"Pathway"

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Pathway
A Primer for the Wire Strung Harp

by Cynthia Cathcart
Illustrated by Michael Glenn Stewart and edited by Laurel Wright.

Pathway is a tutorial for people new to the study of the wire strung harp. Starting with descriptions of the instrument, the student is led on a journey into the basic damping and ringing techniques of the clarsach, the wire strung harp of Ireland and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The book is accompanied by a recording of the 34 tunes in the book with the Gaelic titles pronounced.