2004 photos
I came across these only recently. Not 100% sure about the photographer (John Kilmarten?).
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Remembering Philippe Dejace – Duo Dunlin 2004
On the anniversary of his passing (29/07/2025)
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Harp bag from the Titanic ?
Harp bag suggestions For more tips and tricks on technical stuff check out https://harpmusic.ie/harp-makers-checklist/
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Re-Stringing “Harry” – First Impressions
Harrington Harp Just Re-strung With Sugar Strings I hesitated for a long time ordering an Irish-made harp. A big obstacle for me was the fact that carbon…
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Kairos string change
“Kairos” Harp (by Pepe Weissgerber) with Biocarbon (Sugar) strings “Aquila Corde” Model Kairos (Weissgerber harps) is originally strung with gut strings. WARNING: If you’re restringing your “Kairos” with…
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Diatonic harp – Right way or wrong way to play the right hand?
At the moment I’m revisiting my harp technique, not for the first time. I’ve already done surveys in harp forums, whether to rest the right arm on the…
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Turning Back the Wheel of Time…
Or should I say: revisiting tunes from many years ago… At the moment I’m working on 2 pieces by J.S. Bach which are not completely “new” to me….
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Lá na Cruite 2023
Lá na Cruite (Harp Day) 2023 at Reidun’s Harp Centre, Killorglin, and An Diseart, Dingle got featured with a full page in the local newspaper “The Kerryman”. On…
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Harp Maker’s Checklist
If you have read my blogs, you may have noticed that I went through years of experimenting & improving my harps, coming across all sorts of problems/improvable issues….
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