Biography
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.
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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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