Wendy began learning the Scottish harp at the age of twelve from one of Scotland's finest teachers, Jean Campbell, in Edinburgh.
Over the many intervening years she continued to build up my abilities, expertise and joy in performing, teaching, writing and arranging harp music from the traditions of Scotland for today.
As part of the revival of interest in the instrument in the 70s, Wendy competed in many Mods and music festivals, and developed my performing skills through regular Clarsach Society events in Edinburgh and appearances at the Festival Fringe.
In 1990 we moved to Edinburgh and Wendy was recruited into the ranks of the well-established Scottish band Ceolbeg. There the blend of modern (drum kit and keyboards) and traditional (pipes, harp, flute and whistles) instruments helped widen my musical horizons still further, enhanced my arranging and compositional skills and did wonders for my concertina playing. Major tours, radio and television work and four Ceolbeg CDs followed - the latest of which used one of Wendy's compositions 'Cairn Water' as the title track.
Whilst in the capital, she also released two aptly titled solo albums 'About Time' and 'About Time 2', which along with companion music books have been received with great critical and popular acclaim. During this time her teaching horizons also expanded, and is now in great demand as a teacher at harp courses in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and North America, not to mention all around Scotland.
Wendy now lives in deepest Dumfriesshire, on the banks of the aforementioned Cairn Water, continuing her solo work (having left Ceolbeg in 2001) and many teaching commitments including tutoring on the BA degree course in Scottish Music at the RSAMD in Glasgow.
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