One important point for the meeting is the focus on Nordic music traditions, and how to make these a part of the harp players' reportoire. Since the oldest traditional music in the Nordic countries is played on langeleik and kantele, we will make use of musical styles in these living traditions, and transfer tunes to harps, lyres, psalteries and other instruments.

As in the previous years, the focus is on active participation: You come to play music, sing and dance with us! Of course, there will be lectures, several workshops (basic, intermediate and advanced level), exhibitions by instrument makers, allspel (ensemble playing), singing, jamming, dancing and a public concert.

The Nordic Harp Meeting 2010 is supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and the foundation Rådet for folkemusikk og folkedans, and will be arranged in cooperation with Gjøvik spelmannslag and Tradisjonsmusikkarkivet Mjøsmuseet.