Welcome to PoppyHarp!
We are closed for a little break after
Harp On Wight until Monday 3rd November. 

Harp Hub in West Sussex
Celebrating 10 years of spreading harpy goodness!

OUT NOW: Brand new harp-themed gifts
​SEPTEMBER 2025: Inspire Podcast with Kirsty Devaney
OCTOBER 2025: Inspire Podcast with Karen Marshalsay​
NOVEMBER 2025: Entries open for Competitive Harp Festival Online
Inspire podcast with Eira Lynn Jones
DECEMBER 2025: Inspire Podcast with David Anderson - Accusound
JANUARY 2026: Online Harp School - TOTAL REVAMP!
2026:
PoppyHarp Examinations & PoppyHarp Inspire Harp Weekend
more information coming soon. 

DISCOUNT HARP INSURANCE WITH JACK HAYWARD INSURANCE 

About PoppyHarp

PoppyHarp began as a final year project at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire by Fran Barsby.
It was a way to publish tuition books without the crazy costs and palaver of a publishing company.
It quickly grew and became a shop in the beautiful gardens of the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick.
In just a few months PoppyHarp outgrew this space and moved to a large town centre location in Warwick, UK. 
​In 2022 Fran moved to West Sussex and now runs PoppyHarp from her Harp Studio (appointment only). 

Fran Barsby

Professional Harpist based in West Sussex

• Director of PoppyHarp
  
• Project Manager and Founder of PoppyHarp Composers Project
• Private Harp, Piano and Theory teacher for 14 years. 
• Resident Harp teacher at Southern Music Project
• Webmaster for Harp On Wight International
• Webmaster for UK Harp Association
• Masters Degree: Research in Education - University of Bath
• Honours Degree: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

CPD's:

​Data Protection and GDPR awareness: 2024,
Cyber Security: 2024,
Autism Awareness: 2024, 
Child Mental Health Awareness: 2024, 
​Child Online Safety Awareness: 2024.
Designated Safeguarding Lead (Adults), 2024.
​Designated Safeguarding Lead (Children),2024.