Amy McAllister – Harpist
Amy has toured extensively with international touring shows; she is a harpist, singer and fiddle player with both Celtic Crossroads and Rhythm of the Dance, (Irish music and dance shows which play on Americas Public Broadcasting Television.) She now spends her time between Ireland and USA where she is contributing to various projects and studies harp under New York based harpist, Marta Cook.
She has performed on voice/harp for the Irish President, on Blue Peter, at the Prestigious Celtic Connections Festival (2009), on recent ITV drama series ‘Primeval’, at the World Topper Championships, with irish singer Francis Black, in the Grand Opera House (Belfast), National Concert Hall (Dublin), and was a former member of the Grammy Award winning Belfast Harp Orchestra.
Achievements
- Performed Harp for the Irish President, Mary Mc Aleese.
- Performed Harp on Blue Peter (British TV show)
- Harpist on recent ITV drama series ‘Primeval’
- Opened the World Topper Championships ; Vocal and Harp.
- A former member of the Grammy Award Winning Belfast Harp Orchestra who have recorded with Brian Kennedy and the Chieftans
- Resident Harpist in The Westbury Hotel Dublin; 2008-2010
- UCD Philhamonic Choir (Soprano)
Set list
Classical
Pachelbels Canon in D Major
Jesu, Joy of mans Desiring, Bach
Prelude in C, Bach
Numerous Handel Pieces; suited to strings, Air (from Water music suite)
Contemporary and Traditional
Jardin Des Roses
Lagan Side Reverie
The Wild Geese
The Dark Island
Walking in Belfast
O’Carolans Concerto
Brian Borus March
Athol Higlanders
Bright new Morning
Song in D
The Butterfly (Slip Jig)
Summerfly (slipjig)
Gwenin
Lament for Limerick
Lament for the morning
Red Haired lasses
The usual traditional airs eg, ‘Will you go lassie go’, ‘Red Haired Lasses’
Planxty Irwin,
Planxty Hewitt
Eleanor Plunket
Sport of the Chase
The Rights of Mann
Jimmy Return
Union Street
Selection of Jigs, Reels and Slow airs
Songs
Traditional
Lark in The Clear Air
Green Grasses Grow Bonny
John o Dreams
Ned of the Hill
Classical
Maria Wiegenlied
Summertime
How I’d love you
Ave Maria
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