Quote by Hattie McDaniel

I've played everything but the harp.

— Lionel Barrymore

I started playing harp about fourteen years ago.

— Joanna Newsom

There's something fundamental to the harp that has retained its appeal my whole life. It's an instrument I am just in love with.

— Joanna Newsom

I grew up with a beautiful gold harp sitting in our living room. My older sister played it.

— Diane Paulus

I had a teacher at school who told me to take up the harp.

— Orianthi

I do play a lot of instruments. I started with the harp when I was young and then sort of moved to guitar and…

— Maggie Rogers

I wanted to play it for a very long time. I was like, 'What's the one instrument that none of my neighbors are going…

— Taylor Russell

The harp was so much more gestural and physical for me than the piano - something about bringing this instrument into your body.

— Zeena Parkins

The harp is an insipid instrument--no good for dancing, feasting, or marching, only for sitting primly in a parlor or on a cloud.

— Mason Cooley

Our life a harp is, with unnumbered strings, And tones and symphonies; but our poor skill Some shallow notes from its great music brings.

— John Boyle O'Reilly

Me and my harp was a love affair from way back.

— Little Walter

I am producing sounds that people are not used to hearing from the harp.

— Joanna Newsom