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Lost chord expands

Written on Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 9:42 am

It was a busy week (9-13th May) with the expansion of Lost Chord in South Wales. For the last few years, every month, 6 homes were receiving a regular Lost Chord concert and this week, Jo Thomas (mezzo soprano) and I had the pleasure of meeting and playing for the additional 8 homes to join the scheme. read more…

Coal Exchange with Only Men Aloud

Written on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Valentine’s Day was interesting this year, spending the evening with 20 male singers..in the form of Only Men Aloud!  in the Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay for a corporate event. The venue is beautiful and the evning was a nice change from the usual romantic restaurant setting.

Jazz at the North Star and Tiger at Celtic..

Written on Monday, September 20th, 2010 at 9:54 am

A busy weekend with a wedding up North, followed by a performance at Celtic Manor and a jazz afternoon in the North Star. Celtic Manor is getting ready for the Ryder Cup and we all await the arrival of Tiger Woods. I will be performing with X-Factor’s Rhydian on 2nd October and in the main read more…

Meeting Stephen Fry..the perfect dinner guest!

Written on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 10:45 am

This week is graduation week in Cardiff and I had the pleasure of playing the harp for Stephen Fry who was receiving an honorary degree and speaking at the ceremony. I didn’t manage to invite him for dinner though!…..

Jazz concert with Deborah Henson Conant

Written on Monday, April 26th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

Over the past few months I have been honoured to be working with jazz harp legend Deborah Henson Conant. I went to see her in Cardiff when I was about 1o. She made the harp ‘cool’!!!so to be asked to perform her music at the recent Harp Festival in Caernarfon was a dream come true. read more…

Jazz concert in Caernarfon

Written on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 10:55 am

It is such an exciting time!! I have been asked to perform a concerto written by Deborah Henson Conant at the Harp Festival In Caernarfon on 9th April 2010. Deborah will be conducting the piece called ‘Danger Zone’. Prepartions are well on their way…