Cruit Éireann/Harp Ireland Chair Aibhlín McCrann welcomed the news, saying: "Due to the efforts of a passionate and committed group of harpers, the living tradition of Irish harping is now ...

When I was asked to reflect on the ten years since the harp report for the Harp Ireland/Cruit Éireann Annual Lecture on 17 November, I had to think hard. What had I learnt over the past ten years ...

The recital has been organised by Gorey-based Aileen Kennedy, a director of the recently established umbrella organisation Harp Ireland, Cruit Éireann. Workshops, sessions, concerts, talks ...

Cruit Éireann Harp Ireland. “The harp is a vibrant cultural presence across different genres; we are thrilled to be working with so many gifted harpers and artists to shine a spotlight on ...

Since the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the Irish harp has been employed as the official emblem of Ireland. In the aftermath of the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War it was ...

But he makes authentic early Irish harps, the kind played by Ann Heymann, an Irish harp music scholar and performer who lives in Winthrop, in southern Minnesota. The two Minnesotans are at the ...

On April 5, 1862, Guinness formally registered the harp as its official symbol, long before Ireland even had its own government. The first Guinness labels featuring the now-iconic harp were ...

THE HARP HAS ENCHANTED PEOPLE SINCE AT LEAST 3000 BC, IN IRELAND, THE INSTRUMENTS, ROOTS RUN DEEP. IT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE COUNTRY AND WAS OFTEN USED TO TELL THE HISTORY OF THE EMERALD ISLE THAT ...

If further proof of his commitment to Butte is needed, inside the establishment, among the many vintage Butte photos hanging on the walls, stands a harp, purchased by Irish Johnny from the ...