Bridget Highet is a well-traveled, accomplished and champion harper. She has placed first in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil multiple times as well as in the National Scottish Clarsach Championship and placed third in the All-Ireland in 2001 in the harp, 15-18 category. She has performed at a number of festivals, including the Philadelphia Ceili Group Festival and the Washington Irish Festival. She was a featured soloist at the annual American Harp Society Conference in Philadelphia. Bridget will be conducting one of the intermediate-level classes at The Harpers Escape Weekend.
Bridget has taught workshops at the Irish Week at the Augusta Heritage Center, the Somerset Harp Festival, and has had award winning private students. She was a student of Kathy DeAngelo. She currently is a student at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School which limits her public performance availability. She does make dates available for booking weekend occassions in Central and South New Jersey, and Philadelphia Area.
