This list of Celtic Harp Links comes from the hundreds that I’ve compiled over several years. Of course there are many more helpful harp-related sites on the web, but these are my favorites.
Finding a Harp
Are you lucky enough to have a harp store in your area? If so, please support it and enjoy the rare opportunity to look at harps and music in person.
The Harp Connection
A place to rent a lever harp, especially handy if you don’t have any harp stores in your area. The Harp Connection also sells new and used harps, harp strings, music, and accessories.
Harp Music Sources
Melody’s Music
An online music store with the biggest selection of music for the lever harp, plus fabulous customer service
Sylvia Wood’s Harp Center
A giant in the folk harp world, Sylvia Woods offers a great selection of music, though since she retired she no longer sells harps.
Free Sheet Music Directory pages
These pages on myharpsdelight are the jumping off point for many up-to-date sources of free tunes and sheet music for harp (or playable on the harp)
Celtic Harp History & FAQs
Alison Vardy’s Harp History Page
A lovely history of the Celtic harp with many pictures
Celtic Harp History
Another engaging look at the origins of the Celtic harp
O’Carolan’s Life
Biography of Turlough O’Carolan, Famous Irish Harper
Celtic Harp Care
String Tying
From Thormahlen harps, this page de-mytifies stringing your harp
Tips on Amplifying Your Harp, from Stephen Vardy:
Harp Amplification
Other Celtic Harp Sites
Harp Spectrum
A wonderful collection of articles related to playing the harp
ISFHC
The International Society of Folk Harpers and Crafsmen, publishers of the Folk Harp Journal
Therapeutic Harp Sites
International Harp Therapy Program
National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians
All about Therapeutic Musicians, with links to many certification programs
Favorite Harpists
Deborah Henson-Conant
Maeve Gilchrist
Kim Robertson
Verlene Schermer
Sunita Staneslow
Christina Tourin
Sharlene Wallace
I love jazzy, eclectic, and push-the-envelope lever harpists, so my selections reflect that. For a far bigger listing of harpists, check out this listing from
The Celtic Harp pages
Music Theory & Tools for Songwriters
Free Suite of Music Tools & Resources
A wonderful compilation of essential tools for musicians, from metronomes to chord finders to downloadable manuscript paper.
Music Theory Online
The best, free, downloadable music theory lessons and interactive drills
Music Theory for Songwriters
Includes free Chord Maps, a wonderful system for creating chord progressions
Online Rhyming Dictionary
Lyric Writing Tips
