harper

When they became international stars in the 1970s, the group hired a harper named Derek Bell to play the old O’Carolan tunes, which as a result became part of every Irish band’s repertoire.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016

Mead has been spilled on the oak and the king's strong-thewed companions, none over 30, sprawl, snore or listen intently to the end of a long-drawn saga sung by Maccus, the harper.

From Time Magazine Archive

The former harper crept out into the darkness, unnoticed by the rest.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Not till the man was fed did the sweet harper end his singing—whereupon the company made the walls ring again with talk.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Arya made faces across the table when no one was looking,- Sansa listened raptly while the king's high harper sang songs of chivalry, and Rickon kept asking why Jon wasn't with them.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

When gloved harpers set those overhead strings vibrating, the Kennedy Center architecture will be reflected in the tone.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016

"Your father—" "—will thank me, when I hand him his kingdom. I mean to do a deed that the harpers will sing of for a thousand years."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

And there pass the gold and the silver, the ermine and all rich furs, harpers and minstrels, and the happy of the world.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason

There was a balcony at the further end, where the white-haired harpers played, and sang tales of war and love; curious antique mottoes were blazoned on the walls in old Welsh characters.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley

As the summer winds had howled up the Notch, lashing the leafy branches of the birches and beeches, so now the winter winds howled down, harpers that struck dismal notes from the bare trees.

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day