Karen Marshalsay plays these harps:

Gut-strung Raven clarsach made by Jack Yule in Silverburn, near Penicuik. This was the first of Jack's lightly-strung harps, and was designed specifically for traditional music. Jack now lives in Colorado, where he is building his own house.

Ardival's Urquhart bray harp, a full-size 'Gothic' harp, typical of those used in the 16th and 17th centuries. It has 29 gut strings, with a deep rich sound and the distinctive buzz that makes bray harps so special. Ardival are based in Strathpeffer.

They also made my Rose , a 26 string wire clarsach, including the silver bass string. My own Rose is a lighter sycamore than this. And it thoroughty enjoyed getting its own seat on the plane to Germany en route to the festival in Hofheim!I also play a Paraguayan harp - picture coming soon!

And last but not least, my little 19 string harps, both made by Tim Hobrough, one strung with gut and the other with wire. Great for fitting into overhead lockers on a plane, ideal for teaching and demonstrating and with a deceptively large sound for small harps, the wire one came with me when I spent a year travelling round the world.

Pictures also coming soon!