Hannah Flowers, Harpist
St. Paul, MN, USA
Traditional
Hannah Flowers is a singer and harpist from St. Paul, Minnesota. Classically trained from a young age, she discovered Traditional Irish music as a teenager and hasn’t looked back since. Known for her sensitive and lyrical accompaniment of songs as well as her syncopated and rhythmic accompaniment of dance tunes, Hannah enjoys exploring the full depth of traditional Irish music and song. She holds a B.A. in music and a Master’s Degree in Irish Traditional Music Performance from Maynooth University in Ireland.
Hannah enjoys an active performing career including performances at the Milwaukee Irish Fest, La Crosse Irish Fest, Minnesota Irish Fair, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, IAM’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, the Celtic Junction Arts Center, as well as many solo shows, programs, and workshops across the US and Ireland.
As a singer Hannah found herself drawn to traditional songs in the Irish language and has learned dozens of songs from her longtime teacher, mentor, and friend, guitarist and singer Dáithí Sproule. Hannah’s studies in Ireland has fueled her interest in combining her singing and harp playing and make a name for herself as a harpist/singer with an understanding of both ancient harp techniques and an ear for the more modern sounds and techniques of Irish lever harp. Her passion is accompanying herself on the harp while singing songs, especially songs in the Irish language.
In late 2018 she released her debut album “Amhrán na Cruite/Song of the Harp” which featured twelve songs in the Irish language with harp accompaniment. She was joined on the album by mentor and renowned Irish guitarist Dáithí Sproule, flautist and singer Cory Froehlich, sean-nós dancer Danielle Enblom, and fiddler David Ochs.
Hannah was awarded a Fulbright Student award in 2020 to pursue post-graduate research in Irish harp accompaniment and complete a master’s degree in Irish traditional music at Maynooth University outside Dublin, Ireland.
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