A Celtic harpist described as “a phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity” will visit Iola on Friday.
Maeve Gilchrist will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Creitz Recital Hall at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, along with musician Kyle Sanna.
Gilchrist was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland who tours internationally as a band leader and composer. She also belongs to a number of innovative collaborations, from a progressive folk-quartet to an electronics based project with a Nashville-based bassist.
She has released five albums, including her most recent recording, The Harpweaver. The Irish Times gave it a five-star review and called it “buoyant, sprightly and utterly beguiling….a snapshot of a musician at the top of her game.”
She was a featured soloist on the 2018 Dreamworks movie soundtrack, “How To Tame Your Dragon: The Hidden World.”
Also appearing Friday is Kyle Sanna, a composer, producer, guitarist, and improviser living in New York City.
