Màiri Chaimbeul
HARP
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Saturday, Oct. 25 | 9 AM | Room 5, Christ Church Santuary
Màiri will teach a Scottish Gaelic dance tune or two, working through suggestions of ornamentation, variations and chord options to support the melody and help it flow. You'll learn about the background of the tune and how the Gaelic language impacts the rhythm of the melody. Màiri will teach by ear, with a handout available at the end of the workshop.
Màiri Chaimbeul is a JUNO-nominated harp player and composer from the Isle of Skye in Scotland. A native Gaelic speaker, Màiri is known for their versatile sound, rooted in language and tradition, combined with a distinctive improvising voice and expressive rhythmic approach. Currently based in rural Nova Scotia, after almost a decade in Boston MA, Màiri tours regularly throughout North America, the UK, and Europe. Màiri can be heard regularly in duo with leading US/Scottish fiddler Jenna Moynihan, CFMA-winning prog-trad group Aerialists, and the ECMA-nominated improvised-music group Quilting. Màiri was Berklee College of Music’s lever harp and Celtic music professor from 2018-2021, and maintains a small online private teaching studio as well as regularly teaching at short courses and camps internationally.