I fell in love with harp as a young child, and since then I have devoted 25 years to studying this beautiful instrument.
Since moving to Bristol at the age of 19, I have been fully shaped and inspired by the city's diverse culture. I have soaked up Bristol's rich music life - jazz, dub, electronic, experimental, folk. I studied with a master Kora player and developed a unique style fusing fiery West African rhythms with rich classical and jazz harmonies. I have worked with refugees, forest schools, farms, storytellers, children's TV, experimental poets, rock bands, theatre projects, circus performers, yoga teachers and sound therapists - all of this has brought huge diversity and a fresh, unusual sound to my music. Music is my life; when not playing the harp I am playing bass guitar or the alto flute or the Zimbabwean Mbira.
Here is a brief selection of music in my current repertoire; anything not here I may be able to learn for you, just ask. I specialise in playing well-known Jazz, Folk, Rock and Modern songs, as well as knowing a few famous classical pieces and composing my own music. In my own music I am particularly inspired by West-African Kora music. I am flexible, and can arrange a set in the style you're looking for at your event.
I am a composer, teacher of music theory and proficient session musician, meaning I can make personal arrangements of your own song choices and advise you on the musical content for your event.
I also collaborate with a vocalist, Freya Widdicombe; together we're known as Cat's Eye Moon, singing a range of styles: jazz, blues, folk, modern, and willing to take requests...
Based in Bristol, Bristol
Claude Debussy - Claire de Lune, Girl with Flaxen Hair
Erik Satie - Gymnopedie 1, 2 and 3, Gnossienne 1
Gabriel Faure - Pavanne
Pachelbel - Cannon in D
Bach - Prelude in C
Mozart - Laudate Dominum
Schubert - Ave Maria
Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro
Ain’t misbehavin’
All of Me
All the things you are
At Last
Bella’s Lullaby (Twilight Film)
Come Away with Me
Girl From Ipenema
In a sentimental mood
It don't mean a thing
Its only a Paper Moon
Let There Be Love
Lullaby of Birdland
Misty
My Blue Heaven
Nearness of You
Nobody knows you when you're down and out
Over the Rainbow
Sunny
Unforgettable
What a Wonderful World
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Call Me The Breeze
Call The Doctor
Case of You
Dance Me To The End Of Love
Don't Go To Strangers
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Eight Days a Week
Eleanor Rigby
Fields of Gold
Gates of Eden
Grandma's Hands
Hallelujah
Hear Comes the Sun
House of the Rising Sun
I want to hold your hand
I Wish I Knew How It Felt To Be Free
Mr Bojangles
Mr Tamborine Man
My Lagan Love
Norwegian Wood
Romeo and Juliet
She Moved Through the Fayre
Si Bheag Si Mhor
Sound of Silence
The Boxer
The Parting Glass
The Sound of Silence
She's Got Her Ticket
Simple Twist of Fate
Songbird
The Closest Thing to Crazy
The 59th Street Bridge Song
Woodstock
You've Got a Friend in Me