Harpers and historians joined forces this month to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the first Harpers’ Assembly with five days of harp music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events, concluding in Dublin with a commemoration of the life of Edward Bunting. In 1792, Bunting was commissioned to collect and transcribe the ancient […]
Co Wicklow harper Rachel Duffy will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend, which will bring together harpers and historians from all over Ireland to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the assembly of harpers in Belfast, while also serving as a recognition of the renowned legacy
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West Belfast is set to host a series of events during this weekend’s Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. The festival which runs throughout the weekend in Belfast this week and ends with a commemorative event in Dublin on July 24 will see the West Belfast venue, An Cultúrlann open its doors to history, heritage
Co Derry Harper Lauren O’Neill will be performing at the Harps Alive Festival | An Chruit Bheo | Harps Leevin in Belfast this weekend. Lauren will perform alongside fiddler Eugene McKenna at Strike Up The Harp at the Music Hall at The Deer’s Head on July 15, an evening filled with the exploration of harpers’
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Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events. Organised by the Harps Alive partnership, the festival will bring together the finest harpers from across the island to recognise the landmark event
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Coleraine Sisters and Harpers Kathryn Weir and Susannah Weir are set to perform as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. This year’s Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival is bringing together harpers and historians from throughout the island in celebration of the 230th anniversary of the assembly of
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Co Monaghan Harper EilÃs Lavelle will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. Organised by the Harps Alive partnership, the festival will bring together the finest harpers from across the island to recognise the landmark event that collected music more than two centuries ago for future
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Armagh Harpers Sylvia Crawford and Simon Chadwick will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. Having already opened with events in Magilligan and Mussenden Template last weekend, the festival consists of five days filled with music, history and heritage. The majority of the festival will take
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Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events. Organised by the Harps Alive partnership, the festival will bring together the finest harpers from across the island to recognise the landmark event
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Co Antrim Harpers Adam O’Neill, Gráinne Meyer, Kathryn Weir, Susannah Weir, and Katy Bustard will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. Organised by the Harps Alive partnership, the festival will bring together the finest harpers from across the island to recognise the landmark event that
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Over 50 harpers will take to the stage throughout July as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. Hailing from cities and counties across Ireland, north and south, including Dublin, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal, Portstewart, Ballymoney, Limerick and Galway and coming in from the UK, dozens of Ireland’s finest harpers and musicians will
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