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NEW!!!  18 April 2013 – first nightingale recording of the year at  http://www.nickpenny.com/diary/

Nick Penny, musician, instrument maker and wildlife recordist, fell in love with the Paraguayan harp in the 1970s and travelled to Paraguay for lessons from a leading player. He shares his passion for stringed instruments from around the world through concerts and talks but mainly through his work in over 2,000 primary schools, where he leads workshops experimenting with sound using unexpected materials  - he is the designer and co-founder of the “Utterly Butterly Ukelele Project”!

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Browse for:  School Junk Instrument Workshops

Talks and Harp Playing.

Birdsong CDs - soundclips and information

Harp CDs - soundclips and information

Book: Making Musical Instruments from Junk

Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project

Nick Penny’s nature and nightingale diary

Poetry, Harp and Birdsong