Natalie Surina was drawn to the ancient harps of Ireland. She doesn’t know quite what it was that called her to it. But she knows it was undeniable. “I had already been studying ancient Irish culture ...

A team of engineers at the University of Liverpool has helped reproduce an ancient Iraqi harp -- the Lyre of Ur. Engineers from the University's Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (LLEC) employed ...

ANDOVER | The girls had just finished jamming to Led Zeppelin's song "Going to California." But Zeppelin fans might have had a hard time recognizing it on a first listen. The song sounds a little ...

According to our folklore, Ireland wasn't always ruled by humans. Many different races were said to once call Ireland their home. Easily, one of the most important of these is a group known as the ...

Harp duo Diana Stork and Portia Diwa perform beautiful and magical arrangements of traditional music from countries with harp traditions, plus original compositions inspired by the performers' ...

Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the lips and tapping it with the fingers, the instrument can produce sounds, ...

(CBS News) The harp is an ancient instrument that still has the power to transport us, even change lives, as Byron Pitts of "60 Minutes" discovered: For 13-year-old Kim Walker and her fellow members ...

An architect in Chennai works on recreating the ‘yazh' or the ancient Tamil harp, an instrument of the common man and the royals, using only descriptions from 2,500-year-old Sangam texts. Imagine ...

Harp players are gathering in Northern Ireland for a unique cross-border, cross-community festival celebrating the instrument and its rich history. It begins on the north coast on Saturday and ...

Engineers from the University's Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (LLEC) employed revolutionary laser technology to engrave authentic designs onto Gulf Shell (mother of pearl) – the original material ...