Gráinne Hambly | |
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Born | c 1975 |
Era | Traditional |
Gráinne Hambly is an internationally known Irish traditional harper, teacher and musician. [1]
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]
Gráinne Hambly | |
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Born | c 1975 |
Era | Traditional |
Gráinne Hambly is an internationally known Irish traditional harper, teacher and musician. [1]
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]