March/April 2008

Apologies for the lack of updates recently! We were experiencing some technical difficulties with the site which have now - luckily! - been sorted!

Lily gave several solo performances in February/March in Italy in Vignola, Forlì and Cosenza. It was her first (but hopefully not last!) time in Italy and she would like to extend thanks to everyone who came and supported her performances!!! Her debut CD, “Without Words” is completely sold out and a second edition has been pressed. That said, Lily has been preparing material for a new recording as well as doing studio work for other artists' projects. Information about these projects will be posted as it is made available!

Pictures from recent concerts in Italy and Finland have recently been added to Lily's myspace page for those who would like to have a look! At the moment, Lily is working on new music projects in Helsinki but will be in the United States in the Washington, D.C. area in April to perform as guest artist with the renowned Folger Consort. They are planning a program to complement the Folger Theatre’s production of “Macbeth”. Please visit the Folger’s web-site here for more details. Lily’s schedule will be very limited when she is in the States but she is available to give music lessons to interested students. Any questions/queries can be directed to the Contact page.

Hope to have your support at the upcoming shows! Please watch this page as info about upcoming projects will be added soon! As always, thanks for the interest in and support of Lily’s music!

October 2007

Many thanks to everyone who came and supported Lily’s performances over the last few months!! Lily Neill would like to give special thanks to the City of Limerick Pipe Band for their assistance in helping her to transport her Harp all the way from Limerick, Ireland to the Festival Interceltique de Lorient! Thanks also to Mari, Connie, Mickey and Aideen and all who supported her Harp playing in Limerick City and the fantastic audiences in Ireland, London, Brittany, Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and Chicago! This web-site is being updated, and Lily’s biography is now available in French and German, courtesy of Inga Buchkremer. Take a look at the gallery section where new photos have been added!

A note to anyone interested in purchasing Lily’s CD, “Without Words”: The CD has completely sold out at Lily’s live performances and, as of this writing, more copies are not being pressed. Anyone interested in purchasing “Without Words” should visit CD Baby or purchase the album digitally. Lily hopes to begin work on a new album but in the meantime, get your copy of “Without Words” while it is still available online!

June 2007

Lily completed work for her degree in Irish Traditional Music performance at the Irish World Academy last month. She will continue to work on new material through the summer and will perform in France at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in August. Information on this festival and Lily's other performances, both in the U.S. and Europe, can be found on the tour page of this site. Hope to have your support at the upcoming gigs!

March 2007

Lily Neill just completed her residency at Strathmore Hall in North Bethesda, Maryland. Her final concert on February 28 marked the premiere of her newest composition, which Lily wrote as a duet for harp and Japanese koto and which was commissioned by Strathmore Hall especially for the occasion. The concert broke Strathmore's record for both attendance and Cd sales! Lily has returned to Ireland where she is appearing at several venues with acclaimed fiddler Zoë Conway and guitarist John McIntyre. Over the next months Lily will be working to complete her degree at the Irish World Academy.

Please click here to read "Don't Go Breaking Her Harp", an article by Chris Slattery that was featured in the Montgomery Gazette in relation to Lily's residency at Strathmore.

December 2006

Welcome to Lily Neill’s newly updated web-site!  Lily is currently in the process of completing her degree at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.  She spent last winter/spring in Helsinki, Finland, working on new music and approaches to harp technique.  While there, she had the opportunity to work with outstanding musicians from a variety of music genres.  During this time Lily was also honoured to be named the “2006 New Female Artist of the Year” by LiveIreland.com. This past September, she performed in Helsinki with rock band Carmen Gray for the launch of their debut album on Sony BMG, “The Portrait of Carmen Gray”, on which she also appears.  She will also guest on the newest album from the Finnish/Norwegian band, Frigg, which is currently in production, as is another collaboration with Scottish singer Katrine Anderson. Her own CD, “Without Words” was nominated for a 2006 Just Plain Folks Award in the Solo Instrumental category and her composition “Tantivy” also received a nomination for best song. 25,500+ albums and 350,000+ songs were screened for this awards process.

In February 2007, Lily will be based in the US as the Artist in Residence at Strathmore Hall.  Please return to these pages to learn more about Lily’s upcoming projects and performances!

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