Biography
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Born
1975 (age 49)
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Born In
County Mayo, Connaught, Ireland
Gráinne Hambly (born in County Mayo in circa 1975) is an internationally known Irish traditional harper, teacher and musician.
Hambly learned traditional Irish music on the tin whistle as a child and then learned the concertina and harp. Hambly won the All-Ireland senior competition in Clonmel in 1994 on the concertina. She also won the Harp Festivals competitions at Keadue in 1994 and Granard in 1995 and the All-Ireland senior harp competition in 1994. She was also a member of the National Folk Orchestra and toured with the Belfast Harp Orchestra founded by Janet Harbison. She graduated initially with a bachelor's degree and then with a master's degree in Music from Queen’s University Belfast in 1999. She then completed a graduate diploma in Education (Music) from the University of Limerick.
She is a teacher of traditional Irish music and performs in concerts and festivals internationally as well as having recorded a number of albums.
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