Alison Kinnaird
Distinguished Scottish harper and glass artist

Allan MacDonald
Expert on pibroch and Gaelic song.

Bill Taylor
Great player of wire, bray and gut harps specialising in early and historical music.

Gráinne Hambly
Fine Irish harp player from Co Mayo.

Jenna Reid
One of Shetland's best fiddlers.

Mugenkyo
Taiko drummers

Prakriti Dutta
Classical Indian dhrupad singer

Seikou Susso
Kora player from Gambia, from the griot tradition.

Ardival Harps
Makers of very fine Scottish instruments. I play their Rose (wire-strung) and Urquhart (bray) harps. They also run Harp Holidays.

Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Best harp festival around! Run by the Clarsach Society annually around Easter.

Glasgow Branch of the Clarsach Society
The branch runs monthly meetings, workshops and harp circles, with visiting tutors (including Karen!).

The Celtic Harper
Masses of info and links on harping round the world.

The Clarsach Society
The parent body with branches all over the country.

The Harp Mall
Harp links all over the world.

Tim Hampson
Maker of Briggs' based clarsach designs.

Wire Branch of the Clarsach Society
Lots of info on this site about wire strung clarsachs, history, players and resources.

Folk and Roots
A guide to the UK folk and acoustic scene.

Folksy Links
A great selection of folk musicians' sites from all over Europe.

Mostly Wind
Lots of info on music theory and performing and fun stuff that's not just for flute players!

Nigel Gatherer's Traditional Music Pages
A resource for trad music lovers.

Feisean nan Gaidheal
Independent umbrella organisation of the feis movement (teaching Gaelic music) in Scotland.

RSAMD
Scotland's conservatoire - study for a BA in Scottish Music.

Sabhal Mor Ostaig
The Gaelic college on Skye, running degree courses and short summer courses as well as An Cursa Inntrigidh, the award-winning distance learning Gaelic course, which Karen completed.

Schottishch-Gaelisch
German site with Gaelic courses, concerts & lots more.

Sgoil Chiuil na Gaidhealtachd
The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, based at Plockton High School, for secondary age players of good standard.