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Harp Organisations - |
The Clarsach Society | The website of the parent body of the Clarsach Society | |
| The Wire Branch of the Clarsach Society | for the wire-strung clarsach | ||
| The Highland Branch of the Clarsach Society | |||
| The Glasgow Branch of the Clarsach Society | |||
| Northumbrian branch of the Clarsach Society | |||
| Transpennine Harps | The Transpennine branch of the Clarsach Society | ||
| Harps North West | Cumbria / Lancashire / North Yorkshire | ||
| East Midlands branch of the Clarsach Society | |||
| Harp-o-tunities | Coventry | ||
| The International Harp Ensemble | Based in Surrey - founder Luisa-Maria Cordell | ||
| UK Harp Association | |||
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Cairde na Cruite | 'Friends of the Harp' | |
| Historical Harp Society of Ireland | |||
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Clera | The society for the traditional instruments of Wales (including harp) | |
| Trac | Folk Development organisation for Wales | ||
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The Scottish Harp Society of America | ||
| The Historical Harp Society | An American society, to cultivate, foster, sponsor, and develop appreciation of the art, history, literature and uses of historical harps | ||
| International Society of Folk Harpers | A society which combines the world of the professional and novice player with that of the instrument maker - members come from America, Canada, and New Zealand | ||
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Harp Society of Tasmania | ||
| Harp Society of Queensland | |||
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Harp Society of New Zealand | ||
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Hong Kong Harp Chamber | ||
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L'association des amis de Lily Laskine | ||
| Les amis de la harpe | |||
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Harp Society of Germany | ||
| Harp Centres - | Cornwall Harp Centre | North Cornwall near Bude - courses & tuition | |
| The Irish Harp Centre | Western Ireland - courses, summer schools & tuition | ||
Harp Makers / distributors - |
Pilgrim Harps | Surrey - makers of clarsachs and pedal harps |
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Holywell Music | London - supplier of Salvi and Lyon & Healy harps | |
| Clive Morley Harps | Gloucestershire - folk harps and pedal harps | ||
| Niebisch and Tree | London - harp repairers and makers of lever harps | ||
| Featherwood Instruments | Chorleywood - makers of lightweight, easily portable harps (22 string) | ||
| Tim Hampson | Maker of historical replica harps | ||
| Christopher Barlow | Maker of Welsh and Baroque triple harps | ||
| Peter Brough | Devon - maker of Celtic harps | ||
| George Stevens | Kent - maker of Gothic, lap and medieval harps, and clarsachs | ||
| Robin Ward | Letchworth - builder of chromatic and lever harps | ||
| Busy Mole Harps | Small harps, period & folk musical instruments | ||
| The Little Welsh Shop | Derby - Agents for Telynau Teifi Welsh Harps, Pilgrim Harps and Triplett Harps | ||
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Starfish Designs | Fort William - Celtic harps, electric violins, violas and cellos | |
| Mark Norris Harps | Peebles | ||
| Ardival Harps | Strathpeffer - historical and traditional harps | ||
| Selkie Strings | Orkney Isles - travel harps, solid-bodied practice harps, reconstructions of Norse instruments and other stringed instruments | ||
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Telynau Vining Harps | Distributor of Camac harps in Cardiff - pedal, lever and electric harps | |
| Telynau Teifi - Teifi Harps | West Wales - Celtic and folk harps | ||
| Alun Thomas | Pembrokeshire - Celtic and triple harps | ||
| Silver Spear Harps | Welsh Marches | ||
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Callura Harps | Metal-strung harps and replicas of historical harps | |
| Davy Patton | Early Irish harps | ||
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Frank Sievert | Germany - Celtic and Gothic harps | |
| Violaine Alfaric | France - Clarsachs and medieval harps | ||
| Alison Wylie | France - Clarsachs | ||
| Secondhand Harps - | Pilgrim Harps | ||
| Affairs of the Harp | Harps for sale, information about teachers, etc | ||
| Musical Instrument Sales | All kinds of secondhand musical instruments, including harps | ||
| Strings and Cases - | Salopian Strings | Soft cases, harp strings | |
| Harp.com | Strings, music, CDs, books, accessories etc | ||
| Bow Brand | Strings | ||
| Ray Doherty | Specialist cases, including harp flight cases | ||
| Music, CDs, accessories, etc - | Pilgrim Harps | Pilgrim's website includes a list of all the music they sell | |
| Clive Morley Harps | Online ordering and discounts for teachers | ||
| Holywell Music | |||
| Harp.com | Strings, music, CDs, books, accessories etc | ||
| Alaw Music Publishing | Specialist publishers of harp music | ||
| Adlais Music Publishers | Specialist publishers of harp music | ||
| Creighton's Collection | Specialises in recordings of Welsh harpists | ||
| Pencerdd Harps | A music shop in Penarth, South Wales - stocks a variety of new and secondhand harps from various harpmakers - also sells strings, music, books, CDs | ||
| Cerdd Ystwyth Music | A music shop in Aberystwyth - sells harp music, CDs, and stocks clarsachs from Pilgrim Harps and Telynau Teifi | ||
| Mally's Traditional Music Store | Includes a number of collections of music for harp | ||
| Beartramka | Music for lever and pedal harp | ||
| Scottish Music - | Scottish Music Centre | ||
| Music in Scotland | |||
| Taigh na Teud | |||
| Temple Records | |||
| Harp Music available from U.S. companies - | Melodys Traditional Music | An American site with a wide range of harp music including ensemble books | |
| Sylvia Woods Harp Center | Harp music, recordings. accessories | ||
| Stephanie Curcio Publications | Solos and ensemble harp music, and harp tutors | ||
| Verlene Schermer | Harp music | ||
| Folk Mote Music and Harp Store | Harp books, tutors, videos, CDs | ||
| Ro Jean Loucks | Light music, Christmas, original - mainly solos | ||
| Valkyrie Publications | Songs and hymns arranged for the harp, harp solos | ||
| Downloadable Music - | Scotchsnap | Downloadable Scottish music | |
| Play Scottish Music | Downloadable Scottish music for harp and other instruments, some free | ||
| Harp Music Now | Downloadable arrangements for solo harp, ensemble, and harp with other instruments (on payment of membership fee) | ||
| Pretty Quick Music | Arrangements for solo harp, ensemble, and harp with other instruments (can be purchased and downloaded as PDF files) | ||
| Music for Harp | Arrangements and original music for harp on the Sibelius website | ||
| Cindy Kleinstuber | Solo and duet harp music, and harp with other instruments (much of it can be purchased and downloaded as PDF files) | ||
| Puget Sound Folk Harp Society | Features a piece of harp music each quarter which can be downloaded free for personal use | ||
| Clive Morley Harps | Free downloads from the Clive Morley Sheet Music Collection | ||
| Downloadable video lessons and online lessons - | Play Scottish Music | Downloadable video harp lessons | |
| Cornwall Harp Centre | Live online lessons | ||
| You Tube - Grossi exercises | Catherine Summers' videos on Maria Grossi exercises | ||
| Telynau Teifi | Basic harp techniques - video tutorials | ||
| Harp courses and workshops - (also see the Harp Festivals below) | Highland Harp Holidays | West coast of Scotland - harp courses from May to October | |
| Ardival Harps | Strathpeffer - beginners' and wire-strung courses | ||
| Clive Morley Harps | Gloucestershire - workshops and masterclasses | ||
| Denman College | Runs several beginners' harp courses every year | ||
Harp Festivals - |
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival | Runs every year usually during the week before Easter | |
| The Derbyshire Harp Festival | Runs every year in October | ||
| The Stamford Harp Festival | Runs every year during the last weekend of August | ||
| The Edward Bunting Harp Festival | Runs in May, in Armagh, to celebrate the life of Edward Bunting | ||
| Festival of Irish Harp | Runs every year in June / July | ||
| The Royal National Mod | In October 2010 the Mod will take place in Thurso | ||
| World Harp Congress | Organised every three years - the next congress will be in Vancouver, July 2011 | ||
| Wales International Harp Festival | April 4th-10th 2010 | ||
| Somerset Folk Harp Festival, U.S. | An annual festival to celebrate the folk harp in all its aspects - July 29-August 1 2010 | ||
| Harpers' Escape | An annual autumn retreat in New Brunswick, USA | ||
| Music Festivals with clarsach / non-pedal harp classes - | Bristol Festival of Music, Speech and Drama | March | |
| Basingstoke Music & Arts Festival | March | ||
| Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts Festival | March | ||
| Watford Festival | March | ||
| Croydon Music Festival | April-May | ||
| Abingdon Music Festival | May | ||
| Tilehurst Eisteddfod | May | ||
| Ealing Music Festival | May | ||
| North London Festival of Music, Drama and Dance | May | ||
| Redhill and Reigate Music Festival | May | ||
| Leamington Spa Festival | June | ||
| Beckenham Music Festival | November | ||
| Harp forums - | 'Forum de la Harpe' | A forum on harp matters in French | |
| 'Virtual Harp Circle' | A Yahoo group, especially for beginner harp players | ||
| Harplist | A Yahoo group, for the discussion of any topics related to folk, historical, and pedal harps | ||
Other - |
'Harp.net' | Links to information about harp-related events and organisations in Ireland | |
| Early Gaelic Harp | History, instruments, sources, recordings and books | ||
| HarpLight | A website through which you can subscribe to a quarterly journal (printed in Canada) dedicated to the small harp | ||
| Harp Spectrum | Information on all kinds of harp and harp music | ||
| Harp Column | Harp Column magazine - news and information source for harp players especially in the U.S. | ||
| The Golden Lyre of Ur | The story of the making of a reproduction of the Golden Lyre of Ur. |