Carolan's Dream - played on celtic harp

I'm thinking of buying a celtic harp as I also agree, it's never too late to start playing ;-) What size is yours and what do you recommend? Love your work by the way!

I wish we keep the tradition of playing harp before going to be... you play beautiful!!!

Sounds great and hat's off to the authenticity of the take.
But real pilgrim's gut strings!
Perhaps a step of obsession too much.
They probaly had families.
;-o
Respect.

I never thought about that. Cruelty to pilgrims!

Catherine, thank you! And as others have said, definitely not too late. I'm guessing you play another instrument? If you play keyboards, the harp is quite easy to adapt to. I started when I was way older than 29!!

:) well that's encouraging! I took piano lessons for 12 years, also played French Horn during 9 years... what would be a realistic estimate of the time it takes before you can play something like this?

I'd say if you started from scratch on the harp but already knew how music worked, probably with a combination of practising and listening to the right music, about 6-8 years? Playing with other people helps enormously.

29 Years old......Um.....yeah it's too late.
NOT! WHAT?!
Ever heard of Ronan Tynan? Studying Irish Music I would hope so! Here's a guy whom had both legs amputed, then goes onto the Paralympics and wins 4 gold medals, Goes on to become a Doctor specializing in Sports medicine, then drops all that to become an Irish tenor. He sang the best rendition of Ave Maria (at Reagan's State Funeral) I've ever heard.

(sarcastically) "is 29 too late to start"?

Geez Catherine pull it together!

Its never too late my friend.. just take a chance when you have it