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Karen Marshalsay draws on a wealth of differing experiences, from work within the Gaelic and Scottish traditions to directing all-female percussion group SheBoom, from studies with Paraguayan harp master Rito Pederson to performances with Gambian kora player Seiko Susso and Ghanaian drumming band Kakatsitsi.
Playing wire-strung as well as gut-strung Clàrsach and Paraguayan harp, Karen has developed through the folk world of feisean, festivals and lessons with leading players such as Alison Kinnaird and Bill Taylor. Karen's credits have included appearances in the Edinburgh International Festival's Scottish Harps concert series and Allan MacDonald's 2004 pibroch series From Battle Lines to Bar Lines, the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, the Tolbooth Sound Orchestra under the direction of Brian Irvine, Theatre Highland's touring production of Don Juan, commissioned pieces for Celtic Connections and the Northborough Harp Festival and as musical director of ALP's Scots Music Group Big Band. Karen has both taught and performed at festivals in the USA, Australia, France, Germany and Switzerland as well as numerous home festivals and events.
Karen is currently clàrsach tutor at Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd (The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music) at Plockton. She is also a part-time lecturer and tutor in Scottish music at the RSAMD where she also teaches wire and bray harp as well as lecturing on the Scottish Music course.
(The above was kindly allowed by Karen Marshalsay)