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Katie Williams

Amazing moment harpist plays mesmerising tune on Lothian night bus as singer joins in

An Edinburgh musician was cheered on as she played the harp on a night bus to Leith.

In the early hours on Friday morning, Dara Watson, 24, was on her way back to Leith at 2.30am after a jam night at Una Mas. She took the N16 night bus, carrying her harp, and was surprised by the enthusiasm of the driver.

The Lothian bus driver asked if she played, to which Dara joked: "No I'm just wheeling this about". Quickly, the driver asked her to play on the bus while punters travelled on the N16 route.

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From his booth, the bus driver then asked if anyone could sing, and before Dara knew it, she was jamming on the bus as someone started to sing a song, ending with punters giving a round of applause.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live, the professional harp player, said: It was a bit of craic on the night bus to Leith!

"I was so pleased that someone actually joined in! I asked the girl who said she could sing if she wanted to do a cover or just jam a bit and she said let's jam!

"Her name's Trinity and she absolutely went for it which was great! I think everyone on the bus was a bit tipsy as it was half two in the morning, but it was quite a special moment."

Posting on TikTok and her Instagram, she is asking if anyone else had any videos and would love to see them.

The Lothian bus driver also took to TikTok to share the story, adding that he loved it and had never heard a harp before.

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