The bardic harpers were Male. Rumours have it they were mostly blind and they did not have a light switch between them. They did however have ideas, the inner vision of wisdom, social commentary, poetry, beauty, humour and song to communicate. Through their work they  documented history and broadcast concepts and ideas. They were the media of their time.  Where ever they sat was considered the top table. Only the bards could challenge and make fun of the King/ Chieftan. Maybe that is why they were ‘Dangerous’. The original comics with a spiritual twist.

My new show is not a history lesson but an exploration of what got lost in harping history. I am proposing the idea that what we face as a society with cancel culture and what I face as a Dangerous harpist/artist/comic/ songwriter navigating cancel culture  has resonances with the cultural shifts that took place in the 1600s in Ireland. Then, they were loosing their language, culture, soverenty and bardic traditions. Now we are on the cusp of Transhumanism and the stakes are just as high.

I will tell this story by walking through aspects of my 30 years songwriting, some fun songs, some serious with a performance that breaks all rules and a truly unique harp experience.

A circus250 Production in the Daring Dames series - new writing by fierce women.