Welcome to the new home of Afghan Press Harp Music Publications.
Thanks for your patience as we freshen up our site. This site is a works in progress and we hope you enjoy watching the changes. Right now you can hover over the top dropdown menu to see the names of our artists and composers, although we have not yet populated these pages. As the pages are populated, you’ll see more categories appear to your right. We represent over 70 artists including Sharon Thormahlen, Sue Richards, Kim Robertson, Sunita Staneslow, Nancy Hurrell and Mary Radspinner.
Please visit our FaceBook page. If you would like to place an order, please phone us at
1-800-893-4277 or visit www.folkharp.com
Our must recent publications include pop music arrangedby BeverlyMyrow,
Colors of Italy by William Mahan, The Harper’s Accomplice Gets the Lute by Ellen Tepper, and HistoricalHarp Collection Volume 2 by Nancy Hurrell. Of note prior to that, the Caccini Ave Maria arranged for harp and melody instrument by Kathryn Cater.
For your immediate convenience, all Afghan Press publications can be found at Melody’s Traditonal Music. We will soon have a comprehensive listing of all retail outlets carrying harp print music by Afghan Press.
Although originally intended to be performed as duets, the pieces can also work nicely as solos by playing the harp 1 part and omitting Harp 2. The Highlander’s Farewell to Ireland is a wire harp solo. The designations “gut or nylon harp” and “Celtic harp” are interchangeable; the “gut or nylon” distinction is made in the pieces that call for wire-strung harp as Harp II in order to clarify the need for the two distinct sound colors. Harmonics are played where written. Fingerings are generally omitted except for damping suggestions in “The Highlander’s Farewell”, in which they are very useful! This book has recently been revised. It contains only the score, with harp 1 and harp 2 on the same page. Page turns have been adjusted so they are as easy as possible.