HHSI Discovery Days are suitable for adults and children over the ages of ten. They have three components:
LISTEN
A 45-min. lunchtime concert of solo harp music and harp songs with Ireland’s foremost historical harpist, Siobhán Armstrong, and one of the following two prize-winning singers, Róisín Elsafty or Eibhlís Ní Riordáin.
LEARN
A 45-min. illustrated talk on the fascinating history of the old Irish harp, given by a world expert in the field, Simon Chadwick.
HAVE A GO!
A 60-min. beginners’ workshop under the gentle guidance of early Irish harp tutor, Sylvia Crawford. The HHSI has a unique collection of student early Irish harps copied from originals in the National Museum of Ireland. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis to the workshop participants who sign up soonest.