, to challenge you to boldly go where no harper has gone before. A Grammynominated<br />
musician,Deborah has brought the harp out of the demure background and into<br />
the electric limelight! Mixing music and theatre Deborah performs solo or with a symphony<br />
with equal ease.<br />
Nancy Hurrell is a harpist who plays modern and historical harps. She promotes her interest<br />
in harp history in workshops, journal articles and her book on the nineteenth century Irish harp<br />
maker John Egan, “The Egan Irish <strong>Harp</strong>s:Tradition, patrons and players “(Four Courts Press, 2019).<br />
She has presented at museums and universities, and teaches harp classes.<br />
William Jackson is a multi-talented musician, composer, and performer. He is a founding<br />
member of the Scottish band Ossian and has released several solo albums. He is also the<br />
author of a book on Scottish traditional music. Jackson will be leading the <strong>Harp</strong>ers‘ Escape<br />
Add-On at <strong>Somerset</strong> on Thursday. He is a highly respected musician and we are happy to have<br />
him in person.<br />
Liza Jensen is a harp technician who has studied with master harp builders and is a warranty<br />
repair service for Triplett <strong>Harp</strong>s and Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s. She is the only American woman to be invited<br />
by Jakez Francois, president of Camac <strong>Harp</strong>s, the most innovative harp manufacturer in the<br />
world, to become a warranty repair service for their company. She travels the world for her work<br />
and will be available for harp regulation and minor repairs on-site at <strong>Somerset</strong>.<br />
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com<br />
23rd <strong>Somerset</strong> <strong>Folk</strong> <strong>Harp</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> | 2023
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