Carbon Neutral Challenge-Month 1
January This month has seen the building work on our workshop nearing completion. Exciting times for Hands on Harps as we get nearer to being a proper business. With the space to really set things up the way we want…
Going Carbon Neutral in 2019
We've been doing some thinking at HoH HQ. Looking around at things that are going on in the world, it seems like climate change is getting real, and the news of this looks like it's in danger of being drowned…
A Little Insight Into Our Christmas Workshop
In September the Mayor of Hungerford asked me if I would like to play at the Mayor's Christmas Carol Service in December. I replied quickly with "yeah, sure I can do that" and then remembered that when performing on my…
EFDSS Folk Education Development Day
On the 20th Nov, I attended the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading. I was excitedly nervous to go to my first EFDSS meeting and was intrigued by the meeting's…
The Easiest Way to Teach Kids
As you may well know, kids are great fun but sometimes a challenge to teach. Their minds wander within seconds from "oooh one of the strings is red" to "fire engines are red" to "my favourite colour is yellow" and…
Types of Harp
Matt has written this blog post entirely from his general knowledge to teach you about other types of harp. An auto harp is a small harp on its side with buttons that when pressed mute the unwanted strings. This means…
The Witches at Rodborough Common
Have you seen our YouTube channel? We post new videos on there every month. This month we have a real life sighting on the witches at Rodborough Common! Check it out!
A Story From Our Travels
This week I would like to share with you a story. Before we decided to settle down and set up Hands on Harps, Morwenna and I spent 3 years living from our music and travelling all around the world. We…
Morwenna’s Harp Journey
I wanted to share a little bit of personal history with the harp: My father was a musician and keen that his children would love music also, but none of us three showed any interest, until I saw a man…
The Benefits of Learning the Harp
The Benefits of Learning an Instrument There are many reasons that people take up playing the harp. For most people, it’s because they want to be able to play it, because they know that not only will they be able…