Maeve Gilchrist - The Harpweaver
Fri, May 24
|Lambertville
A phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity, Maeve Gilchrist has taken the Celtic (lever) harp to new levels of performance and visibility.
Time & Location
May 24, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lambertville, 7 N Main St, Lambertville, NJ 08530, USA
About the event
Maeve Gilchrist - The HarpweaverFriday, May 24, 2024
Doors at 7:30pm Concert @8pm
Described by one critic as a phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity, Maeve Gilchrist has taken the Celtic (lever) harp to new levels of performance and visibility. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Maeves innovative approach to her instrument stretches its harmonic limits and improvisational possibilities. She tours internationally as a band leader and composer as well as belonging to a number of innovative collaborations including the prestigious Silkroad Ensemble, Arooj Aftabs Vulture Prince Ensemble, progressive folk-quartet DuoDuo (featuring percussive dancer Nic Gareiss, cellist Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet of Quebecois super-group Genticorum). She has appeared at such major music events as Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Tanglewood Jazz Festival, the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam and the historic opening of the Scottish Parliament. She has played with such…