Collaborations

Barley-Kist

Since 2023 I have been performing with soprano Dianne Stewart as Barley-Kist. Dianne and I have been friends for many years and previously performed together in our 20s.

Barley-Kist are a haunting combination of harp and voice inspired by the folklore and musical traditions of the British Isles. With authentic period harps and songs sung in Gaelic and English, Dianne and I present performances steeped in historical interpretations of traditional folk music as arranged by antiquarians and folk song collectors of the 19th and early 20th century.

Music from Barley-Kist:

You can also keep up with us on Facebook:

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The Harpies

From 2015 – 2017 I teamed up with the wonderful soprano Savanna Griechen to perform folk songs from the British Isles as The Harpies. Together we performed classically inspired interpretations of traditional music specialising in our own arrangements of English, Irish and Scottish tunes as well as some contemporary favourites.

Music from The Harpies:

Skarabrae

In 2014 I performed with Georgia (voice) and Tom Martin (guitar) as the trio Skarabrae. As a trio we ‘combined the delicate lines of acoustic guitar and harp with the purity of the voice’. Inspired by 1970s folk music icons like Bert Jansch, Steeleye Span and Pentangle, we created our own unique, jazz influenced interpretation of folk music from the British Isles.

Some of our recordings are on Soundcloud.