Folk music

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Related styles: EASY LISTENING: Love Songs, FOLK: Celtic Folk



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Holder of the all-Ireland harping championship title, with a reputation that goes well beyond Irelandâs shores, Patricia Daly is a recipient of the Major Individual Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Patricia is primarily known for her subtle and varied harp repertoire, displaying all the skills acquired over several decades of researching, arranging and playing traditional Irish music.
A RICH AND VARIED CAREER
Patricia has come a long way since she was singled out to perform at Drogheda as part of a trio playing to Pope John Paul II on his visit to Ireland in the late 70s.
Her hard-earned CCE All-Ireland Harping Title in the mid 70âs kick-started her solo career, and brought her initial recognition as an acting ambassador for the Irish traditional harp throughout Ireland and further afield.
Two teaching diplomas later, TTCT and ALCM (London College of Music,) - she attended The Irish World Music Academy at the University of Limerick and completed a Masterâs Degree in Irish Traditional Music Performance in 2001-02.
1987 was the date of her first recorded album - The Last Session - on which Patricia and her brother Martin (tin whistle) paid tribute to their late brother, uilleann piper Paul Daly, whose playing is featured on the CD.
During the following years Patricia worked very hard, outshining most of the competition, and produced a collection of solo and collaboration albums, as well as a commercially available harp tutorial.

A POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR THE HARP
If the last 40 years have seen a great revival in the popularity of the traditional Irish harp as Irelandâs national instrument, Patricia Daly is acknowledged today as having been at the forefront of that revival. She has inspired and touched many people through her passion for harp music, its heritage, and playing technique.
In September 1996, it was Patricia who founded the Armagh Harpersâ Association, whose primary aim is to promote awareness and appreciation of the Irish Harp. Through her commitment and passion for traditional Irish music, she continues to develop and implement different teaching projects in local schools, clubs, and festivals, where she teaches and coaches effectively. It was in this context that Sounding Strings Magazine declared: âThe harp is truly alive in Armagh and its surrounding area due to the tremendous dedication of Patricia Daly.â

It was Patricia who also provided the inspiration (and the hard work) for the initiation of the ever more popular annual Edward Bunting Harp Festival in Armagh. One of the highlights of the 2008 festival was a visit from TG4 to televise a solo harp recital given by Mary OâNeill, and to interview Patricia on the importance of the festival, the life and times of Edward Bunting, the technique and life style of the old harpers of the Gael.
APPLAUDED BY THE EXPERTS
Her efforts and talent have not gone unnoticed in the high places of Irish traditional music. Composer and broadcaster Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, founder of the Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick and one of Irelandâs best known musicians, praises Patricia as one who is â...reaching back through history and allowing her musical vision to find voice.â
Irish Music Magazine called her âone of Irelandâs most formidable harpers.â And her acclaimed and widely used tutoring manual, The Irish Harp & Song Book (2000), presenting her course of coaching for would-be harpers young and old, carries on its front cover the endorsement of no less a musical giant than Derek Bell, late harpist with the Chieftains.
CHARITY WORK
Recently Patricia joined musicians and artists of many different nationalities from all over Northern Ireland to create a unique and inspiring CD to help raise funds for UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women. Proceeds from the concert tickets and CD sales brought in £3700 for the âSay NO to Violence against Womenâ campaign.
PERFORMING... AND HELPING OTHERS TO PERFORM
Patriciaâs performances have taken her to countries as diverse as Israel, Bulgaria, Scotland, Wales, Austria and France, on top of numerous workshops and recitals given at home. Her music can be heard regularly on various radio and TV programmes. She provides a warm and gracious musical ambience for many a corporate and private function all over Ireland.
A successful local teacher, she can peel back many layers within a pupil until she reaches through to their creative core. The result? confident, steady progress. The proof? her pupils are achieving recognition both locally and abroad for their competent playing style, and many of them are now professionals in their own right, performing, recording, composing and teaching.