Since the harps were of wood, all that remains of them are drawings on ancient Greek vases. From these we can tell that the kollopes, or tuning pegs, were usually located either on the base of the ...

Although the dimensions of the harp are taken directly from the archaeological record, this reconstruction differs in several ways from the original. Unlike the one shown here, the original harp has a ...

Northern Ireland harp teacher Katy Bustard has been delving through Buntings' archives and she has taught some of that ancient music to her teenage pupils especially for the festival. Among ...

The instrument has deep roots in Egypt's history, from ancient Phaoronic times to more modern nationalist narratives of the Suez Canal. The simsimiyya - or traditional Pharaonic lyre -- is the ...