Styles Celtic • Classical / Popular
Counties Cumbria • Derbyshire • East Riding of Yorkshire • Greater Manchester • Lancashire • North Yorkshire • South Yorkshire • Staffordshire • West Yorkshire
Biography
Unique, dynamic harp playing like you've never heard it before!
Designing and making her own exquisite harps, and with "rings on her fingers and bells on her toes" Fiona's music has a mesmeric, individual sound.
Using classical, folk and Latin Jazz influences, Fiona arranges and composes music that holds her audiences spellbound with fascinating historical anecdotes which span cultures from the dawn of civilisation right up to her present day Dales roots.
Playing modern and period harp Fiona has costumes to match any occasion
"Hard to imagine its just one woman and her harp making that sound" - Jenny Murray BBC Radio4
She DOES NOT use any backing material whatsoever - the sounds you hear are all created by Fiona Katie including the drumming. Wearing Rings on her fingers and bells on her ankles Fiona is able to produce a mesmerising sound which is a pleasure to hear.
Fiona plays various compositions for Weddings and Special events and has a huge repertoire including:
SAMPLE REPERTOIRE
Sleeping Beauty
Miss Hamilton
Sligo
Bridal March
Purcell
Mr Waller
Canon
Jeremiah Clarke
Winter
Intermezzo
Queen of Sheba
Wild Mountain Thyme
