Harpers from all over Ireland will converge on Belfast this weekend to celebrate the significance of the great Belfast Harp Festival of 1792. Organised by Cruit Éireann (Harp Ireland), the ‘Harps ...
Irish Central: Symbol of Ireland: the Irish harp's sweet music and myth
For a country with a rich musical heritage and fascinating mythology, it seems only apt that Ireland’s national symbol is the harp. Ireland is the only country with a musical instrument as its ...
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 ...
Anyone who knows that St. Patrick's Day is on March 17 knows of Ireland's tricolor flag, but what about Ireland's national symbol of the harp? Here's everything you need to know. Ireland's national ...
The Irish News: ‘The harp has a real ability to cross borders and boundaries’ - Harp Ireland’s Lauren O’Neill
DID you know Ireland is the only country that has a musical instrument as its national symbol? From official documents to Guinness pint glasses and Ryanair planes, the harp is dotted throughout ...
‘The harp has a real ability to cross borders and boundaries’ - Harp Ireland’s Lauren O’Neill
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 ...
Irish Central: Did you know Guinness trademarked the harp symbol long before the Irish Government did?