Natalie Surina of Ériu Harps, in Connemara, has now completed her HHSI commission to build a hand-made, high-quality copy of the late medieval Queen Mary harp. This harp was chosen on foot of Dr Karen Loomis’s ground-breaking 2015 PhD thesis, which shared new insights into the …
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UNESCO status for Irish harping
We are delighted to announce that Irish harping has just been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Bravo to Harp Ireland and the Dept of Foreign Affairs who did the foot work and congratulations to all the Irish harpists and Irish harping …
Comhgairdeas! Congratulations!
The HHSI would like to congratulate Laoise Kelly – who performs on modern Irish harp – on her recent award of TG4's Gradam Ceoil Ceoltóir na Bliana 2020 Musician of the Year. It's great to see an Irish harpist recognised for her work. Particularly one who joins most historical harpists in …
