Harpers

Harpers of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 15 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z

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Derek Bell 1935 to 2002 Harper, oboist and pianist; The Chieftains
Robin Huw Bowen Welsh triple harp player
© Redfern7 CC BY-SA 3.0 Moya Brennan 1952 to 2026 Singer and harpist; Clannad

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Catrin Finch Harpist and composer

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Siân James Singer and harpist; Welsh song
Delyth Jenkins Harpist and composer; Aberjaber

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© Bryan Ledgard from Yorkshire, UK CC BY 2.0 Mary Ann Kennedy Gaelic singer, harpist and broadcaster
© Robin Morton CC BY-SA 3.0 Alison Kinnaird Harper; the revival of the Scottish harp

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Catriona McKay Harpist and composer; Fiddlers' Bid
Francie McPeake 1917 to 1986 Piper and teacher; the McPeake Family

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© Robbo-Man CC BY-SA 2.0 Rachel Newton Harpist, singer and viola player; The Furrow Collective

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© From R.B. Armstrong "The Irish and Highland Harps", Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1904.Public Domain Mark Turlough O’Carolan 1670 to 1738 Blind harper and composer

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© Geoff Charles CC BY-SA 4.0 Nansi Richards 1888 to 1979 Triple harp player; Telynores Maldwyn
© The original uploader was IanMRichards at Welsh Wikipedia.CC BY-SA 3.0 Georgia Ruth Harpist and songwriter in Welsh and English

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© Sam Saunders CC BY-SA 2.0 Robin Williamson Singer, storyteller and harper; the Incredible String Band