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The 40th Edinburgh International Harp Festival and the 90th anniversary of The Clarsach Society.
Farewell from EIHF 2021!
Thank you all for sharing the celebration with us and making this year so special.
Thanks to our wonderful concert performers, course tutors, workshop leaders; our sponsors and supporters; our tech teams, volunteers and everyone behind the scenes; and last but not least – our amazing audience and participants!
We look forward to being together again next year – in whatever form that may be!
Rory Dall’s Port: Workshop and Play-along
One of the highlights of this year’s Festival is our celebratory collaboration video, prepared for us by harper (and technology whizz!) Màiri Macleod. Learn the tune with her first, then play along!
Festival Day by Day
Friday 9th April 2021
| 7.00pm | Harp to Harp pre-concert conversation Janette Bain talks to Isobel Mieras about her life and association with The Clarsach Society |
| 7.30pm | Evening Concert Ailie Robertson : Iain MacFarlane & Ingrid Henderson : Maggie MacInnes : Sìleas |
Saturday 10th April 2021
| 10.00am – 11.15am | Morning Courses |
| 11.45am – 12.45pm | Workshops Ailie Robertson / Maggie MacInnes |
| 1.00pm | Lunchtime Concert A New Generation 1 |
| 2.15pm – 3.45pm | Workshop Hermanos Corbalán – The Essence of the Paraguayan Harp |
| 4.00pm – 5.15pm | Afternoon Courses |
| 7.00pm | Harp to Harp pre-concert conversation Patsy Seddon talks to John Hoare about himself, Pilgrim Harps and the Festival – from its 1st to its 40th incarnation. |
| 7.30pm | Evening Concert Corrina Hewat & Dave Milligan : Yiota Myserli : Young Chinese Musicians : Maeve Gilchrist : Tarab Trio |
Sunday 11th April 2021
| 10.00am – 11.15am | Morning Courses |
| 11.45am – 12.45pm | Workshop Ingrid Henderson |
| 1.00pm | Lunchtime Concert A New Generation 2 |
| 2.00pm | Afternoon Concert Anne Denholm & Eira Lynn Jones |
| 4.00pm – 5.15pm | Afternoon Courses |
| 7.00pm | Harp to Harp pre-concert conversation Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon talk about their musical times together both in and outwith the Festival |
| 7.30pm | Evening Concert Dråm : Esther Swift : Park Stickney : Hermanos Corbalán |
Monday 12th April 2021
| 10.00am – 11.15am | Morning Courses (3-day) |
| 11.45am – 12.45pm | Workshop Park Stickney |
| 1.00pm | Lunchtime Concert A New Generation 3 |
| 2.15pm – 2.45pm | Masterclass Eira Lynn Jones – Masterclass |
| 4.00pm – 5.15pm | Afternoon Courses (3-day) |
| 7.00pm | Harp to Harp pre-concert conversation Llio Rhydderch talks about her music and life to her pupil, Catrin |
| 7.30pm | Evening Concert Laoise Kelly : Llio Rhydderch : Adriano Sangineto : Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy |
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