The sound of gold strings

Brendan Ring has just posted his first video clip playing the new Trinity College Harp by William MacDonald of Skye. This one is strung all in gold, and as you will hear, has found its voice early. Enjoy the lush sound of Brendan’s playing. The tune is a piobaireachd entitled Clan Ranald’s March to Edinburgh. [...]

New Scoil na gClairseach and Harp Videos pages

Hello, friends.  I’ve added two new pages.  One is a work in progress, with photos from this year’s Scoil na gCláirseach in Kilkenny, Ireland. The other is a page of video clips of several harpers playing, in some cases, replicas of historical instruments. Yesterday afternoon, Sam, Aran and I met at Sam’s house and spent [...]