A Celtic harpist/singer/songwriter, Phil is a classically trained musician with Celtic roots. Her music contains many influences from classical to traditional including jazz and minimalist inspired sounds.
Phil's music however transcends category and genre. Her peaceful, reflective style touches the heart and souls of people of all ages, from all walks of life, all over the world.
Phil is of Irish and Scottish origin, rooted and educated in Celtic music and western classical music. She has recorded 5 CDs for Celtic harp, voice and violin; "LAGAN" in 2004, "STORIES" in 2005, "GOING HOME" in 2006, "FAERIES" in 2008 and "SEASCAPES" in 2009. Her music takes inspiration from her ethnic roots, but also reflects her eclectic background. Her latest work, “Seascapes” is a musical meeting of the Greek and Celtic cultures.
In international folk festivals she has performed alongside other musicians of worldwide renown, (for example, Hevia, Alan Stivell, Sharon Shannon).
In 2008 Phil opened one of the most important music festivals in Greece, the "Lefkas Speech and Arts Festival", performing for the president of the Greek Republic, Karolos Papoulias.
In 2009, she conceived and launched the very first Sappho Festival by performing on the rock from which Sappho jumped to her death 2500 years ago.
Phil studied violin and piano at the Royal Academy of Music, London, (studying with Diana Cummings and working closely with musicians such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir Michael Tippet, Sir Simon Rattle and James Judd, among others) and worked professionally as a violinist in London and Italy. She has played on various professional recordings for EMI and Decca, including Marc Almond's "The Stars We Are" and Barry Adamson's "Moss Side Story", also performing live for the BBC as solo jazz violin with Mike Mower's big band. In Italy she then opened her own violin school, "Divertimento Academy" developing her own personal and innovative teaching style, writing music specifically for her students and fiddle group.
But ultimately her musical journey has brought her full circle back to the music of her roots and her heart.
