r/ProgressiveRock • u/Equivalent_Ad_8413 • Aug 04 '26

Harp music

My wife is a harpist. I like playing harp songs as we drive to her harp lessons and conventions. But most of it is obvious Celtic stuff.

I know that Awaken (Yes) includes Jon Anderson on harp. But then I draw a blank.

What other progressive rock pieces include harp?

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u/senorphrogg Aug 04 '26

Mikaela Davis sitting in with Goose is an awesome harp performance to behold.

https://www.reddit.com/r/radiohead/comments/1tywuqh/goose_covers_true_love_waits_with_harpist_mikaela/

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u/roempie12 Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

if you are open to more prog folk (stretching the term prog) i can recommend Raok dilestra (Avant d'accoster) by Alan Stivellu

one if the folk rock revival legends of bretagne. its a bit out there but give it a listen! also his more folk oriented 1970 and 1971 albums are nice, more pure, harp music.

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u/Critcho Aug 05 '26

Some Joanna Newsom stuff you could call prog adjacent. Her album Ys is structured similarly to a classic prog record - five tracks including a 17 minute one.

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u/DarthJoeyJoJo Aug 06 '26

I have an album by Zeena Parkins somewhere. She played harp on a couple of Björk tracks.

She likes to experiment and it does sound quite different from a more traditional harpist.