Hailing form Ullapool, in Scotland’s northwest, Rachel Hair is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and accomplished players of the Celtic harp, or clàrsach. She started her professional life as a soloist, but soon realised that the trio format gave her the sound she was looking for. The trio’s line-up has been in flux, but on the last album settled …
Young Scottish harpist Rachel Hair has just launched her 3rd album, “No More Wings”…
1) First of all, congratulations on this new recording.Tell us, how was the creative process and the recording of “No more Wings”? What do you want to share with us about this new CD? This is the first cd I’ve done with my current line-up and it is the first cd that has truly been a trio effort. My first …
Scots Trio Flying High
A nomination for Scottish Folk Band of the Year in the 2011 Scots Trad Music Awards will tell you that the RACHEL HAIR TRIO are a formidable bunch. For those who have already caught the RHT bug it would have come as no surprise to hear that these rising stars are receiving the plaudits on a national level. For those …