Lauren Mary Longo

Lauren Mary Longo is a recording and performing artist in the metropolitan New York area. Her harp music has been featured on the radio programs Harpestry (USA) and Celtic Roots Radio (Ireland) and internationally on radio stations throughout the world.

Experienced as a professional Church musician on piano, organ and harpsichord, in 2004, she discovered the celtic harp. That instrument served as her muse. Finding it difficult to sleep one night following a minor surgery, she decided to produce music that created a peaceful ambiance enabling people to drift off to peaceful slumber. With this in mind, she founded her own record label: Wing and A Prayer Recordings, releasing her first solo original AngelCalls (2005), a continuous improvised stream of 43 minutes of music. Most of her original music is designed to promote deep relaxation, creating soothing background music for the home or travel.

Lauren also holds a Ph.D in Music from the City University of New York. Recent recordings and concerts feature brilliant new arrangements for celtic harp, reworking music—from Medieval chant to the Beatles. Drawing upon her historical knowledge, she adapts and transforms these tunes in innovative ways—creating new originals with a modern twist. The result is musical magic.