“Celtic Harp Tales” is the essence of the magical sound of the harp, bringing out the sensitivity of outstanding and versatile harpist Amelia Tokarska and her deeply emotional interpretation of traditional Celtic melodies. The album features fifteen new adaptations and arrangements of traditional Celtic themes created by Paweł Biliński, who also produced the project and contributed keyboards, programming and electronics.
Recorded entirely at the exceptional Cavatina Hall concert hall and Polish Radio studio, the album was conceived from the very beginning as a high-end audiophile production, with space and the natural character of the instruments playing a fundamental role in its sound. The sonic landscape was created together with legendary sound engineer Tadeusz Mieczkowski and is available both in traditional stereo and Dolby Atmos™ immersive audio. The recording features Sławomir Berny on percussion, Marcin Rumiński on whistles and pipes, Krzysztof Maciejowski on 5-string electric violin, with Paweł Biliński adding keyboards and subtle electronic textures. The result is a cinematic musical journey through old Celtic stories, landscapes and legends.
Released by the renowned Polish classical label DUX, Celtic Harp Tales premiered on CD and digital platforms in February 2025, followed by an official cinematic Dolby Atmos listening premiere at Universus Studio in Warsaw on February 28, 2025. The project received prestigious media patronage from Radio Kraków, Radio Kraków Kultura, TVP Kultura and Presto Magazine, with Portal Winylowy joining the partners of the subsequent vinyl release.
On December 12, 2025, Celtic Harp Tales reached another important milestone with the official premiere of its limited vinyl edition, once again released by DUX Recording Producers. The analogue edition brings the album’s spacious production, acoustic detail and carefully constructed dynamics into an entirely different listening environment and represents the definitive physical edition of the project. The vinyl is available online at AmeliaTokarska.com as well as through DUX, Empik stores and selected record stores in Poland.
With contemporary harp recordings rarely receiving such an extensive production process – spanning dedicated concert-hall and studio sessions, high-end stereo production, Dolby Atmos immersive mixing, CD and a dedicated vinyl edition – Celtic Harp Tales stands out as one of the very few contemporary harp-focused releases of this technical and sonic ambition issued on vinyl in recent years. Rather than treating vinyl simply as another distribution format, the edition completes the original concept of the album: a recording built around dynamics, space, acoustic detail and the unique timbre of the harp, designed for focused listening on a high-quality sound system.
“Celtic Harp Tales” is available now on vinyl, CD, streaming platforms and in Dolby Atmos™ immersive audio.
