{"id":28344,"date":"2026-08-31T08:57:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=28344"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:57:39","slug":"teenage-harp-weekend-edinburgh-5-6-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/teenage-harp-weekend-edinburgh-5-6-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Harp Weekend \u2013 Edinburgh, 5\u20136 September"},"content":{"rendered":"
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🎶 BEATS \u2022 LOOPS \u2022 GROOVES \u2022 HARP 🎶<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to discover what else your harp can do? Ignite Arts is running a two-day creative workshop for teenage harpists in Edinburgh this September, exploring contemporary approaches to harp playing with two of Scotland’s most exciting young harpists, Dara Dubh<\/strong> and Malachy Arnold<\/strong> \u2014 plus a Saltire Harp Centre harp exhibition running alongside the workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the two days, participants will get away from the music stand and experiment with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Percussive harp techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bass lines and grooves<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Loop pedals and layering<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rhythm and beats<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pop, folk-fusion and contemporary sounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Creating their own arrangements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Dara and Malachy are both known for pushing the harp in exciting new directions \u2014 from Dara’s indie-pop and genre-defying songwriting to Malachy’s fusion of clarsach with electronic, house and techno influences. This is a chance for young harpists to experiment, create and find their own sound, alongside their peers in a relaxed and supportive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Both lever and pedal harpists are welcome, and no experience with looping, improvisation or contemporary techniques is needed \u2014 just bring a harp and a willingness to try something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When:<\/strong> Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September 2026, 11am\u20133:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Where:<\/strong> James Gillespies High School, Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Cost:<\/strong> \u00a330 for the weekend \/ \u00a320 for one day only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Level:<\/strong> Open to all levels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To register:<\/strong> email igniteartsuk@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Supported by TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland), the Traditional Arts & Culture Fund, and Creative Scotland.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    🎶 BEATS \u2022 LOOPS \u2022 GROOVES \u2022 HARP 🎶 Ready to discover what else your harp can do? Ignite Arts is running a two-day creative workshop for teenage harpists in Edinburgh this September, exploring contemporary approaches to harp playing with two of Scotland’s most exciting young harpists, Dara Dubh and Malachy Arnold \u2014 plus a Saltire Harp Centre harp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news","category-newsletter","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"simon","author_link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/author\/simon\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcv15g-7na","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28348,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28344\/revisions\/28348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}