Her unique sound reflects her unusual upbringing – born in Ireland, she has lived in Washington D.C., Belgium, and the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before making her permanent home in Berkeley, California.

Her classical training instilled a lifelong love of J.S. Bach and Claude Debussy, among others, which combines with her studies in Celtic and Mediterranean/Middle Eastern/Balkan music to create a compelling, timeless, and original sound heard on her CD Panta Rhei.

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After winning the All-Ireland Harp Championship in 1984, toured the U.S. twice, then settled down in Los Angeles to perform, record and publish her own harp compositions.

She has performed at weddings and celebrations in most of the major hotels and museums in the Los Angeles area, including the Biltmore, The Bonaventure, the Ritz-Carlton, the Beverly Hills Hotel, Hotel Bel-Air, Shutters, the Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Huntington Library and Gardens.

She has also performed in other types of cultural and historic venues, such as Greystone Manor, Castle Green, The Wayfarer's Chapel, the Saint James Club, the California Club, Descanso Gardens, The Gamble House, Cal Tech, Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, and Universal Studios, as well as in countless private homes.

In addition to her own albums -- "Foxglove" (1987), "Amaryllis" (1991), "The Versatile Celtic Harp" (1993), and "Meditation" (2000) -- Shawna has also recorded with artists such as Lisa Canon and Joan Baez. Her two books, Guide to Advanced Celtic Harp and Selected Pieces for Harp and Flute, have found a national following in the harp world. Shawna is currently at work on a new album and a third book of compositions.

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He is a native of Normal, Illinois . He earned a Doctor of Arts degree in Harp Performance and Music Education from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and a Master of Music degree in Harp from the University of Michigan. He also received a Bachelor of Music in Harp from Illinois Wesleyan University and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, national music honorary society.

Currently, he is a freelance harpist in Hollywood, CA and serves Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. His other commitments include serving as staff harpist for Hollywood Forever Funeral Home, and public school teaching in the Beverly Hills and Glendale Unified School Districts. more>

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