Sharlene Wallace is one of Canada's most prolific and influential Celtic harpists who is at home on both Celtic (lever) and Classical (pedal) harps.

After receiving her performance degree in Classical harp from the University of Toronto where she studied with Judy Loman, Sharlene worked with numerous folk harpists including Celtic harpist Kim Robertson and South American harpist Alfredo Rolando Ortiz.

Sharlene was the winner of two international competitions, the Lyon & Healy International Pop & Jazz Lever Harp Competition in Tucson, Arizona and the Concours d'Improvisation de Rencontres Internationales de Harpe Celtique in Dinan, France.

She regularly tours across North America with her Celtic harp giving concerts, workshops, masterclasses and adjudicating as well as performing with bass player George Koller, flute/piano player Susan Piltch and accordion/fiddle player Adrian Dolan amongst others.

Sharlene has created four independent CDs heard frequently on national radio, "the rhyme & the river", "Journey of Shadows", "Beyond the Waves" and "Island Mountain" These CDs highlight Sharlene's unique and individual sound influenced by her explorations in Latin, Celtic and contemporary music. "Anticipation" is the most recent album, a collaboration of Sharlene and Susan Piltch.

As well as writing many pieces for harp, Sharlene has been involved in numerous commissions for the lever harp by such Canadian composers as John Beckwith, Bruce Mather, Nancy Telfer, Evelyn Datl, Kirk Elliott and most recently a piece for orchestra and Celtic harp by Rodney Sharman.

Sharlene is on the faculties of York and Guelph Universities and is the Principal Harpist with the Oakville and Kingston Symphony Orchestras. www.sharlenewallace.com

BIOS of Adrian Dolan, George Koller, Susan Piltch:

ADRIAN DOLAN (fiddle, accordion): Adrian's diverse musical background began with classical training on piano, violin, viola and a wealth of orchestral playing. In his early teens, he began studying traditional music with Daniel Lapp, and playing with the BC Fiddle Orchestra. While his playing and composing earned awards at regional and provincial levels, he also began gigging with his own groups playing Irish, Cape Breton, Metis and old-time fiddle music. Shortly after taking up the accordion at age 17, Adrian began touring full time with The Bills, performing extensively at festivals and theatres throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Their explorations of global folk styles and inventive original music has earned them two Juno Award nominations and two Western Canadian Music Awards, including Entertainer of the Year. Adrian has has toured and collaborated with a diverse array of artists — Barney Bentall, The Arrogant Worms, The Paperboys, Ridley Bent and more recently The Chieftains. Over the past eight years, he has instructed fiddle, accordion, arranging, and piano accompaniment at workshops across Canada. He currently resides in Victoria where he juggles a busy schedule as a studio musician, producer, teacher and performer. www.adriandolan.com

GEORGE KOLLER (bass, and more): George Koller has accumulated hundreds of wildly diverse performing and recording credits in his expansive musical career: The Shuffle Demons, Phil Woods, Peter Gabriel, Loreena McKennitt, Bruce Cockburn, Holly Cole, Ian Tyson, Marc Jordan to name only a few. A prolific composer and producer, yet recognized primarily as a bass player, George also plays a variety of instruments; many featured on his award-winning(HMV "fresh blood" grand prize) solo CD,"Music for Plants, Animals, and Humans". He has performance and/or producer credits on on over 500 cds . George has toured for 11 years with Holly Cole. He has also toured and recorded with Ken Whiteley, Sharlene Wallace, Julie Michels, Joe Sealy, Carol Welsman, Valdy, and many others. He has also produced artists such as (Amanda Martinez, Eliana Cuevas Deanna Knight, Andree Bernard, Julie Michels, Patricia O'Callaghan and The Toronto Tabla Ensemble) George is continually composing new music (guitar, voice chants), and appearing on many new recordings. Having written dozens of songs over the years, George is now recording and preparing releases of new material featuring his guitar and vocals... they will be available on this site by summer 2007. Most recently, he has also produced music for Yoga, and Indian Classical music artists. His playing of Indian stringed Instruments: Sitar, Sarode, Tanpura, and the violin-like Esraj and Dilbruba are featured in the motion pictures "Such a long Journey" and "Possible Worlds", and on Loreena McKennitt, Jane Siberry and Bruce Cockburn recordings. Recent activities include touring Canada with Joe Sealy and Cindy Church, with their recording "The Nearness of You… the Songs of Hoagy Carmichael". He continues to produce concerts and recordings in the jazz, world and Indian Classical music styles, and is composing new east-west fusion music. George was presented with the 2007 national jazz award for "bassist of the year" and is currently performing with his own quintet. www.myspace.com/georgekoller

SUSAN PILTCH (flute, piano) : Flutist/pianist Susan Piltch began her music studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto with pianist/composer Dr. Samuel Dolin. She later studied recorder with Hugh Orr and flute with her father Bernard Piltch. Currently, as well as performing in a number of ensembles, Susan teaches piano privately and flute at the Claude Watson School for the Arts. As a composer she has written for flute choir and flute with piano. Two of her compositions are listed on the Royal Conservatory of Music's flute exam syllabus, Labyrinth written for flute and piano and Little One (lullaby for Kienna) for 2 flutes and piano. Susan has also recorded two CDs with guitarist Daniel La Brash, THE MOON AND FLOWERS and NATURE'S PLAY, and most recently ANTICIPATION with Sharlene. Susan is presently recording a solo album of flute and piano. www.susanpiltch.com