The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...

The historical Irish harp, also known as Cláirseach or Early Gaelic harp, is simultaneously one of the world’s most famous and least known musical instruments. We see it on various romanticised “Irish ...

Master Gaelic harper Ann Heyman and her musical husband, Charlie, will share the tradition and performance of the Gaelic harp with five Minnesota communities, thanks to an Arts Learning Grant from ...