Edinburgh and Lothian

Harpists are listed alphabetically

Jannetta Pechar

EH10

Jannetta Pechar is an Edinburgh based harpist. Previously the Principal Harpist with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra . Jannetta has extensive teaching experience having taught the clarsach at Gordundston and at George Watson, Edinburgh.

jannettapechar@yahoo.co.uk

0131 447 7319

Charlotte Petersen

Charlotte is one of Scotland’s established talents in composing and arranging traditional music for the clarsach. Her compositions have delighted audiences around the world and have been recorded as soundtracks for several BBC radio plays. Charlotte has published a series of books containing her own arrangements and teaches clarsach and harp at schools around Edinburgh. Her warm stage presence and skilful communication make Charlotte a sought after performer and popular teacher in Scotland and abroad.

charlotteharp@live.co.uk

07769 786636

01721 724613

Corrina Hewat

EH13

Corrina Hewat is Principal Scottish Harp Tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is a harpist, singer, composer & arranger, musical director, recording artist and musical collaborator. Nominated Instrumentalist of the Year at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards and the recipient of a ‘Women in Music’ Award for composition, her huge range of musical influences has contributed greatly to her individual take on traditional music. Corrina achieved recognition for her work with Bachué, Shine (with fellow harpist Mary Macmaster) and Scots supergroup The Unusual Suspects (nominated Live Act of the Year). She is a sanctioned judge for the Harp Society of America and has run masterclasses across USA and Europe.

“Corrina Hewat is what June Tabor would be if she were a harper. Like Tabor, Hewat's repertoire is as broad, deep and cool as the North Sea. She does everything except what you might expect. A Scottish standard like Robert Burns' Ae Fond Kiss is transformed into a sleepy torch song, with Hewat's voice leaking smoke and the low strings of her harp buzzing like basso bees.” Sing Out Magazine

corrinahewat@me.com

07711 512692

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Pippa Reid-Foster

Born and having lived most of her life on the West Coast of Scotland, Pippa sees the beautiful and dramatic landscape very much as home territory.

Pippa, a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is not only an accomplished performer and composer but is also passionate about passing on her skills to a new generation of musicians and composers. Alongside her hectic performance schedule and her teaching practice Pippa has released her debut album Driftwood Harp. ‘A fantastically well understood album, the combination of harps and soul not in question and one that offers a story of redeeming hope.’ Iain D. Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision

contact@pippareidfoster.com

07842 765220

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Heather Yule

EH40
East Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh

Heather Yule is an experienced teacher of the Scottish harp (clarsach) and is happy to work with all levels and ages. She has also taught courses throughout the UK and at various events in the USA and Cape Breton, Canada.

heatheryule@mac.com

07791 097450

Please contact Pilgrim Harps on 01342 893242 or email info@pilgrimharps.co.uk for the following harpists contact information.