Abbie Palmer Harpist from Alexandria, VA

As a harpist, Abbie has managed to span an incredibly wide range of genres in her collaborations, performances, and recordings. While specializing in original, Celtic, and Classical music, Abbie also has experience performing and recording rock and pop, spiritual and religious, World, jazz, hip hop, new age, and Renaissance, to name a few! Abbie claims Celtic music to be her roots and foundation, having been the first genre she was exposed to. Abbie has travelled to Edinburgh Scotland to compete on Celtic harp, as well as has been an instructor at a Scottish music conference. Abbie performed at the Maryland Renaissance Festival starting at childhood and held a regular standing performer position for 20 years. She currently has the pleasure of working with some of Celtic musics’ finest performing artists in collaborative projects and groups that span the east coast. Abbie went on to focus on Classical music in college and received a dual degree in Classical harp performance, gaining skills and knowledge as an orchestral harpist. Upon completion of her degree, Abbie received an award of recognition for excelled accomplishment in her harp studies. Abbie held the role of first chair with the National String Symphonia for 7 years and had the honor of performing Debussys' Danses Sacree et Profane, a harp featured piece, on a main stage at the Kennedy Center. She now regularly performs with Classical ensembles and orchestras in Washington DC and surrounding areas. Abbie began writing original music as far back as childhood, but more formally starting in college. In 2012 Abbie ventured to create an album of all original songs and compositions which led to Abbie’s career as a singer-songwriter with the electric harp. Since then, she’s composed and recorded three full length albums as well as taken her original music on tour to the West Coast (2018) and South East region (2016).