Winner of the All Ireland Feis Ceoil, Gina Mackey started her career as a Harpist and Vocalist with the famous Shannon Castle Singers at Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare, Ireland. Gina toured the USA, Canada, South East Asia and Europe with the Group.Then in the early nineties, she came to London and took up the position of resident Harpist at the Ritz Hotel.

During this time Gina forged a career for herself as the leading Irish Harpist in London, performing for all the major Irish Organisations and Companies operating out of London, eg; Ireland Fund of Great Britain, Bank of Ireland Head Office, Guinness Brewing GB, Tourism Ireland, Aerlingus, Kerry Foods, AIB Head Office, Federation of Irish Societies, The Clancy Group, McNicholas, and so on.

Gina has an extensive repertoire which creates a unique balance between traditional and contemporary harp music. She has appeared in the London Irish Festival, Oxford Irish Festival, Crawley Folk Festival, Battle Festival. Her radio and television performances include, The Late Late Show, [ R.T.E ], The Warehouse, Carlton Television, BBC Radio, and LBC Radio.

Irish Harp Events Include:

• Headlined at the Irish Post Awards, Grosvenor House Hotel, London
• London Soloist at the St.Patrick's Day Mass, Westminster Cathedral
• London Harpist to the Irish Ambassador at The Irish Embassy , London
• Paul Costello, Irish Designer, London
• Moya Doherty, Producer of Riverdance, at The Irish Club, Eaton Square, London
• The President of Ireland at the Dorchester Hotel , London
• Taoiseach of Ireland at the Savoy, London
• Terry Wogan Golf Classic
• The Mean Fiddler, London