Traditional Welsh, Scots and Irish arrangements and original songs composed and performed by Stephanie Bennett on wire strung Celtic harp, nylon strung Celtic harp, pedal harp and keyboards, accompanied by musicians playing Uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), pennywhistle, tenor recorder, soprano recorder, flute and cello.
FROM THE MUSICIAN
"I played lots of different Celtic tunes till I found the ones that really inspired and moved me and seemed to have something really beautiful and nurturing to say. When you're working with music that's been played hundreds of times, you want to honor its timelessness and history yet still give it your own unique, creative stamp. My original compositions were actually created in and inspired by a trip to Ireland. I'd taken my tiny harp with me to Ireland so that I could play along with the musicians in the pubs in Dublin and so that I could use it for spontaneous composing. One day I climbed up to the top of this 2500 year old stone castle called Steig Fort, in the Ring of Kerry and wrote Ancient Fortress while contemplating the mystery and timelessness of this beautiful place and wondering about the kinds of people who had been here before me."
"I want my music to help people shed their everyday worries and frustrations and connect with a feeling of spiritual, emotional and physical well-being and harmony."
--Stephanie Bennett Running time: 60 minutes