Harpist & Bagpiper
Luke is a New Orleans based harpist and bagpiper with 26 years of experience. He has played at such venues as St. Louis Cathedral, Preservation Hall, Voodoo Fest, Spotted Cat Music Club, Irish House, French Quarter Fest, the Marigny Opera House, and many more. He has also done orchestral work, composed, arranged and accompanied theater and dance productions. He has played with many New Orleans bands including the Herringbone Orcestra, Helen Gillet’s Wazozo, Aurora Nealand’s Royal Roses, the New Orleans C
Luke plays the full pedal concert harp and smaller Irish lever harp. He specializes in Brazilian choro on the pedal concert harp, a joyful, chromatic cousin of traditional New Orleans jazz. Luke is also a traditional Irish harp champion, representing the Eastern US, and composes and plays a bit of Jazz , Pop, Classical, Eastern European , and new and old New Orleans music.