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"An Irish Dump" Performed on a 20-string wire-strung harp (op.342) made of Japanese cypress/hinoki and maple. Instrument design, construction, arrangement, performance, and musical commentary by Keisuke Teramoto This tune is included in Volume 6 of the Scottish collection by James Aird, marked with the instruction Very Slow. The same piece was also published around 1805 in a collection by Smollet Holden in Dublin. In Fleischmann's collection, it is classified as a Lament. While the "dump" is a dance tune, an early example titled The Irishe Dumpe appears in the English Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (c.1609-1619).
Keisuke Teramoto Wire-strung harp player & maker Born in Kyoto City, residing in Yokohama City. Studied harp under Koji Amada, neo-Irish harp under Masumi Sakaue, and musicology under Ryuichi Higuchi. Earned a Doctor of Arts (Meiji Gakuin University Graduate School) through research on Irish harp music before the 18th century. Teaches harp in Yokohama and Kyoto, having instructed over 400 students. Since 2014, he has independently designed and crafted more than 347 harps (as of April 2025) . Since March 22, 2024, he has been uploading daily performance videos featuring his handcrafted harps at 6:00 PM on YouTube. www.youtube.com/@telynmoto