Gráinne Hambly is an internationally known Irish traditional harper, teacher and musician.[1]

Gráinne Hambly
Bornc 1975
EraTraditional

Life and education

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Hambly was born to Michael Hambly and Mary Joyce in Knockrickard County Mayo, Ireland in 1975. She has 2 sisters who are also musicians. 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[2][3] and toured with the Belfast Harp Orchestra founded by Janet Harbison.[3] 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.[4]

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.[2][3][4]

Works

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Masters of the Celtic Harp: Gráinne Hambly & William Jackson".
  2. ^ a b Anne Conboy. "Gráinne Hambly Knockrickard - Musician". Mayo Abbey Parish Magazine 1995.
  3. ^ a b c "Grainne Hambly Biography".
  4. ^ a b "Biography".
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