Meet our 2021 festival artists Karen Loomis Karen is one of our resident doctors, who not only has a background in physics and astronomy but also heads up our scientific research into the surviving historic harps. Karen will introduce you to the early Irish harp in her festival talk, and will also take us on a virtual tour of the National Museum of Ireland’s historic harps with Simon Chadwick. Don’t forget to book your early-bird ticket before 10th July: festival.irisharp.org/tickets 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 #KarenLoomis #Clarsach #clairseach #Scoil2021 #earlyirishharp #irishharp #wirestrungharp #harp #HHSI #historicalharpsocietyofireland #irish #ireland #medievalmusic #irishmusichistory #irishculture #irishheritage #trinityharp #HollybrookHarp #downhillharp #gaelicmusic #edwardbunting #ancientmusic #lostmusic #musicrevival #arpa #竖琴 #ハープ #hāpu #harpe https://www.instagram.com/p/CONxfjrAn5Y/?igshid=1xpmzsjdhaeum