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The Celtic harp is a triangular frame harp traditional to the Celtic nations of northwest Europe. It is known as cláirseach in Irish, clàrsach in Scottish Gaelic, ...
Over time he had many other harp teachers including Gwendolen Mason. [3] In 1965 he became an oboist and harpist with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra. [4] He had been known to be able to skilfully play the pedal harp, neo-Celtic harp, and wire-strung Irish-Bardic harp. Bell served as a professor of harp at the Academy of Music in Belfast. [5]
Thomas Connellan - (c. 1640 – 1698) - Irish harper and composer whose "Molly St. George" is one of the earliest Irish harp songs with extant lyrics; brother of William Connellan; William Connellan - 17th century Irish harper and composer; brother of Thomas Connellan; Cécile Corbel - (born 1980) - Breton recording artist and composer
"Crystal Harp" solid-body (Goas-Stivell, 1987) Alan Stivell was born in the Auvergnat town of Riom.His father, Georges (Jord in Breton) Cochevelou, was a civil servant in the French Ministry of Finance who achieved his dream of recreating a Celtic or Breton harp in the small town of Gourin, Brittany [2] and his mother Fanny-Julienne Dobroushkess was of Lithuanian-Jewish descent.
Lisa Lynne is a Celtic harpist, a composer and new-age recording artist. She is a self-proclaimed multi-instrumentalist who has "spent the last eighteen years pursuing her passion for the Celtic harp." Lynne released her first solo albums, starting in 1992, as Lisa Franco on the German label Innovative Communication.
O’Carolan International Harp Festival in Keadue, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, harp champion (1990s) Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), first class honours BA (1990s) BBC Radio 3 ‘Young Musician‘, finalist (1999) Jakez Francois International Celtic Harp Competition in Nantes, winner (2004) [3] [4]
She continued to study pedal harp after receiving her bachelor's degree, but upon discovering and purchasing a Celtic harp, dedicated her life to making Celtic harp music available to the public. Subsequent travels around the world as a soloist and ensemble performer cemented Woods’ reputation as a formidable talent in the folk harp milieu.
In 2007, Hair released her debut harp album, "Hubcaps and Potholes", and has since performed at many festivals including Celtic Connections, the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe. [2] She has traveled throughout Europe, the United States, and New Zealand performing and teaching. [3]