“Aisling’s ability to create a mood, to paint a musical picture, is extremely natural; her arrangements of known Irish airs also organic, her musical and poetical rhythm is sublime.”
-Sioned Williams, UKHA Review
Aisling Ennis is highly regarded as a harpist and creative thinker who enjoys a successful, self-directed portfolio career. A former student of the Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Royal Irish Academy of Music and holds a first class Master’s degree in Arts Management and Cultural Policy from UCD as well as a PGCE in Primary Education. Aisling is known for her evocative playing across a broad spectrum of genres, her ongoing, multifaceted collaborations and innovative approaches to programming.
Recent highlights include performances of ‘Ceol Ársa na gClársaí’, solo performances with Irish Chamber Orchestra, her solo recital tour 'Fairy Harp, Ceol Sí’; a project that began in 2023 as a research project exploring repertoire from both Irish and classical harp traditions inspired by the fairies and toured throughout County Wicklow in October 2023. Her sold-out NCH show ‘The King of the Fairies’, ongoing performances with her flute, viola harp trio, Trio Táin, her adaptation of Mozart's Magic Flute for narrator, flute, viola, harp and soprano, collaborating with Peter Power of Sparsile Collective on 'After Light: These Dark Citizens' (Cork's Midsummer Festival) solo appearances with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Irish Chamber Orchestra for (Kilkenny Arts Festival) and the release of her debut solo album of compositions (Spring 2023). Aisling was a member of Wicklow Artists Panel and continues to work to support and enrich the arts in her beloved home, Wicklow.
Aisling performs on a Horngacher concert harp (the only one of it’s kind in Ireland) Tomás Mac Uileagóid 'Eala' Irish harps and Camac electric harps. Aisling's work is supported by Arts Council Ireland, Wicklow County Council, Creative Ireland and the Department for Art, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Recent highlights include performances of ‘Ceol Ársa na gClársaí’, solo performances with Irish Chamber Orchestra, her solo recital tour 'Fairy Harp, Ceol Sí’; a project that began in 2023 as a research project exploring repertoire from both Irish and classical harp traditions inspired by the fairies and toured throughout County Wicklow in October 2023. Her sold-out NCH show ‘The King of the Fairies’, ongoing performances with her flute, viola harp trio, Trio Táin, her adaptation of Mozart's Magic Flute for narrator, flute, viola, harp and soprano, collaborating with Peter Power of Sparsile Collective on 'After Light: These Dark Citizens' (Cork's Midsummer Festival) solo appearances with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Irish Chamber Orchestra for (Kilkenny Arts Festival) and the release of her debut solo album of compositions (Spring 2023). Aisling was a member of Wicklow Artists Panel and continues to work to support and enrich the arts in her beloved home, Wicklow.
Aisling performs on a Horngacher concert harp (the only one of it’s kind in Ireland) Tomás Mac Uileagóid 'Eala' Irish harps and Camac electric harps. Aisling's work is supported by Arts Council Ireland, Wicklow County Council, Creative Ireland and the Department for Art, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
