Harps in Springtime presented by Harp North

Harps in Springtime presented by Harp North on Sunday 28 February from 9:15am to 6pm, Live on Zoom. Featuring Gráinne Hambly and special guests Fiachra Ó Corragáin, Sharon Carroll, Tanya Houghton, Aoibheann Devlin, Déaglán Ó Doibhlin, Brian Waugh, Tim O’Carroll, Cormac de Barra, Lauren O’Neill, Peadar Mac Gabhann, Gráinne Meyer, Ciara Taaffe and Adam O’Neill. Introduced by Aibhlín McCrann, Chair, Cruit Éireann, Harp Ireland.

Our workshops, conversations and performances will be Live on Zoom so you can keep your Zoom link open for the full day's events. If your connection drops just click on the link again and the host will let you back. We will also stream three of our performances on our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/c/harpireland

Our Zoom workshops will be in three different 'breakout rooms'. Each workshop will be a progression on the previous one. The three workshop groupings will be as follows:

• Workshop 1 Junior Level (1/2 years learning)with Sharon Carroll

• Workshop 2 Intermediate Level (3/4 years learning) with Fiachra Ó Corragáin

• Workshop 3 Senior Level (5+years learning) with Gráinne Hambly

PROGRAMME:

9:15am Registration & Welcome

9:30 Workshops Session 1 (Choose one of 3 levels - Junior level with Sharon Carroll, Intermediate level with Fiachra Ó Corragáin, Senior level with Gráinne Hambly)

10:40 Cormac de Barra in conversation with harpmaker Brian Waugh (Turmennan Harps)

11:10 Harp Performance: Tanya Houghton (Pedal Harp)

11:35 Workshops Session 2 (3 levels)

12:45 Voices from the Past with Lauren O'Neill and Peadar Mac Gabhann

1:35 Cormac de Barra in conversation with harpmaker Tim O'Carroll (Killarney Harps)

2:05 Voices from the Past with Aoibheann Devlin & Déaglán Ó Doibhlin (Showcasing the Downhill Harp)

2:35 Workshops Session 3 (3 levels)

3:45 Harp Performance: Fiachra Ó Corragáin (Irish Harp)

4:10 Voices from the Past with Fiachra Ó Corragáin

4:40 Harp Performance: Gráinne Hambly (Irish Harp)

5:05 Premiere of 'Northern Stars' arranged for Harp Trio by Gráinne Hambly. Performed by Gráinne Meyer, Adam O'Neill, Ciara Taaffe

5:30 Play-along with Gráinne Hambly. Ends 6pm.

Registration fee €25