Somerset Folk Harp Festival

16
2023 presenters
online presenters | july 29-30, 2023
Karen Loomis, Assistant Director of the Historical
Harp Society of Ireland, is a specialist in musical
instrument research, with expertise in the historical
harps of Ireland and Scotland. . She has conducted
groundbreaking studies on historical harps, shares
her knowledge at workshops and passion for
these harps at workshops, and is a teacher and
administrator for Acadamh na gCláirseach–Academy
of Early Irish Harp.
Aisling Lyons is a multi-award-winning harper,
concertina player, and composer from County Clare.
Aisling has been described as ‘one of the rising stars
and budding composers of the Irish harp world –
rooted in tradition and beautifully inventive’, Holder
of 8 All-Ireland titles. She has performed all over the
world and has been nominated for several awards.
Her debut album, Aistear, was released in 2021 to
critical acclaim.
Tomoko Sugawara studied harp at Tokyo
University of the Arts and Cultural History at Seijo
University. She has conducted research and
received awards from the Dunhuang Foundation
and NYC Arts and Cultural Affairs. In 2013, Tomoko
founded the Eurasia Consort, which performs
ancient music from the Chinese Tang Court. She
was a visiting researcher and kugo teacher at the
Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2018 - 2019.
Tomoko enjoys playing harps from East & West,
including the kugo, Renaissance harp, and Baroque
triple harp.
Everything you need to attend the
festival Online can be found in the
Member Area of our website. There
you can find a Live Events page which
will bring you to the Zoom rooms. You
can take any of the other video online
workshops at your convenience (Curated
Archive Videos from 2020-2022 can be
added to your subscription). All-Access
registrants have access from July 1 -
October 31. Limited-Time registrants
have access from July 1 - July 31.
To read more about our presenters, please visit somersetharpfest.com
23rd Somerset Folk Harp Festival | 2023