ger dd ▁section ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁poet ical ▁accompan iment . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁instrument al ▁early ▁Cer dd ▁D ant ▁music ▁was ▁originally ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁highly ▁reson ant ▁wire - str ung ▁har p ▁using ▁similar ▁sh ar pen ed ▁n ail - based ▁string ▁striking ▁and ▁d amp ening ▁techniques ▁and ▁orn ament ation ▁employed ▁in ▁Irish ▁and ▁Scottish ▁ce ò l ▁m ór ▁har p ▁music . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Do ole y ▁has ▁research ed ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁dedicated ▁album ▁of ▁ap ▁H uw ▁compos itions ▁played ▁on ▁a ▁rep lica ▁early ▁Irish ▁wire - str ung ▁cla irse ach ▁har p . ▁Ann ▁He ym ann ▁has ▁research ed ▁the ▁ap ▁H uw ▁manuscript ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁notation ▁of ▁playing ▁techniques ▁that ▁are ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁wire - str ung ▁har p ▁techniques ▁noted ▁down ▁by ▁Edward ▁Bun ting ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁She ▁has ▁recorded ▁" K ani ad ▁San ▁Sil in ", ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁compos itions ▁in ▁the ▁Cer dd ▁D ant ▁re per toire ▁on ▁a ▁rep lica ▁early ▁Irish ▁wire - str ung ▁cla irse ach ▁har p . ▁Simon ▁Ch ad wick ▁also ▁includes ▁this ▁piece ▁in ▁his ▁live ▁re per toire , ▁played ▁on ▁a ▁rep lica ▁early ▁Scottish ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁wire - str ung ▁cl ars ach ▁har p . ▁ ▁Bar nab y ▁Brown ▁has ▁identified ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁and