Sylvia Woods (May 23, 1951 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee) is an American harpist and composer perhaps best known for her role in the world-wide renaissance of the Celtic harp, or cláirseach. Woods began selling and writing music for Celtic harps in the 1970s, when the instrument was not widely known in the United States, contributing to a groundswell of interest in the Celtic harp and music. Woods was named one of the “most influential harp forces of the twentieth century” by HarpColumn magazine. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.