Acacia Lyra is an Ottawa based harp and voice duo

Hello! Bonjour! Hola! Dia duit!

To catch a bit of our sound, listen the sound clip below.

Ah! The warmer longer days are here at last. Our harps love to be played in the open air, as gentle breezes carry their chords through the trees and up into the sky...Through the summer months, we will be performing in a number of outdoor venues and festivals, including the Réserve écologique of the Lac La Blanche Forest, the Almonte Celt Fest, the Lumière Festival in New Edinburgh, Ottawa, the Westport Festival in the Rideau Lakes, and others soon to be confirmed. Please see details on our Appearances page.

As well, we are pleased to be performing, along with featured artists Kim Robertson, Sharlene Wallace and Lucile Brais Hildesheim, in the first ever Northern Lights Harp Fest in Ottawa, October 2 - 4. The concerts and workshops are open to the public. For details and ticket information, please visit northernlightsharpfest.com.

The listings on our Appearances page are public performances. If you are interested in booking our duo for your private event, do send an e-mail to: susan@acacialyra.com

 

Isabeau s'y promène / Rossignolet du Bois (Trad. French, Arr. JD/SSH)

Janine and Susan with their harps

Susan and Janine

We were children of the 60's in kneesocks and clogs, hair flowing in the wind, guitars over our shoulders. We grew up in different parts of the country, unknown to each other, yet linked through the music of our time...

Then the Celtic harp cast its spell first upon one, and then the other, until Time and Serendipity merged this duo...

Each of us has a wealth of songs from different sources, and our recent collaboration as a duo has resulted in the creation of fresh arrangements for harp, guitar and voice, and a first CD, Harmonic Curves.