Welcome! This page brings together all the bonus materials, downloads, and helpful links that go with my books, CDs, and harp projects. Bookmark this page so you can return anytime.
Here you can listen to and download companion audio tracks for Cindy’s harp books (MP3 format). Each book includes a ZIP file for downloading all tracks at once, as well as individual tracks you can access in the book’s MP3s folder. Click a title below to access tracks for your book.
Double the Weddings (Double Dozen Series Book 1)
Double the O'Carolan Tunes (Double Dozen Series Book 2)
Double the Carols (Double Dozen Series Book 3)
Here are links to harpmakers who build double-strung harps.
Argent Fox Music (Kirkwood, IL USA)
Dusty Strings (Seattle, WA USA)
Hayden Harps (Waterloo, ON Canada)
Lewis Creek Harps (Chelsea, MI USA)
Marini Made Harps (New Holland, PA USA)
Rees Harps Inc. (Rising Sun, IN USA)
Sligo Harps (Silver Spring, MD USA)
Stoney End (Red Wing, MN USA)
Waring Harps (Guilford, VT USA)
Here are links to performers, teachers, and composer/arrangers in the double-strung harp community.
Here are a few places to explore double-strung harp content on social media.
Cindy Shelhart (Facebook)
Cindy Shelhart (Instagram)
Cindy Shelhart (YouTube)
Double-Strung Harp (Facebook Group)
WELSH TRIPLE HARP & MUSIC RESOURCES
The Welsh triple harp is the direct ancestor of today’s double-strung harp. Here are selected resources for exploring Welsh triple harp traditions, music, and history.
Welsh Triple Harp Performers
Welsh Harp Music & Reference Books
Welsh Organizations & Cultural Resources
Here are selected books for exploring Welsh music, history, and harp traditions. Many of these resources informed my work on Make Mine a Double, my method book for double-strung harp.
The Bardic Museum (1802) — Edward Jones
Blodau’r Grug: 100 o Alawon Dawnsio Poblogaidd Cymru — Alex Hamilton and Robin Huw Bowen
(Flowers of the Heather: 100 Popular Welsh Folk Dance Tunes)
Cadw Twmpath: 100 Arall o Alawon Dawnsio Gwerin Cymreig — Robin Huw Bowen
(Preserving the Barn Dance: 100 More Welsh Folk Dance Tunes)
Caneuon y Ddraig — The Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association (now The Welsh North American Association)
(Songs of the Dragon)
A Collection of Welsh, English and Scotch Airs with New Variations, Also Four New Lessons for the Harp; to Which Are Added Twelve Airs for the Guittar (1761) — John Parry (John Parry Ddall Rhiwabon)
The Harp in Wales — Bruce Cardwell
The Harpmakers of Wales — Mair Roberts
Manual or Method of Instruction for Playing the Welsh Harp (1902) — Ellis Roberts (Eos Meirion)
Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards (1784) — Edward Jones
The Story of the Harp in Wales — Osian Ellis
Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems — The Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association (now The Welsh North American Association)
The Welsh Harper (1839) — John Parry (Bardd Alaw)
Y Delyn — Ann Rosser
(The Harp)
Y Delyn Deires: ymarferion i ddechreuwyr — Eleri Darkins
(The Welsh Triple Harp: Exercises for Beginners)
Y Delyn Yng Nghymru Mewn Lluniau — D. Roy Saer
(The Harp in Wales in Pictures)
Enjoy exploring these resources. Check back for updates as new materials are added.
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