WireHarp

** Wire Harp Links **

(03.30.03)

General Wire Harp:

Clarsach.net: <http://www.clarsach.net/>
Wire Branch of the Clarsach Society: <http://www.clarsach.net/Wire_Branch/>
Simon's Links: <http://www.simon-s.net/links/#harp>
Simon's Harp Page: <http://www.simon-s.net/harp>
Yahoo Wire Harp Group: <http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/WireHarp>

Wire Harp Players:

Ann Heyman: <http://www.kierans.com/Clairseach.htm>
Cynthia Cathcart: <http://www.CynthiaCathcart.net>
Bill Taylor: <http://clarsach.net/Bill_Taylor/>
Patrick Ball: <http://www.patrickball.com/>
Robert Moulard: <http://www.wireharp.com>
Chieftains (Derek Bell): <http://members.shaw.ca/chieftains/>
Clarsach.net's List of Artists: <http://www.clarsach.net/artists.htm>

Wire Harp Makers:

Ardival Harps: <http://www.ardival.com>
David Kortier'sWire Harp Page: <http://www.kortier.com/wire.htm>
Jay Witcher's Homepage <http://home.att.net/~HarpPlayer/Witcher.htm>
Witcher Harps at the Harp and Dragon: <http://www.harpanddragon.com/witcher_wire.htm>
Murray Harps (Irelands only wire harp maker) <http://www.clubi.ie/phillip/MWH>
Clarsach.net's List of Harp Makers: <http://www.clarsach.net/makers.htm>

Wire Sources:

The Instrument Workshop: <http://www.fortepiano.com/>
Malcolm Rose - Harpsichord Maker: <http://www.malcolm-rose.com/index.html>
Discussion Groups:

Siubhal Forum: <http://www.siubhal.com/forum/>
YahooWire Harp Group: <http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/wireharp>

Historical Info:

Clarsach.net's Wire Harp History: <http://www.clarsach.net/history.htm>
Anchient Music of Ireland (Bunting page): <http://perso.club-internet.fr/pybertra/ceol/homepage.htm>
Encyclopedia of Traditional Celtic Music: <http://www.standingstones.com/musencyc.html>
Carolan Page: <http://www.contemplator.com/carolan.html>

Robert Ap Huw:

Online Facsimile: <http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ap_huw/>
Clarsach.net Info: <http://www.clarsach.net/Robert_ap_Huw/>
Symposium on the Ap Huw Manuscript:<http://www.lowri.com/aphuw/>
(Proceedings of above available from University of Wales Press in the Welsh Music History Journal)

Piobaireachd (Pibroch) / Piping:

Pibroch.Net (Companion to Clarsach.net ) <http://www.pibroch.net>
The Piping Centre: <http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk>
Lismor Piping Pages: <http://www.lismor.co.uk/pipehome.html>
Highlnad Bagpipe (worlds largest collection of piping books) <http://www.highlandbagpipe.com/>
Piobaireachd.com <http://www.piobaireachd.com/?

General Harping, Celtic, Folk, etc.

General Harp:

Yahoo Harp Group (The "Big" Harplist): <http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/HarpList>
Harp.net (European Harp Page): <http://www.harp.net/>
Harp Mall (Huge Link site): <http://harpmall.com/>
Harp Concert Calender: <http://www.dol.net/~mike.nielsen/events.htm>
Harp Lust Page: <http://www.dol.net/~mike.nielsen/harplust.htm>

Organizations:

Folk Harp Society (ISFHC): <http://www.folkharpsociety.org/>
Scottish Harp Society of America (SHSA) : <http://www.shsa.org>
Clarsach Society <http://www.clarsachsociety.co.uk/>
Cairde na Cruite <http://www.harp.net/CnaC/CnaC.htm>
Hent Telenn Breizh (Brittany) <http://perso.wanadoo.fr/hent.telenn.breizh/>
Historical Harp Society <http://www.historicalharps.org/>

Festivals/Convetions/Conferences/Schools

Somerset Folk Harp Festival <http://www.harpsomerset.com>
ISFHC Folk Harp Con: <http://www.folkharpsociety.org/harpcon/HarpCon2003Homepage.htm>
Clarsach Tuitiion in Scotland <http://www.lochroag.co.uk/>
Ardival Harps' Harping Holidays (in Scottland): <http://www.ardival.com/Ardival_Harps.htm>
Wire Harp Weekend (Melody's Music): <http://www.folkharp.com/wire_conf/index.htm>
Edinburgh Harp Festival <http://www.harpfestival.co.uk/>
Lake Placid Institute (Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama) <http://www.lakeplacidinstitute.org>

Publications / Radio

Folk Harp Jorunal (ISFHC): <http://www.folkharpsociety.org/journal.html>
Kilt & Harp (SHSA): <http://www.shsa.org/kiltnharp/index.html>
Harp Light: <http://www.harplight.com/>
Thistle & Shamrock (NPR Radio Program) <http://www.npr.org/programs/thistle/index.html>
Clackan Press (Thistle & Shamrock's, listener association) <http://www.npr.org/programs/thistle/cleckan/index.html>

Online Tune Resources:

Fiddler's Companion: <http://celtic.stanford.edu/tunes/fc/>
TuneIndex: <http://celtic.stanford.edu/tunes/TuneIndex/>
JC's Experimental ABC tune finder: <http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/FindTune.html>
Online Tunes List of Links: <http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~ckelly/midi/search/irish.html>

Online Stores:

Melody's Music Shoppe: <http://www.folkharp.com/>
Sylvia Woods Harp Center: <http://www.harpcenter.com/Merchant/index.html>
Harp and Dragon: <http://www.harpanddragon.com>
Lark in the Morning (SF & Seattle): <http://www.larkinam.com/>
Song of the Sea <http://www.songsea.com>
Music Scotland: <http://www.musicscotland.com/index.htm>
Scottlands Music <http://www.scotlandsmusic.com/cat.htm>
Knotted Chord (Ireland): <http://www.knottedchord.com>
Cerdd Ystwyth (Wales) <http://www.cerddystwyth.co.uk/>
Musiques Bretonnes (Brittany) <http://www.musiques-bretonnes.com/>
Music Breton (The above in English) <http://www.breton-music.com>

Publishers / Labels:

Temple Records (Scottland): <http://www.templerecords.co.uk>
Claddagh Records (Ireland): <http://www.claddaghrecords.com/>
Ossian USA: <http://www.ossianusa.com/>
Old Bridge Music <http://www.oldbridgemusic.com/>

Performers

Robin Huw Bowen: <http://www.robinhuwbowen.com/robin/index.html>
Rhodri Davis:<http://www.rhodridavies.com/> / Label <http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/rec/ps/efi/musician/mdavies.html>
Zeena Parkins: <http://www.zeenaparkins.com/>
Standing Stones <http://www.standingstones.com/>
Máire Ní Chathasaigh: <http://www.oldbridgemusic.com/>

Pacific NorthWest Links

NW Harp

Local Performers
Magical Strings: <http://www.magicalstrings.com/>
Harper Tashe: <http://www.harpcrossing.com/>
Stone Circle: <http://www.stonecirclemusic.net/>
Beth Kolle :<http://www.bethkolle.com/>

Local Harp Makers
Dusty Strings: <http://www.dustystrings.com>
Magical Strings: <http://www.magicalstrings.com/>

Local Harp Resources
Reigning Harps :(Newsletter & Website) <http://www.reigningharps.com/>
Harp Spectrum: Online Harp Mag) <http://www.harpspectrum.org/>
Quarter Note: (Dusty Strings Newsletter) <http://www.dustystrings.com.shop/newsletter/index.shtml>

General

Sessions NW: <http://www.sessionsnw.com/>
Richard Gillmann's Seattle Folk Music Venues & Schedules: <http://www.nwlink.com/~rxg/sked.html>
Victory Music: <http://www.victorymusic.org/>
NW Highland Games: <http://www.sshga.org/northwestgames.html>
Seattle Folklore Society: <http://www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html>
KBCS (Thistle & Shamrock: Saturdays 12pm, Sundays Hornpipe: Sundays 4-8pm): <http://kbcs.fm/>
FolkLife (4 day Festival every spring at the Seattle Center): <http://www.nwfolklife.org/>
GaelSong (local Gaelic Store) <http://www.gaelsong.com>

Irish Pubs

Celtic Bayou (Redmond) <http://www.farwestirelandbrewing.com/>
Conor Byrne's (Ballard) <http://www.conorbyrnepub.com/>
Galway Arms (U-District) <http://www.owlnthistle.com/>
The Irish Emigrant (U-District) <http://home.att.net/~irishemigrant/>
Kells Irish (Pike Place) <http://www.kellsirish.com/seattle/index.shtml>
Molly Maguire's (Ballard) <http://www.mollymaguirespub.com/>
Owl & Thistle(Pioneer Square) <http://www.owlnthistle.com/>