Introduction Introduction 1 : (3:11) - about the harps, harpers and harpists - about David Introduction 2: (0:55) - different approaches to the harp Playing melodies Pixie, no semitones (11:58) 19 strings approx. US$180 Pixie, w/semitones (6:48) 19 strings approx. US$220 Heather (5:03) 22 strings approx. US$260 Badb (5:50) 26 strings approx. US$700 Minstrel (5:10) 29 strings approx. US$530 Meghan (11:05) 36 strings approx. US$1,000 Rosa (7:15) 24 strings approx. US$560 Ashley (6:40) 31 strings approx. US$1,500 Christel (7:03) 38 strings approx. US$1,740 Emperor (15:40) 36 strings approx. US$1,200 Gothic (4:15) 29 strings approx. US$400 Lily (6:57) 8 strings approx. US$45 Baby (4:44) 12 strings approx. US$75 Lyre-harp (1:23) 10 strings approx. US$120 The videos with the darker background were filmed at home in my forest farm-house in Little Leaf Sea in the north of Sweden; those with the light background were filmed at the Folk Harps Centre in Stockholm in April 2009: warmest thanks to Stellan, whose harps they are, and to Sara, who did the filming, for stimulus and encouragement and for creating the perfect conditions for focused and sensitive playing! Improvising (11:46) Tuning (30:14) - played and described by David - filmed by Sara Nordangård & Dagmar Verksits - edited by David - about the harps