Galway Early Music Festival features Harpers and Pipers

In just a few weeks the Galway Early Music Festival will begin in the west of Ireland.  This year, the organizers, several of whom are regulars at Scoil na gCláirseach, have succeeded in bringing harper Siobhán Armstrong, piper Barnaby Brown and piper and singer Griogair Labhruidh, the members of Coracle, to the festival.  If you are [...]

Harpers at Brighid: a Treasure House of Offerings

Harpers comprehend the significance of the fire festival of Brighid, dedicated to the goddess of smithcraft, poetry and healing.  It also signals the early stirrings of spring.  In honor of Brighid, here is a harper’s assortment of treasures. Enjoy the new Scoil na gCláirseach video, which gives a glimpse into the special world created by [...]

A Harper, a Queen, and the Trinity College Long Room

As you may have heard, Queen Elizabeth made a recent historic visit to Ireland.  When she visited the faculty and staff of the Trinity College Library, historical harper Siobhán Armstrong was one of the academic and cultural eminences there to meet her.  The Queen of England had the good fortune to see and hear Siobhán [...]