Lament and Dance dates from the summer of 1977. Written for the Irish harp, and composed in Ireland, the piece was inspired by the magic of that wonderful country, its musicians, its folk traditions, the nostalgia of its melodies, and the vigour and joy of its jigs and reels. Fascinated, on the one hand, by fixed tunings, and on the other by the virtuoso blade-changing techniques of her Irish harpist friends, Ann Griffiths became captivated by the infinite possibilities of the Celtic harp.