====== Harp ======
//He’s made a harp of her breast-bane,\\
Whose sound wad melt a heart of stane.\\
He’s ta’en three locks o’ her yellow hair,\\
And wi’ them strung his harp sae rare.//\\
~ Unknown, Binnorie, or The Two Sisters 

Harps are a nearly ubiquitous stringed instrument found in medieval Europe.

===== Ealdormerean Harpers =====

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===== Resources for Playing =====
  * [[http://www.wirestrungclarsach.org/|The Wire Harp Society]]
  * [[http://www.harpspectrum.org/historical/fulton_short.shtml|How to play the medieval harp]]
  * [[http://www.earlygaelicharp.info/earlymed/|Early Gaelic Harp Info]]
  * [[http://www.wirestrungharp.com/|Wirestrung Harp- the complete resource]]

===== Online Manuscripts =====
  * [[http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ap_huw/|The Robert ap Huw Manuscript]]

===== See Also =====
  * [[activities:arts_sciences:instrumental|Instrumental]]