Newsflash! Tunes from the Patrick McDonald Collection Edinburgh International Harp Festival has just been opened up to players of ANY HARP - wire, gut, pedal or whatever - as long as you're interested in playing these tunes Sign up and info here tickets.harpfestival.co.uk/event/5986:4...
Lovely afternoon yesterday in West Lothian sharing some techniques and tunes with wire harpers in person! And the sun shone too ☀️ This was our second workshop with the group meeting up for practice sessions in between times. Get in touch if you fancy coming along to the next one.
Too late folks it’s completely sold out now!
Key Techniques for Harp reprints are here so the books are back in stock online! 😊🎶
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I guessed. But apparently it’s decay in Dutch!
That’s not a God I want anything to do with and I think they just say what they would like God to say! Abusive for sure.
I think it’s best just not to look at them ever!
**UPDATE 10 more tickets have just been released! Don't hang around if you want to come!**
Very happy to announce that my East Neuk Festival concert, Looking for Oswald, on 2nd July has sold out!
James Oswald is Crail’s rags to riches hero who went on to be court composer to George lll. Music from the Caledonian Pocket Companion, which Oswald published in 12 vols in the 18th c.
Key Techniques for Harp back in print! First published in 2012, but out of print only been available as a PDF for several years. There is a new cover and any resource info has been checked but otherwise it is the same as the previously available edition.
Growing up in a small Ayrshire town, Robert Burns was an early influence on me. I recorded this on my recent CD and I'll be sharing some Burns tunes with my online class Edinburgh International Harp Festival this April tickets.harpfestival.co.uk/event/5986:4...
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Heads up - there's a newsletter coming out tomorrow if you want to sign up now to make sure you get it in your inbox! (along with a freebie harp resource link too...)
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Tickets are going fast (and free!) for Saturday’s library gig - 11am-12noon in McDonald Road Library, Edinburgh. Looking forward to bringing the harps! bit.ly/4kMbJAs
Wire harp online workshop 22 Feb looking at Uamh an Òir 4-6pm UK time & recorded to watch again. March 29th workshop looking at the pibroch The Little Spree - discount if you sign up for both!
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Delving into the Caledonian Pocket Companion all 12 vols pub by James Oswald from Crail for this concert at the East Neuk Festival 2nd July with trad fiddler/violist Kathryn Nicoll & the great Fife singer Chris Miles. Trad music & trad musicians tx going fast! eastneukfestival.com/events/looki...
Lovely to hear Uamh an Oir from harper Karen Marshalsay's Eadarainn a' Chruit : Between Us the Harp album on Caithream Ciùil on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal.
Karen has just been announced as appearing at East Neuk Festival this summer, celebrating Crail-born James Oswald's contribution to Scottish music.
It’s #BandcampFriday when the online music company waives its fees in favour of the creators. A great day to buy the music of Karen Marshalsay playing all three Scottish harps karenmarshalsay.bandcamp.com/album/eadarain…
Great to see East Neuk-based harper Karen Marshalsay in the East Neuk Festival. Karen’s concert with singer Chris Miles and fiddler Kathryn Nicoll highlights the contribution to Scottish music of Crail-born James Oswald theqr.co.uk/2026/02/02/eas…
Karen Marshalsay (harp) soundchecking with violist Kathryn Nicoll and Cathal McConnell (flute) for tonight’s concert in The Tron Theatre, Glasgow for Celtic Connections. Starts 7:30pm.
Karen Marshalsay (voice and harp) and Fionnlagh Mac A’Phiocar (voice and small pipes) soundchecking for tonight’s Celtic Connections concert in The Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Starts 7:30pm.
Tonight at the Tron 7.30 we’re playing the whole album live with Alison Kinnaird, Cathal McConnell, Kathryn Nicoll and Fionnlagh Mac A’ Phiocair at Celtic Connections! With special duo, trio and whole band versions of some of the solo album tracks www.celticconnections.com/event/1/kare...
Tonight at the Tron 7.30 we’re playing the whole album live with Alison Kinnaird, Cathal McConnell, Kathryn Nicoll and Fionnlagh Mac A’ Phiocair at Celtic Connections! With special duo, trio and whole band versions of some of the solo album tracks www.celticconnections.com/event/1/kare...
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Rehearsal snippet adding another harp and viola to a solo track on the album - come and hear this special edition live at Celtic Connections 31st January at the Tron Theatre 7.30pm All 4 harps plus guests Alison Kinnaird, Fionnlagh Mac A’ Phiocair, Cathal McConnell & Kathryn Nicoll #ccfest
Rehearsal snippet adding another harp and viola to a solo track on the album - come and hear this special edition live at Celtic Connections 31st January at the Tron Theatre 7.30pm All 4 harps plus guests Alison Kinnaird, Fionnlagh Mac A’ Phiocair, Cathal McConnell & Kathryn Nicoll #ccfest
You never know! Makes me think of Martyn Bennett’s music!
It’s getting closer to booking time and full event announcement for the Edinburgh International Harp Festival! Looking forward to performing and teaching this year #harp #clarsach
We’re playing my album live @celtic_connections 31st January at the Tron! Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp listed in the Scotsman’s top 5 folk albums of the year live with all 4 harps & guests Alison Kinnaird, Cathal McConnell, Kathryn Nicoll and Fionnnlagh Mac A’ Phiocair
Happy to announce that I’m now a Harp Column Artist so you can find my digital sheet music there now as well as my own website! There’s 4 originals and one set of arrangements up at the minute but more will be added. harpcolumn.com/music/all-mu...
Out today! And up on my website now as both printed books and PDFs! Haiku On the Shore - a suite of 3 compositions for harp starting with The Grey Heron Stands which was Harps North West JaNEWary offering
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