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Meet our 2021 festival artists Natalie Surina Natalie is a builder of historical-Irish and also medieval-European harps, based in the wilds of Connemara in the west of Ireland. She is meticulous about researching and rediscovering old Irish harp-building techniques, which she puts to use in her own harp making. Hang out with her in her own workshop, at her festival workshop! Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #harpbuilder #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival https://www.instagram.com/p/COYnI-AAUo_/?igshid=1he5xnunr9pou

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Simon Chadwick It would be unsurprising if we found out that Simon has traits of a detective in his DNA! He will be sharing his discoveries in his introductory-level talk, and also in his workshop introducing the vital, 18th-century Bunting harp manuscripts. Simon will also be co-presenting our amazing, virtual field trip to the National Museum of Ireland harps. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #SimonChadwick #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COGg9gQgTUm/?igshid=1k1k3jik5gg4t

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Photo taken at Scoil na gCláirseach 2011. When music sounds this good…. Feel Good Friday. Join us this year at Scoil na gCláirseach—Festival of Early Irish Harp, 14 – 20 August 2019, Coláiste Pobail Osraí Secondary School, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, IRELAND in conjunction with @medievalmilemuseum #FeelGoodFriday #Clarsach #clairseach #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #historicalharpsocietyofireland #LoveMusic #Ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #trinityharp #Trinity #mullaghmast #downhillharp #queenmaryharp #lamontharp #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic#musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe #harpesceltiqueshistoriques https://www.instagram.com/p/BuLOmTLguqc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t74ae1zhlf0i

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All Aboard! Throw Back Thursday to Scoil na gCláirseach 2007 and the group tour to Collins Barracks in Dublin to see some of the earliest known harps which are kept in a private vault. Looking forward to Scoil na gCláirseach—Festival of Early Irish Harp, 14 – 20 August 2019, Coláiste Pobail Osraí Secondary School, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, IRELAND in conjunction with @medievalmilemuseum #tbt #Clarsach #clairseach #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #historicalharpsocietyofireland #LongBoat #ireland #medievalmusic #Viking #irishculture #trinityharp #Trinity #mullaghmast #downhillharp #queenmaryharp #lamontharp #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe #harpesceltiqueshistoriques (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bua-BHxgA61/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9g92vva8xthe

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Breda Keville Breda is a rare fiddler whose gentle, stylish playing is a quiet revelation so we are excited to host her at Scoil na gCláírseach this year for the first time in concert. Breda was influenced and taught by some of the most significant Irish fiddlers of the past; you can talk to her about that in her ‘Talk to an Irish Music Master’ session. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #Fiddle #Fiddler #BredaKeville #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #gaelicmusic #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival https://www.instagram.com/p/COdjD2UAyeL/?igshid=rdvvcl5a5fqq

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Bill Taylor Bill Taylor is one of our 2021 virtual tutors. He researches, performs, teaches and records the ancient harp music of Ireland, Scotland and Wales and is one of very few players interpreting these repertoires using lyres, gut-strung medieval harps, renaissance harps with buzzing bray pins and wire-strung clarsachs. We’re delighted to welcome him back! Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #braypinharp #downhillharp #braypin #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COak0VzA7uv/?igshid=16euod69d1sug

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Pádraic Keane This star young Galway piper comes from a well-known Irish-music family, and was TG 4’s 2011 Young Musician of the Year. Pádraic plays and teaches around the world and we’re thrilled to have him make his Scoil debut in 2021. You can listen to his beautiful playing in our Carolan anniversary concert, and talk to him in one of our ‘Talk to an Irish Music Master’ sessions. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #PádraicKeane #piper #uilleannpipes #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #gaelicmusic #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COWC62GA2UR/?igshid=v7px59rb89oj

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin Eibhlís is no stranger to the Historical Harp Society of Ireland and is one of the very few harpists who sings 17th- and 18th-century Irish harp songs whilst accompanying herself on an early Irish harp. You can listen to her gorgeous singing and playing in our Carolan anniversary concert and learn harp songs from her in our hands-on player sessions. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #EibhlísNíRíordáin #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COTFO4kgq0K/?igshid=h2528n9iuws3

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Ciarán Ó Gealbháin Ciarán comes from the Ring gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) of co. Waterford, where he learned all his gorgeous old-style, unaccompanied Irish songs. He will also be available to talk to you and to let you listen to rare old recordings of long-dead masters from his region in his two ‘Talk to an Irish Music Master’ sessions. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July:  festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #CiaránÓGealbháin #SeanNos #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COQNMuEgkqV/?igshid=svxi15tbmkqe

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Karen Loomis Karen is one of our resident doctors, who not only has a background in physics and astronomy but also heads up our scientific research into the surviving historic harps. Karen will introduce you to the early Irish harp in her festival talk, and will also take us on a virtual tour of the National Museum of Ireland’s historic harps with Simon Chadwick. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #KarenLoomis #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #HollybrookHarp #downhillharp #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/CONxfjrAn5Y/?igshid=1xpmzsjdhaeum

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Meet our 2021 festival artists James Ruff James is an award-winning singer, Scottish-Gaelic speaker, and harpist, who researches, performs and loves teaching historical Gaelic song and harp music. He released his beautiful solo CD – The Gaels' Honour: Early Music for Harp and Voice from Gaelic Scotland and Ireland – in 2018.. We are delighted to welcome him back to Scoil na gCláirseach! Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets #JamesRuff #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #mullaghmast #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COLyY4zgeel/?igshid=1ubsemkvt310v

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Sylvia Crawford Sylvia is a natural-born teacher, pretty much guaranteed to inspire harpists at any playing level. Her recent MA looked at the 18th-century Armagh harper, Patrick Quin, from whom the harpers’ three ‘First Tunes’ were collected. She will be teaching these this year in the light of her research into old Irish-harp fingering and playing techniques. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #SylviaCrawford #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COIiQk9gT-9/?igshid=4x3z576blr9w

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Siobhán Armstrong Festival director, Siobhán Armstrong, has an amazing CV of international performing, academic work and tutoring in the field of historical harps over the last 25 years. Learn about her latest early-Irish-harp discoveries in her two talks; work with her in hands-on classes (she loves teaching!); and enjoy her mastery of the instrument in concert. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #SiobhanArmstrong #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/COGf0SLAXj3/?igshid=bkeewjtjtx3s

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Meet our 2021 festival artists Andrew Laurence King Andrew is one of the world’s leading early harpists and early harp tutors, with a performing and directing career that takes him all over the world. A regular visitor to Scoil na gCláirseach, his player sessions and workshops have rightly gained a reputation for being ‘serious fun’ and utterly inspiring for beginners to professional musicians. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #AndrewLaurenceKing #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-3zL9AXJx/?igshid=mrq712cv1cue

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The HHSI's brand new website for Scoil na gCláirseach–Festival of Early Irish Harp 2021 ONLINE has just gone live; we're so excited!    festival.irishharp.org Check out our 33 live, interactive events and 7 talks and concerts, available 24/7 25–29 July, and book your tickets online. You can attend the whole thing from your own living room, for the first time ever! 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #Trinity #mullaghmast #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVmsaQgFqd/?igshid=o4w76ndcp9yg

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Lá fhéile Phádraig shona daoibh go léir!  Happy St Patrick’s Day! To celebrate Ireland’s national holiday on Wednesday, 17th March, we will be hosting an interactive, live event 2.00–3.00 p.m. Irish time: The HHSI Hollybrook Project to unveil the results of our ground-breaking, 2020 scientific survey of an old Irish harp at The National Museum of Ireland. Project leader, Dr. Karen Loomis, will give us a personal tour around the online database and all its resources: including 3D scans, a comprehensive set of 1:1 scale views and cross sections of the harp, a contour map of soundboard thickness, and over 1600 photographs and images (including curated and processed photographs of the newly rediscovered decorative work!), plus information on the project, as well as write-ups on construction, stringing, tuning pins, decorative work, history, and soundbox wear marks! All organised for ease of navigation, and available for download as an HHSI publicly accessible resource. Join us on Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/96635196822?pwd=c2tSdU55bldmNzFialFZWHJodFFVUT09 Meeting ID: ‪966 3519 6822‬ Passcode: 296650 (Link in bio) N.B. We will be recording this session so please keep your mic muted and your camera off if you don’t want to be visible for any reason. This project was kindly facilitated by the National Museum of Ireland, and has been made possible with funding from The Arts Council’s Traditional Arts department. We look forward to seeing old friends, and new, if you can join us for this special St Patrick’s Day launch event. 🍀🍀🍀 #Clarsach #clairseach #StPatricksDay #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #Paddysday #irishmusichistory #HollybrookHarp #downhillharp #downhill #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/CMePc7ageJf/?igshid=16ui7yub8znuh