Nansi Richards Jones (1888 - 1979) of Penybontfawr, Oswestry, was known as the “Queen of the Harp”. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border
An expert on both the triple and pedal harps, she always maintained that the greatest influences on her life were her father, the Gypsies who stayed on their farm, and Tom Lloyd, Telynor Ceiriog, who taught her to play the harp. The Welsh triple harp ( telyn deires) is a type of Harp using three rows of strings instead of the common single row The pedal harp (also known as the concert harp) is a large and technically modern Harp, designed for Classical music and played either solo as part of
She won the eisteddfod harp competition three times in succession, and played several times for the royal family. See also An eisteddfod (aɪˈstɛðvəd Welsh ə(iˈstɛðvɔd plural eisteddfodau or eisteddfods) is a Welsh Festival The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. Generally the head of a royal family is a king or queen regnant She was appointed official harpist to Charles, Prince of Wales; after her death at the age of 91, the appointment was unfilled until 2000.
There is now an annual Nansi Richards Harp Scholarship competition for young harpists. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education
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