Karen Marshalsay

Karen specialises in playing all three Scottish harps: wire, modern levered clarsach and bray. As well as giving solo concerts, she performs with The Cathal McConnell Trio, The Whistlebinkies and piper Allan MacDonald.  She has taught wire harp at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, clarsach at The National Centre for Excellence in Traditional Music (Plockton), and at Ceòlas (South Uist) in 2024. She also teaches her own online workshops and courses and has published several books of arrangements and technical work.