I play celtic harp. Harp is great. A dog with mittens could make a harp sound good.

But seriously....get a book, take a lesson, buy a video, or take a lesson. If you do it yourself you could damage your neck, back, elbows, hands, or fingers. Take it one step at a time. It's like any other instrument - you can play chopsticks for a while but you don't want to play it for the rest of your life.

At the same time, be creative. Improvization and playing by ear are good skills to have. You don't your O'Carolan to sound like everybody else's O'Carolan.

~b.w.