Music Generation Laois harpists strike the right chord in pictures

Music Generation Laois Harp Ensemble with Tutor Siobhan Buckley onstage at St Peter's Church Portlaoise recently as part of National Harp Day.

The harp is one of the parts of Music Generation Laois. There are more than 100 children and young people taking harp lessons through with tutor Siobhan Buckley.

Schools participating in the Harp programme are:

Scoil Iosaif Naofa, Mountmellick

Rath National School, Ballybrittas

Gaelscoil an tSlí Dála, Ballaghmore

Barnashrone NS

Evening harp lessons are also available in Portlaoise on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons.

Photographer Denis Byrne covered the National Harp Day concert on Saturday, October 20.