About Liv

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Born into a family with musical ties going back generations, Liv Castor is an artist whose playing marries ancient and new traditions. Steeped from a young age in the sounds of the British folk and early music revivals of the last century, Liv first found her way into both of these genres through singing, a skill that has informed how she takes them to the harp.

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    After many years of classical pedal harp study, Liv was drawn back to the lever harp (clàrsach) and her first loves of early and traditional music whilst pursuing a degree in harp performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Surrounded by world-class musicians of all different genres, Liv honed her improvisational and ensemble skills to become the in-demand collaborator and soloist that she is now. As an active tradition bearer, she seeks to keep some of the rarest tunes and songs alive, and as a composer, she strives to bring the essences of the traditions she loves into more contemporary pieces. In addition to her skills as an instrumentalist, Liv is a dedicated student, speaker, and singer of Scottish Gaelic, a language which has influenced her approach to traditional music in profound ways.

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