Nestled above the musical village of Naul, Sean Smyth pours his time, his talent and his soul into each and every Irish harp he makes. Smyth selects and sources wood for these Irish harps from around ...

United Nations decision to recognize Irish harp music as a unique art form will help to protect and spread the Irish skill. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ...

One of the most enduring of sounds, synonymous with the Emerald Isle, is that of the dulcet Irish harp. But the Irish harp that many of us are familiar with is a relatively modern instrument. Prior to ...

Siobhan (shuh-VAHN) Armstrong is one of today's top Irish harpers, and head of the Historical Harp Society of Ireland. She plays the ancient traditional wirestrung Irish harp that was popular from the ...

Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive through the fiddle and harp. Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive through the fiddle and harp. Each week, she and her husband ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Neo-Irish style harp known as the ...

The Dagda, the god of Irish mythology, possessed a harp unlike any other. Named “Uaithne,” which means “the Four-Angled Music,” the stringed instrument was richly decorated and composed of oak wood.

Natalie Surina was drawn to the ancient harps of Ireland. She doesn’t know quite what it was that called her to it. But she knows it was undeniable. “I had already been studying ancient Irish culture ...

Neo-Irish style harp known as the Royal Portable Irish harp. It is non-pedal but with a sharpening mechanism. The fore pillar is square and of a modified S curve. On the inside of the pillar are 7 ...