An astonishing new show features three modern day Troubadours bringing the tradition of storytelling accompanied by beautiful Celtic harp music to new audiences.

A trio of three incredibly talented Celtic harpers has teamed up to present “Legends of the Celtic Harp.” This show resurrects the lost art form of storytelling with a musical journey into the heart of this legendary instrument.

Three of the premier Celtic harpers in the world, Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter have created a dramatic ensemble that takes the audience into the myths, magic, and fabled history of this most captivating instrument.

Patrick Ball is an American master of the Irish Harp and a captivating spoken word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and three spoken word albums which have sold well over a half million copies, winning national awards in both the music and spoken word categories. Patrick’s critically acclaimed concerts and solo theatrical productions have toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland and the UK, and have been awarded grants by the California Arts Council and the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Association. For more information about Patrick Ball, visit: www.patrickball.com.

Lisa Lynne is a multi-instrumentalist and performer who has gained worldwide recognition for her original music featuring her Celtic Harp. She is widely acclaimed for composing memorable and heartwarming melodies on the Windham Hill/Sony Music labels that have repeatedly placed in the Top 10 and Top 20 on the Billboard New Age Music Charts. Lisa tours year round performing at large US festivals and performing art centers. Her work in therapeutic music has gained recognition from NBC, CNN, Fox News Atlanta and numerous newspapers and magazines including the Wall Street Journal. Lisa’s music is heard throughout the award winning PBS special “Alone in the Wilderness,” amongst many other soundtracks for commercial television and independent films. For more information about Lisa Lynne, visit: www.LisaLynne.com.

Aryeh Frankfurter is also a renowned Celtic Harper and world traveling multi-instrumentalist who went from virtuosic progressive rock violin to intricate Swedish folk and Celtic music. He began with the Classical violin at the age of three. His early studies and successes led him to explore various ethnic and international musical genres. Aryeh taught himself to play a variety of instruments bowed and plucked and most recently the rarely seen Swedish Nyckelharpa. His uncommon approach to the Celtic Harp and Folk Harp repertoire and his numerous critically and commercially successful albums have earned him credit as a musician and recording and performance artist of extraordinary talents and abilities. For more information about Aryeh Frankfurter, visit: www.Lionharp.com.

“One thousand years ago, Irish musicians played magnificent harps strung with solid brass. Patrick Ball is one of the rare harpers that plays in this ancient tradition,” said Lisa Lynne. “The wire-strung harp is played with fingernails to bring out that crystalline, yet deeply resonant quality that the kings and chieftains of the times enjoyed. The sound of the harps was the sound of Ireland. “Legends of the Celtic Harp” features both wire strung and the more modern nylon strung harps along with other rarely seen instrumentation from early times. I encourage you to check out more information about harps at: http://www.larkinam.com/Articles/ArtCelticHarpHistory.html.”

“Legends of the Celtic Harp” will be performing at the following locations:

October 28th, at Unitarian Fellowship at 5th & C Street in Ashland, Oregon. For more information, call (541) 535-3562 or visit: http://www.stclairevents.com/tickets_20111028.htm;

October 29th, at 222 East Broadway in Eugene, Oregon. For more information, call (541) 345-4141;

October 30th at 1422 SW 11th Avenue in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit info@gadger-music.com;

November 12th at Spreckles Center for the Performing Arts in Rohnert Park, California. Visit http://www.rpcity.org/index.aspx?page=231 for more information;

November 13th at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, Northern California. For more information, visit http://www.thefreight.org/legends-celtic-harp; and,

January 14th at Sunnyvale Theater, 550 E. Remington Drive, in Sunnyvale. Visit http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityServices/Arts/EveningsofCulturalArts.aspx for more information.

About Lisa Lynne

Through her “Harps for Hearts” program, Lisa has provided an innovative program that brings Healing Music to those in need.  Partnering with the City of Hope as well as several Kaiser Permanente locations, Lisa has brought Healing Music to patients throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles Area. Lisa also plays for special events including weddings.