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Rachel Hair

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Released: Jan 1, 2009
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Celtic / Folk

    Location Glasgow, Scotland, Un

    Profile Views: 77959

    Last Login: 8/23/2011

    Member Since 1/25/2006

    Website www.rachelhair.com

    Record Label March Hair Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    "One of the UK's finest contemporary Celtic harpists and tunesmiths"” (Songlines), Rachel Hair performs a spellbinding mix of Scottish, Irish and Original harp music together with fellow musicians Jenn Butterworth (guitar/vocals) and Euan Burton (double bass). Drawing inspiration from the hothouse that is Scotland'’s diverse music scene, the groups arrangements breathe passion, emotion and energy into traditional and contemporary tunes and songs, the result of which is quite simply sheer joy and irresistible fun.
  • Members

    Rachel Hair - Harp, Jenn Butterworth - Guitar/Vocals, Euan Burton - Double Bass
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  1. Rachel Hair

    So good to hear the roar and smell the burn those bikes make!!! Love the @iom_tt gutted I can't stay for race week #iomtt

  2. Rachel Hair

    Ahhhh lunch break in the sun. Looking forward to first practice of @iom_tt tonight. Bikes ahoy!!!

  3. Rachel Hair

    lovely day teaching harp and making sandcastles at Peel beach. tomor teach harp see the @iom_tt first practice, bar-b-q & eurovision. BIKES!

  4. Rachel Hair

    having concentrated on playing with my trio the past few years, i'm thinking another solo cd, especially for the... http://t.co/8OtRZpj9

  5. Rachel Hair

    Ahhhh. Bliss. Memory foam matresssszzzzzzzzzz....

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About the Rachel Hair Trio

The Rachel Hair Trio "“One of the UK's finest contemporary Celtic harpists and tunesmiths" (Songlines), Rachel Hair performs a spellbinding mix of Scottish, Irish and Original harp music together with fellow musicians Jenn Butterworth (guitar/vocals) and Euan Burton (double bass).
Drawing inspiration from the hothouse that is Scotland'’s diverse music scene, the groups arrangements breathe passion, emotion and energy into traditional and contemporary tunes and songs, the result of which is quite simply sheer joy and irresistible fun.

Rachel Hair

Rachel, from the Highland village of Ullapool, is renowned for her bright, and bubbly approach to the Scottish harp. A first class Music Honours graduate and Alexander Stone Award winner, her 2 highly commended albums ('The Lucky Smile' and 'Hubcaps and Potholes') showcase the oldest of Scotland instruments in a new inspired light.
"Hair has that uncanny knack of picking just the right tunes to take her audience on a spectacular acoustic musical tour" Folk and Roots

Jenn Butterworth
Much sought after guitarist and singer Jenn (from Whithorn) has performed with the best of the Scottish music scene including Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain and the hugely successful Anna Massie Band. Her bold, but respectful guitar playing is a perfect match to her heartwarming delivery of songs.
"Butterworth powers the show with driving guitar" The Metro

Euan Burton
Double Bassist, Euan (from East Kilbride) is one of Scotlands leading bass players and has established an international reputation, having performed with many top International Jazz musicians. Euans' imaginative and creative playing has gained him great critical acclaim.
"An unbelievable creative force in Scottish music" Radio Scotland

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