January 10th 2024
Courses starting 3 February 2024: Easy harp melodies, Reconstructing Carolan, and An introduction to Scottish Gaelic
Easy harp melodies from 18th-century Irish sources Develop your technique, grow your repertory — and have more fun playing — with music from the early Irish harping tradition
Reconstructing Carolan: Play transcriptions of his music made from 18th-century Irish harpers Explore better and lesser known Carolan compositions, working with juicy pages from a unique Irish-harp-music manuscript of the late 1700s
An introduction to Scottish Gaelic for harpists and singers Be introduced to Scottish Gaelic language and pronunciation, and the historical tradition of Gaelic heroic ballads, and learn to sing an evocative Scottish Gaelic song
August 24th 2024
Join us ONLINE, Sunday 22 September, 4–6 pm, Irish time for our Harpers' Gathering —PLUS— guest interview with Bill Taylor
July 8th 2024
Concerts in the 1000-year old Parade Tower of Kilkenny Castle | 8 pm, 28 & 30 July, 2024
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