It also represents his deep appreciation for Butte’s Irish immigrants and the sacrifices they made to the Irish cause. That’s ...

The historical Irish harp, also known as Cláirseach or Early Gaelic harp, is simultaneously one of the world’s most famous and least known musical instruments. We see it on various romanticised “Irish ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...

A concert of ancient Irish music is coming to Mermaid Arts Centre on Friday, May 9, with a focus on the bringing together of three musical styles – harping, traditional Irish, and early music. Some of ...

The harp has its hindrances, and a lot of composers are terrified of writing solo music for it. This instrument has 47 strings, each tuned like the white notes of a piano, with the player’s feet ...

The first Guinness labels featuring the now-iconic harp were printed in August of that year, according to "Guinness's Brewery in the Irish Economy 1759 - 1876" by Patrick Lynch and John Vaizey.

Even more remarkably, the instrument she plays this day ... about a classified advertisement offering an Irish harp for sale. But the asking price was more than she could afford: $500.

According to the organisers of the event: "Some of Ireland’s most celebrated musicians in traditional, classical, and early ...

ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD THAT HAS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LIKE THAT REGINA DELANEY OF EXETER IS AN IRISH HARPER SINGER AND DANCER, SHE CREATED THE NEW ENGLAND IRISH HARP ORCHESTRA AT 20 YEARS AGO ...