Karen Marshalsay
@karenclarsach.bsky.social
Scottish harper & composer plays in The Cathal McConnell Trio, The Whistlebinkies & solo. New CD, Eadarainn a' Chruit : Between Us the Harp out 5th September. www.karenmarshalsay.com
Me and the harps AND all 4 of my album guests will be playing the album live at Celtic Connections on 31st January at the Tron theatre! Can't wait!
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Me and the harps AND all 4 of my album guests will be playing the album live at Celtic Connections on 31st January at the Tron theatre! Can't wait!
I’ve 2 online workshops available to book now on my website Tunes for Winter on 15 Nov and New Year Tunes on 6 Dec - sheet music & audio on sign up and replay available after. Taught on lever harp #harp #onlinelearning #tunes #winter #newyear
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I’ve 2 online workshops available to book now on my website Tunes for Winter on 15 Nov and New Year Tunes on 6 Dec - sheet music & audio on sign up and replay available after. Taught on lever harp #harp #onlinelearning #tunes #winter #newyear
Take a break from Christmas this December and get ready for Hogmanay! As we're all busy and broke then I'm making it a 2 hour workshop with a special price of only £15. Let's have some harp fun! Learn a set of trad Scottish jigs for the New Year online with me - 6 December. Info on my website.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Take a break from Christmas this December and get ready for Hogmanay! As we're all busy and broke then I'm making it a 2 hour workshop with a special price of only £15. Let's have some harp fun! Learn a set of trad Scottish jigs for the New Year online with me - 6 December. Info on my website.
New single out now - lever, wire & bray harps in a soulful air and joyful reel by Lauren Scott- The Meeting of Friends #linkinbio #harp #newmusic
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New single out now - lever, wire & bray harps in a soulful air and joyful reel by Lauren Scott- The Meeting of Friends #linkinbio #harp #newmusic
I’m running an online harp workshop on Saturday 15th November 3-6pm UK time when I’ll be sharing some Tunes for Winter on my lever harp. Sheet music & MP3’s sent in advance and access to the recording afterwards, mixed abilities (apart from complete beginners) www.karenmarshalsay.com/online-harp-...
October 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I’m running an online harp workshop on Saturday 15th November 3-6pm UK time when I’ll be sharing some Tunes for Winter on my lever harp. Sheet music & MP3’s sent in advance and access to the recording afterwards, mixed abilities (apart from complete beginners) www.karenmarshalsay.com/online-harp-...
And it’s bray and lever harps on the cheery reel to finish The Meeting of Friends with the composer Lauren Scott on lever harp! Out 7th October
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And it’s bray and lever harps on the cheery reel to finish The Meeting of Friends with the composer Lauren Scott on lever harp! Out 7th October
Lever harp and wire strung clarsach on the first part of The Meeting of Friends by (and with!) Lauren Scott - new single out 7th October
October 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Lever harp and wire strung clarsach on the first part of The Meeting of Friends by (and with!) Lauren Scott - new single out 7th October
What’s better than a bray harps? Two bray harps of course! Duet with Alison Kinnaird from my new CD 😊
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What’s better than a bray harps? Two bray harps of course! Duet with Alison Kinnaird from my new CD 😊
Blast of the bray harp from Radio 3 In Tune live on Friday! Listen in on BBC Sounds
September 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Blast of the bray harp from Radio 3 In Tune live on Friday! Listen in on BBC Sounds
It was great fun to play all 3 Scottish harps - lever, wire and bray- live for BBC Radio 3 In Tune with Petroc Trelawny on Friday 26th, in Inverness ahead of their great train journey next day broadcasting live on the way to London! Listen on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It was great fun to play all 3 Scottish harps - lever, wire and bray- live for BBC Radio 3 In Tune with Petroc Trelawny on Friday 26th, in Inverness ahead of their great train journey next day broadcasting live on the way to London! Listen on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Looking forward to bringing the 3 Scottish harps to a live session on Friday for BBC Radio 3’s In Tune with Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Highland Hotel in Inverness! Listen in for lever, bray and wire-strung clarsach tunes and some chat, as well as songs from Julie Fowlis and a Gaelic choir.
September 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Looking forward to bringing the 3 Scottish harps to a live session on Friday for BBC Radio 3’s In Tune with Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Highland Hotel in Inverness! Listen in for lever, bray and wire-strung clarsach tunes and some chat, as well as songs from Julie Fowlis and a Gaelic choir.
Any central belt Scotland wire players on here? I’m teaching an in person workshop in West Lothian on 26th October, a lovely relaxed event aimed at beginner improver players interested in Scottish traditional folk music. 1130-4pm with potluck lunch see website for details/contact
September 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Any central belt Scotland wire players on here? I’m teaching an in person workshop in West Lothian on 26th October, a lovely relaxed event aimed at beginner improver players interested in Scottish traditional folk music. 1130-4pm with potluck lunch see website for details/contact
Thanks to Harp Column for spreading the news of my recent CD release! Check their website out.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thanks to Harp Column for spreading the news of my recent CD release! Check their website out.
buff.ly/nL3MWfA
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Gealach a’ Bhruic - Badger’s Moon, the October full moon - solo bray harp on Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp CD out now karenmarshalsay.com/buy/p/eadarain…
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Gealach a’ Bhruic - Badger’s Moon, the October full moon - solo bray harp on Eadarainn a’ Chruit : Between Us the Harp CD out now karenmarshalsay.com/buy/p/eadarain…
Thanks to Kathleen MacInnes for playing tunes from my new album last night sitting in for Iain Anderson on BBC Radio Scotland #harp #clarsach #wirestrungharp #newcd #newmusic
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thanks to Kathleen MacInnes for playing tunes from my new album last night sitting in for Iain Anderson on BBC Radio Scotland #harp #clarsach #wirestrungharp #newcd #newmusic
Four star review for the new album in the Scotsman today 😊
September 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Four star review for the new album in the Scotsman today 😊
Leaving Bellevue, the last track from my new CD released today, was written on leaving top floor tenement life for one by the sea - and it’s Bandcamp Friday today 😊 so a good day for buying downloads or get a physical copy from my website!
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September 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Leaving Bellevue, the last track from my new CD released today, was written on leaving top floor tenement life for one by the sea - and it’s Bandcamp Friday today 😊 so a good day for buying downloads or get a physical copy from my website!
karenmarshalsay.bandcamp.com/album/eadara...
karenmarshalsay.bandcamp.com/album/eadara...
Listening in just now to Wool91.5 fm to hear the interview I did with Eric Kallio last week for the Rise and Shine show from Vermont! Listen in now by tuning into buff.ly/MoKDI8g and click the Listen Now link, or for 2 weeks after on the WOOL Shows Archive section of the website.
September 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Listening in just now to Wool91.5 fm to hear the interview I did with Eric Kallio last week for the Rise and Shine show from Vermont! Listen in now by tuning into buff.ly/MoKDI8g and click the Listen Now link, or for 2 weeks after on the WOOL Shows Archive section of the website.
Great to hear Uncle Hugh's Lullaby on Radio 3 Music Planet yesterday with presenter Kathryn Tickell playing a fantastic mix of music from around the world. Listen in on BBC Sounds. buff.ly/WCE1Qt6 #newmusic #harp #brayharp #bbcradio3 #musicplanet
August 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Great to hear Uncle Hugh's Lullaby on Radio 3 Music Planet yesterday with presenter Kathryn Tickell playing a fantastic mix of music from around the world. Listen in on BBC Sounds. buff.ly/WCE1Qt6 #newmusic #harp #brayharp #bbcradio3 #musicplanet
My new single Uncle Hugh’s Lullaby, released on 15 August is in the latest Trad Music Forum playlist- check it out alongside some other new releases from Scottish musicians! buff.ly/eDxAM0n
August 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My new single Uncle Hugh’s Lullaby, released on 15 August is in the latest Trad Music Forum playlist- check it out alongside some other new releases from Scottish musicians! buff.ly/eDxAM0n
New album out on 5th September and available to preorder now at buff.ly/1WD74Yc
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
New album out on 5th September and available to preorder now at buff.ly/1WD74Yc
Thanks to Iain Anderson Show on BBC Radio Scotland for playing a track from my upcoming album last night! Listen on BBC Sounds to hear myself with Cathal McConnell and Kathryn Nicoll on The Gates of the Yellow Town/The Eagle's Whistle a favourite from our Cathal McConnell Trio gigs! buff.ly/aYikgLi
August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thanks to Iain Anderson Show on BBC Radio Scotland for playing a track from my upcoming album last night! Listen on BBC Sounds to hear myself with Cathal McConnell and Kathryn Nicoll on The Gates of the Yellow Town/The Eagle's Whistle a favourite from our Cathal McConnell Trio gigs! buff.ly/aYikgLi
5 page feature on my recent book, The Hag Stone in the latest issue of the Folk Harp Journal (Fall 2025).
"Karen's book is more than a collection of new tunes. It's a call to creativity within the tradition. In a space where the lineage is broken, she offers us a living bridge." buff.ly/JC3zPVz
"Karen's book is more than a collection of new tunes. It's a call to creativity within the tradition. In a space where the lineage is broken, she offers us a living bridge." buff.ly/JC3zPVz
August 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
5 page feature on my recent book, The Hag Stone in the latest issue of the Folk Harp Journal (Fall 2025).
"Karen's book is more than a collection of new tunes. It's a call to creativity within the tradition. In a space where the lineage is broken, she offers us a living bridge." buff.ly/JC3zPVz
"Karen's book is more than a collection of new tunes. It's a call to creativity within the tradition. In a space where the lineage is broken, she offers us a living bridge." buff.ly/JC3zPVz
Love the artwork created by Archie MacFarlane for the upcoming CD - all the harps here in the middle CD slot of the digipak, with the wee harp shining bright in the Crail doocot! You can get an advance copy now ahead of the 5th September release date at buff.ly/6rPp4NA
August 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Love the artwork created by Archie MacFarlane for the upcoming CD - all the harps here in the middle CD slot of the digipak, with the wee harp shining bright in the Crail doocot! You can get an advance copy now ahead of the 5th September release date at buff.ly/6rPp4NA
"A statement of tradition" MNS 15/8/25 Thanks to @musicnewsscotland.bsky.social for the musician profile and preview of my upcoming CD - released on 5th September but available to preorder from my website now or presave for downloads.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"A statement of tradition" MNS 15/8/25 Thanks to @musicnewsscotland.bsky.social for the musician profile and preview of my upcoming CD - released on 5th September but available to preorder from my website now or presave for downloads.
www.yumpu.com/en/document/...
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