Caroline Mackay, Celtic Harpist and Singer, Canada

With artistic influences as diverse as Strauss, Nureyev, Joni Mitchell, Cleo Laine and Anne Mortifee, Caroline's musical development has encompassed a variety of disciplines: ballet and choreography, clarinet and guitar, poetry and songwriting. She produced two recordings of original music with guitars, keyboards and percussion. Ordinary Girl and Wings received international distribution during the 1990s. Several years of study in the classical and Celtic styles of harp playing with Kim Robertson and Sharlene Wallace as mentors brought Caroline to the second stage in the development of her company, High Spirits Music. First, her songwriting and performing abilities have been sought after by presenters from Canada, the US and Europe. Her exquisite voice accompanied by the mystical and haunting vibrations of the Celtic Harp have delighted audiences of 50 to 1000.