studied harp in her native Wales, and holds the degree of Bachelor of Music from the University of Birmingham.

She has held the post of solo harpist with orchestras in Sweden (Operan, Göteborg) and Ireland (RTE, Dublin), and from 1983-1989 she taught both classical and Irish harp at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.

As secretary of CaÌrde na CruÌte (the Irish Harp Society) she was one of the instigators of the highly successful Irish harp summer school witch takes place in Termonfechin (Ireland) every year.

Now based in Copenhagen, Helen's main work is in the field of contemporary improvised music, blending acoustic and electronic sounds, with trumpet player/composer Palle Mikkelborg. They have appeared throughout Scandinavia, Australia, the Far East and China.

Helen returns regularly to Ireland as a guest teacher and performer and has been particularly associated with the work of Irish composer Shaun Davey. She has worked and recorded with several of Ireland's leading traditional musicians, most recently singer P·dragÌn ni Uallach'in.

Helen Davies' solo CD "Open the Door Softly" was released autumn 2000, and was nominated for a Danish Music Award (folk music) 2001.