Rachel Clemente and Dan Houghton bring together an unlikely but delightful pairing of strings, bagpipes, whistle, and harp.
New England based pedal and traditional Scottish harpist, Rachel Clemente, has had a passion for music from the early age of five. She was winner of the U.S National Scottish Harp Championship in 2016 and winner of the Princess Margaret of the Isles Clàrsach Competition (USA) in 2021. Since moving to Vermont in 2019, Rachel has focused on establishing herself in the New England folk scene as a soloist as well as performing in her duo, ‘If You Must Know’, with bagpiper Dan Houghton
Dan Houghton is a gifted Scottish, traditional musician who plays highland bagpipes, smallpipes and borderpipes, flute, guitar and cittern – though not all at the same time. He is also a singer of some note. Being the progeny of two Scottish dance teachers, he began his musical training several months before learning to breath air on his own. Since those far off and halcyon times he has come to have a profound impact on audiences throughout Britain, Ireland, The Continent, North America and The Antipodes as a solo bagpiper, a dance piper and a virtuosic, as well as versatile ensemble performer.
Rachel and Dan will be performing together as a duo during the weekend.
Dan also plays in the band Cantrip who will also be with us, and Rachel will be performing a few solo sets on harp.
Don’t miss these talented performers!
Websites: rachelclementeharpist.com , pipingtool-scot.com
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