Mary O'Hara - Travels With My Harp

''Accompanying herself with adept and delicate filigree on the Irish harp, Miss O'Hara is mesmerising'' - The New York Times

Mary O'Hara toured extensively during her singing and harp-playing career and her many international concert tours included performances in all the major concert halls around the world, receiving applause from her audiences and acclaim from the critics. She performed her concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London Palladium, Royal Festival Hall, Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Massey Hall, Gaiety Theatre and the Herod Atticus to name but a few. Mary retired from the concert stage in 1994

"Mary O'Hara brings the rare qualities of beauty of sound and heart and musicianship to her singing. She allows the songs to speak for themselves and I get the feeling that she sings them as they were originally intended to be heard - the direct communication between the composer and poet's idea and the listener's ear" - Joyce Grenfell

In July 2005 Mary returned to the stage in a speaking role when she was asked to address the World Harp Congress held that year at the University College Dublin. Originally conceived as a one-off presentation, her talk was so well received that it led to a new phase of Mary's career with requests to give her 'Travels With My Harp' talk and multi-media presentations in Ireland, England, Wales, Australia, USA and Canada. Mary unexpectedly found herself travelling again to many of the countries she had previously performed in during her singing and harp-playing days



Read about Mary's travels on the international stage in her new autobiography entitled 'Travels With My Harp - The Complete Autobiography' published May 2012 by Shepheard-Walwyn. Click on the book cover (left) for details