Arthur O'Neill,from UJA

The Tradition section of this website presents my research projects about the history and traditions of the old Gaelic harp.

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History - a series of short articles summarising the development of the Gaelic harp traditions over the centuries, from early medieval times through to the present day. More...

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Source texts - a listing started July 2015, gathering references to source texts describing the history, anecdotes and traditions of the Gaelic harp.. More...

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Aspects of the Tradition - a series of pages discussing the different elements of the old Gaelic harp traditions, native and foreign, progressive and conservative. More...

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Old harpers - This research project, started in 2005, assembles brief notes about as many of the old harpers as possible, and also includes extended biographies of some of the better known ones. More...

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Old harp makers - This research project, started 2009, assembles evidence about old harpmakers. More...

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Sister strings, or na comhluighe - a research project started in 2009, which marshalls evidence for and against the use of unison strings to divide the treble and bass range of the harp. More...

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Bibliography - My bibliography lists all the scholarly articles that I know of which deal with aspects of the old Gaelic harp traditions. More...

Simon Chadwick