Lifting the human spirit, these beautifully interpreted hymns take flight on the harp with arrangements that breathe new life into timeless favorites.

13 MP3 Songs
GOSPEL: Contemporary Gospel, NEW AGE: Healing



Details:
Lydonâs virtuosic touch on 12- and 6-string guitar, keyboards, Celtic harp, and bodhran come from a long apprenticeship in music across three continents. Born in Sussex, England, to a New York artist (mother) and a United Nations employee (father), Lydon lived in Santiago, Chile, until she was 10. Both parents, ethnomusicologists at heart, introduced her to an extensive range of classical and ethnic music from countries they had lived in and visited all over the world.

With a later move to Geneva, Switzerland, and then across the border into France, Arianeâs cultural base expanded to include the popular and folk music of Western Europe.
Her training as a classical pianist led to a second-place finish at the International Piano Competition in Paris (Concours Nerini) at age 14.

After a move to southern England she turned her attention back to stringed instruments. Driven by an innate need to create and collect music, she delved into the music of her Welsh, British and Irish roots.

World influences from this unique background can be found in both her instrumental harp CDs (e.g. her ability to brilliantly adapt the classical guitar piece "Concierto de Aranjuez" for the celtic harp on her HARP IN FLOWER cd) as well as her singer/songwriter CDs. This is an artist you must see and hear to believe!

Visit www.arianelydon.com for music, amusements, and concert information.