Gráinne Hambly is an internationally known Irish traditional harper, teacher and musician.^[1]

Hambly was born to Michael Hambly and Mary Joyce in Knockrickard County Mayo, Ireland in 1975. She has 2 sisters who are also musicians. She learned traditional Irish music on the tin whistle as a child and then learned the concertina and harp. Hambly won the All-Ireland senior competition in Clonmel in 1994 on the concertina. She also won the Harp Festivals competitions at Keadue in 1994 and Granard in 1995 and the All-Ireland senior harp competition in 1994. She was also a member of the National Folk Orchestra^[2][3] and toured with the Belfast Harp Orchestra founded by Janet Harbison.^[3] She graduated initially with a bachelor's degree and then with a master's degree in Music from Queen's University Belfast in 1999. She then completed a graduate diploma in Education (Music) from the University of Limerick.^[4]

She is a teacher of traditional Irish music and performs in concerts and festivals internationally as well as having had a number of records produced.^[2][3][4]

• Between the Showers
• Golden Lights and Green Shadows
• The Thorn Tree
• Music from Ireland and Scotland
• Traditional Irish Music Arranged for Harp