Shammick Acoustic has been fortunate enough to engage the skills of the wonderful Bonnie Shaljean to give a half-day workshop/recital on "The Music of O'Carolan and other Celtic harpers" before her concert in Combe Martin, N. Devon on 25th July.

This gives us a once-in-a-blue-moon chance to hear this internationally recognised expert on the Celtic harp, its music, and the old composers and players. Since she stopped touring the circuit in England, Bonnie has been living and teaching in Cork. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear her (the only other workshop and performance is at the Lewes Saturday Club) and explore this extraordinary aspect of the traditional music of these islands.

If you're taking the opportunity to come to the workshop, it's worth staying on for the concert in the evening. Bonnie was born in America, but her love of the Celtic harp brought her first to London, where she worked with the great Irish performer Packie Byrne, then to Ireland where she teaches at the Cork School of Music, as well as running her own publishing company for harp music. She is an accomplished musician who plays piano as well as harp, sings and composes music, and is an acknowledged expert on Celtic harpists and their music. She is currently working on a historical research project which will include a CD of traditional and other 19th Century music. A beautiful singer of a wide variety of songs with an engaging personality, she will delight all those who love Irish music or the harp.

The workshop is subsidised by Shammick Acoustic. Places may be limited and are allocated on a first come/first serve basis – early booking is advised! A form can be downloaded from the Shammick Acoustic website here

Barbara