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Mary O'Hara (born 12 May 1935) is an Irish soprano and harpist from County Sligo.She gained attention on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her recordings of that period influenced a generation of Irish female singers who credit O'Hara with influencing their style, among them Carmel Quinn, Mary Black and Moya Brennan.
Sheila Bromberg (1928–2021) was a British harpist who performed in both classical and popular settings. She is best known for playing on the Beatles’ song "She's Leaving Home" on their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. [1] [2] [3]
Elizabeth Jaxon - American harpist, director of the DHF World Harp Competition and member of the band Atlantic Harp Duo; Maria Johansdotter (fl. 1706) - Swedish harpist, folk music player and parish clerk, put on trial for homosexuality and for posing as a man; Claire Jones - Welsh harpist; Edward Jones (1752–1824) - Welsh harpist and ...
Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (August 6, 1932 – April 13, 1986), [1] [2] [3] better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist, singer and composer. [4] Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s" [5] and the "most accomplished modern jazz harpist," [6] Ashby established the harp as an improvising jazz instrument, beyond earlier use as a novelty or ...
Maud Morgan (November 22, 1860 – December 2, 1941) was an American harpist who had a long and distinguished career spanning over 60 years. She was one of the pioneering solo harpists on the American concert stage, and ranked among the most famous and influential harpists in history.
Edna Phillips (January 7, 1907 – December 2, 2003), later Edna Phillips Rosenbaum (though she never changed her professional name and was still known as "Miss Phillips"), was an American harpist long associated with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a teacher at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music.
Mildred Dilling (February 23, 1894 – December 30, 1982) was an American harpist.She studied under Henriette Renié in Paris. She first started performing in 1911, and traveled over 30,000 miles (48,000 km) per year at her busiest. [1]
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