Here's a running list of all text-based books on the subject of harp. These books can be fiction or non-fiction. They can be wholly written on the subject of the harp, or it can have a single section within the book about the harp.
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This is not a list for music books or sheet music; please refer to our list of harp sheet music sellers for more information on that subject.
Title | Author | Subject | Fiction/Non | Web Location | Free/Purchase |
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An Historical Enquiry Respecting the Performance on the Harp in the Highlands of Scotland | John Gunn | Scotland | Non-Fiction | Archive | Free |
Ancient Music of Ireland, The | Edward Bunting | Ireland | Non-Fiction | Archive | Free |
Ancient Scotish Melodies | William Dauney | Scotland | Non-Fiction | Archive | Free |
Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish | Morgan Llywelyn | Ireland | Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Carolan The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper | Donal O'Sullivan | Ireland | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Harp, The | Rajka Dobronic-Mazzoni | General | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Harps and Harpists | Roslyn Rensch | General | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Irish Harp, The | Joan Rimmer | Ireland | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Irish Harping, 1900-2010 | Helen Lawlor | Ireland | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
"Music Had Ended" : The Death of a Harper | Tadhg Olltach O an Chainte | Ireland | Essay | DIAS | Free |
Story of the Irish Harp: Its History and Influence, The | Nora Joan Clark | Ireland | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Thomas the Rhymer | Ellen Kushner | Fantasy | Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |
Tree of Strings (Crann nan Teud) | Alison Kinnaird | Scotland | Non-Fiction | Amazon | Purchase |