Ardival harps http://www.ardival.com/ run courses on medieval and wire strung harps. They are based in Scotland, but send ambassadors to Mercia now and again.
hold an Adult Teaching Festival, held at Ullapool over the first May Bank Holiday. They can lend you a harp if you don't want to clutter your car.
If you're not keen on driving, there are only two buses a day from Inverness timed to coincide with the ferry from Stornaway - my informant tells me the first bus goes at @9am and the last one at 2.30 pm. The night sleeper from London misses the first bus and the plane from Luton misses the second! There is a redeye flight to Glasgow from Luton, which gives just enough time to get a bus from Buchanan Street to Inverness and through to Ullapool, but coming back it means either a night in Inverness or Glasgow unless you miss the Monday classes.
Adult Teaching Festival, held at Ullapool over the first May Bank Holiday. They can lend you a harp if you don't want to clutter your car.
If you're not keen on driving, there are only two buses a day from Inverness timed to coincide with the ferry from Stornaway - I think the first bus goes at @9am and the last one at 2.30 pm. I see to remeber that the night sleeper from London misses the first bus and the plane from Luton misses the second! I have got a redeye flight to Glasgow from Luton, which gave me just enough time to get a bus from Buchanan Street to Inverness and through to Ullapool, but coming back it means either a night in Inverness or Glasgow unless you miss the Monday classes.
Skye, Sabhal Mor Ostaig
If you fancy going to Skye, Sabhal Mor Ostaig does some clarsach courses, as well as other instruments or Gaelic. the website for that is
