Arrane ny Niee: Manx harp lesson by Rachel Hair
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2021-10-20

A full video lesson on how to play a traditional Manx tune on the Celtic harp:
Arrane ny Niee; a traditional dance tune collected from the fairies as they washed their babies in a stream near Laxey.
The piece is arranged by Rachel Hair specifically to be easily accessible by all levels of players, with a focus on the enjoyment of playing the tune either in a mass harp ensemble or as stand alone piece.

The lesson is presented by Rachel Hair, the Glasgow-based harpist at the centre of the flourishing of Celtic harp scene in the Isle of Man since the 2000s.
Here she presents the first in a series of four video harp lessons from her 'Mannin Aboo!' suite. This is a short suite of Manx traditional tunes arranged for harp ensemble by Rachel Hair. It was premiered at the 2018 Edinburgh International Harp Festival. Each piece has three levels, all of which are available for free PDF download:
https://www.manxmusic.com/learn_page_530896.html

More about Rachel Hair and her work for Manx harp music can be found here: https://www.rachelhair.com/

More about Manx folklore can be found here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manxfolklore/

More about Manx music can be found here: https://www.manxmusic.com/

This film was produced for Culture Vannin in 2021.
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