April 5th 2025
Courses and workshops starting 3 May 2025: Carolan's Planxties; The Craft of Pibroch: patterns for weaving new music; Spring 2025 Workshop Series
Carolan's Planxties Dive into the beautiful compositions of Turlough Carolan and learn to play three of his iconic planxties James Ruff, Alessia Bianchi, Tamzin Elliott The Craft of Pibroch: patterns for weaving new music Explore 'the great music' and learn the fundamentals to create your own piobaireachd on harps or lyres Barnaby Brown, Bill Taylor Take advantage of our early-bird discount for these six-week courses! Enroll now for just €99 per course, a 24% savings off the full price of €130. Offer ends on April 26, 2025
James Ruff, Alessia Bianchi, Tamzin Elliott
Barnaby Brown, Bill Taylor
Spring 2025 Workshop Series Elevate your harp playing and receive expert guidance to help you reach your musical aspirations 3 May: Make Your Harp Sing: Taking phrasing and articulation to the next level — Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin 10 May: Preparing for an Audio Recording: From concept to finished product — Laoise O'Brien 17 May: The Harp in Business: Getting your name out there and getting paid — Anne Roos 31 May: Optimising your practice time — Jennifer Mackerras 7 June: Play pain-free for a lifetime — Laurie Riley 14 June: Preparing for performance — Jennifer Mackerras Register for individual workshops at €25 each, or enroll in the complete six-workshop series for €99 (€130 after April 26, 2025)
April 7th 2025
Join us ONLINE, Sunday, 27 April, 4–6 pm, Irish time for our Harpers' Gathering
Acadamh na gCláirseach–Academy of Early Irish Harp
Keep up to date with our activities, concerts, summer festival and all things early-Irish-harp.