Christine Edwards
Christine grew up in Aberdeenshire and is an experienced performer, composer and dedicated harp teacher. She received training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in both concert harp and Scottish harp. She studied Irish harp at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College Dublin and holds a Licentiate of the London College of Music Diploma (LLCM) in Irish Traditional Music Performance. Christine has set up various harp groups including the North East Harp Ensemble and more recently, the Angus Cardboard Harp Project. She also teaches using video-calling software and has pupils all over the world.
Available for events in:  Stirling & Falkirk, Glasgow and Central Scotland

Sharron Griffiths

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Welsh born harpist Sharron Griffiths is in great demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in recitals both on the concert platform, recording and TV & radio broadcasts and has played at many prestigious concert halls all over the World.

Sharron works regularly with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of several successful Chamber Ensembles including the Bardic Trio and Clyde Duo, and has premiered Chamber and Solo works by many eminent composers.

Sharron is a lecturer in pedal harp at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, St Andrews University and regular harp tutor for the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. 

Meredith McCrindle​

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Meredith also runs our Pilgrim Harps showroom in Ayr
Meredith McCrindle is a native of Houston, Texas.  In 2009 she moved to Scotland to begin her postgraduate studies at St. Andrews University in Fife. She and husband Simon moved "home" to Ayr in 2011, opening Ayr Guitar, 62 Alloway St. @ Burns Statue Square.  In October 2013, Meredith and Simon became parents to twin boys, William and Alexander.
Meredith has played professionally since 1999 and has been teaching harpists of all ages since 2004. She has studied with many notable harpists including, Dewey Owens, Kimberely Snauffer, Rachel VanVoorhees, Ray Poole and Iain Hood. Meredith has worked in the music industry in a variety of positions including, marketing for Artists House Music, New Orleans; Southern District Representative for The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Grammy University, Memphis, Tennessee and the Houston Symphony Orchestra in Houston, Texas.  In 2009 Meredith was the Production Coordinator for Unwigged and Unplugged (Spinal Tap) Live Concert filmed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Meredith maintains an active performance career, which includes many weddings, special events and guest appearances in Ayrshire and across Scotland.
Meredith received her Bachelor’s degree in Harp Performance and Music Business from Loyola University, New Orleans. As a Katrina survivor she has a keen interest in re-building communities.  This interest has blossomed in Ayr where she is an active member of the business community and is a member of the Ayr Town Centre Steering Group and is the Chair and Lead Producer of a local Halloween festival, TamFest.  Meredith received her postgraduate degree from the University of St. Andrews, where she was awarded a harp scholarship, while studying management in the creative industries. Currently, Meredith is the resident harp instructor at the Wellington School, Ayr. 
Education: MLITT Management in the Creative Industries, University of St. Andrews, Fife; BA in Harp Performance and Music Industry Studies, Loyola University, New Orleans; Graduate, St. Agnes Academy, College Preparatory, Houston, Texas.
meredithmccrindle@gmail.com
07951 484988

Pippa Reid-Foster

Central Scotland and Argyll & Bute
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 


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contact@pippareidfoster.com
07842 765220

​Declan Hegarty

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Bio and photo coming soon
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