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Claire Roche

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Claire Roche is a singer harpist based in Co. Dublin, Ireland. She plays the concert harp as well as the Irish harp. Roche has performed as an opening artist for The Chieftains and The Fureys and has performed at venues including The Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, Florida, and at Stephen Foster Memorial Park, on the banks of the Suwannee River in the Southern United States and at Old Government House, Parramatta in Australia.[1]

Recordings

  • Dancing in the Wind: poetry of W.B. Yeats set to music[2]
  • Lilt of the Banshee: traditional Irish, Welsh and English songs, tunes and poetry set to music[2]
  • Songs of Love & Loss: haunting originals
  • Out of the Ordinary[2]
  • An Irish Wedding Ceremony[2]

References

  1. ^ "Harp draws back the veil". Parramatta Sun. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "A Veil Between Two Worlds: Claire Roche in Concert". ABC.net.au. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2010.