Wales has an unbroken tradition of harp playing. It was used as a dance instrument and for playing tunes and airs. The tradition owes its survival to the gypsy families of Wales who kept harp ...

A concerto that pushes the boundaries of any harpist’s playing capabilities, Ginastera’s punchy Concerto for Harp is exciting, percussive, and complex. Displaying folk rhythms inspired by his native ...

Wales' other unbroken tradition, apart from harp playing, is its step or clog dancing. The dance was originally performed by farmers and slate quarry workers and often came in the form of a ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of ... the player to continually change the tuning while playing.

Folk music legend Linda Thompson has opened ... there was no question it would be us making the tea. Some idiot playing a ...

During the concert, they sang old folk hymns in traditional Baltic-Finnish ... Hiiu kannel in Estonian or Tagelharpa — a horsehair harp that’s also played in Sweden. The small Baltic nation ...

In 2023, to recognise the place of the instrument in Paraguayan culture, a 15-metre-tall statue of a harp was unveiled along ...

A nonprofit organization, Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services raised more than $143,000 for individuals with ...

WHYY’s Local Music Project spotlights Philadelphia-area musicians by playing their music on radio ... Their music has its roots in folk rock, country rock, and Americana. Mori Behar is a professional ...

Symphony Orchestra opened its 145th season on Friday, September 27 at the Stifel Theatre with Hector Berlioz’s “Rákóczi March ...

The Delta has long been one of those economically blighted spooky places that also functions as a fertile crescent of ...

The 82-year old singer received several standing ovations at an exclusive SoHo Sessions performance that drew fans including ...