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Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics

Join Ursula Burns for a walk through 30 years of dangerous harping

Crescent Arts Centre

Imagine! Belfast Festival 2024

We are celebrating our 10th anniversary with another huge collection of events during 18-24 March. Join in the fun!

In Ireland we are proud of our harping culture! From the Bunting Manuscripts of the Irish Harpers Assemble to Guinness, Politics, Weddings, and Funerals.The harp is an iconic part of our identity. Wafting through mists of time, Ursula Burns asks, "what got lost in our harping history?”Join Ursula and her harp, for a walk through her song writing journey that explores her relationship with Belfast. Ursula will finish her talk with a performance of new instrumental compositions and demonstrate the unique technique she has developed over the last 30 years.Ursula Burns, The Dangerous Harpist, has been breaking the cultural stereo typical image of the harp for 30 years. Creating a hybrid style that resonates with Paraguayan and Celtic Techniques and a strong focus on self-expression and songwriting.Reviews"Burns is a perceptive writer with the ability to capture the profound and the profane with equal clarity." Hot Press"She is enchanting and funny in equal measure with a lovely lilting voice that makes the falls road sound like Brigadoon” Kate CopstickAge advisory: 14+ This is a BYOB event