About Julia Read Bagpiper and Celtic Harpist
Teacher and performer of Bagpipes and Harp.
Bagpipes:
I have been playing the bagpipes since 1984, having learnt whilst a student of Electronic Engineering at Auckland University, New Zealand. I am an experienced band piper as well as solo. My family have a long heritage of playing the bagpipes. My grandfather piped for London Scottish and set up the Chingford Pipe Band in the 1950s. My mum was the pipe major of the band and my aunt was a piper in the famous Dagenham Girl Pipers.
Harp:
I play what is known as a celtic, or lever harp. It is a Lyon and Healy Troubadour VI harp which has a lovely rich resonant sound. My repertoire on the harp consists of light classical music, pop, jazz and traditional Scottish melodies.
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