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The origins of 'Danny Boy'
Harpist Janet Harbison talks about the harp's two thousand year history in Ireland.
Jim Hunter shares the legend of harpist Rory Dall O'Cahan and the invisible fingers which harped a song that is widely known today as βDanny Boyβ.
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