Eleri Pound
Professional Harpist
Eleri is a Leeds based harpist, having learnt the harp while at School in Cardiff. Eleri has been playing the harp professionally mostly at events in Yorkshire and the north of England since 2007. Highlights have been playing at Kirkstall Abbey for a private function, playing for her cousin's wedding in the beautiful Castell Coch, in south Wales and in the Natural History Museum as part of a performance for Bio-Diversity day!
Hoppípolla is a popular song by Sigur Rós. "Hopp í polla" is Icelandic for "Hopping into puddles"!
Llongau Caernarfon (Caernarfon’s ships) is a Welsh folk tune about a small boy watching the ships sail off from the port with his mother wishing for an adventure on the sea.
Y Gog Lwydlas translates as The Blue-Grey Cuckoo, a bird that often features in Welsh folk tunes thanks to its beautiful song that signals the coming of spring.
Too see some of the pieces Eleri has performed at weddings please click here:
Music can add that extra special touch to many occasions and especially to your wedding day.... Eleri can play a wide variety of music and is always happy to try learning new pieces if you have something special in mind. For a ceremony tiy will want to choose something to walk into, a song or two for while you're signing the register and something for walking out to. Eleri will play a variety of pop, folk and classical music during drinks receptions and wedding breakfasts providing some relaxing background music that should appeal to all of your guests,
Also available for conference dinners and private parties.