Role of the harp in Welsh history
- Role of the harp in Welsh history
The Harp In Wales
The harp is the national instrument of Wales, with an unbroken line of harpers reaching back to at least the 11th Century. Little is known of the origins of these early instruments, although small details such as poems are recorded, decrying the use of the new-fangled gut strings, as opposed to the traditional strings of plaited horse hair.
There are examples of triple harps made at Llanover and Llanrwst as well as those made by Bassett-Jones of Cardiff,and are on display at the St Fagan’s National History Museum near Cardiff.
A re-birth in the making of celtic and triple harps came about in the mid 1960’s by J.W. Thomas of Gwaelod y Garth. John Thomas died in 1992, but had passed on his skills to several apprentices. This lead to the founding of Telynau Teifi Harps situated at the Welsh Harp Centre in Llandysul, where celtic and folk harps are still made.
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/national_treasures/pages/triple_harp.shtml BBC Welsh Harp History]
* [http://www.welsh-harps.com/ Telynau Teifi Harps]
* [http://www.welshharps.co.uk/ Brian Blackmore]
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