Celtic Harp
Joanna Mell has been performing in the East Coast Metropolitan
area for 25 years. She has won numerous first place awards
for singing in English and Gaelic and was one of ten finalists
in the Sean Nos category of singing in the All-Ireland
Championships in 1985. With her vibrant and warm presence,
Joanna has the ability to establish an immediate intimate
rapport with her audience. In addition to being an accomplished
harpist and singer, she is a gifted storyteller, drawing
both on her knowledge of Celtic lore and her imagination
to enhance her performances of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and
Breton pieces. Joanna is equally fluent in traditional
and contemporary interpretations of Celtic music.
Joanna has been a featured performer at the Philadelphia
Irish Festival, the Celtic Classic, Bethlehem Musikfest,
the Minstrel Coffeehouse, and other Celtic festivals on
the East Coast. She is also a composer of Celtic songs
and tunes.
Joanna has an extensive Celtic repertoire and has delighted
audiences at the following venues:
- Celtic Fest, Bethlehem, PA
- Music Fest, Bethlehem, PA
- The Minstrel Coffeehouse, Basking Ridge, NJ
- Princeton Library, Princeton, NJ
- The Kutztown Folk Song Society, Kutztown, PA
- Godfrey Daniels Coffeehouse, Bethlehem, PA
- The Green Lane Irish Scottish Festival, Green Lane,
PA
- The Michigan Harp Center, Detroit, MI
- The Lower Makefield Performing Arts Society, Yardley,
PA
- Bucks County Free Libraries, Bucks County, PA
- Philadelphia Free Libraries, Philadelphia, PA
- Montgomery County Free Libraries, Montgomery County,
PA
- Donegal Square, Bethlehem, PA
- The Somerset Folk Harp Festival, Somerset, PA
- Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
- The Philadelphia Irish Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Joanna plays for High Tea at Granny McCarthy's Tea Room,
Donegal Square, Bethlehem, PA on alternate Wednesdays from
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Reservations: 610-861-7631.
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