 The seeds of "Harpistry" were sown during her involvement with a mediaeval instrumental group, Arcana Mundi, a concept dreamt up by Craig Leon, who would later become her producer.Sure enough, she signed a deal with EMI in 2002, and between trips abroad with Bryan Ferry, she sourced the material for her first album, with help from Leon.She recorded her first album, "Harpistry", in the Netherlands in 2003, before going to Brazil on another Bryan Ferry tour.