The Carolan Albums by Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
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In
1994, Old Bridge Music released The Carolan Albums, a 66-minute
CD containing 24 of the best-known and most beautiful compositions
of the celebrated blind Irish harper and composer Turlough O’Carolan
(1670 - 1738), to a level of critical acclaim which can only
be described as rapturous. Carolan was the most famous of all
the Irish harper-composers of his day, and his music continues
to be the most popular ever composed for the harp in Ireland.
It affords a great deal of scope to the creativity of the individual
performer, since only Carolan’s melodies survive. This
recording consists entirely of original arrangements, thoughtfully
interpreted, of these beautiful tunes, informed by Máire's
knowledge both of the native Irish harp tradition and of baroque
forms, but with a discreetly contemporary tinge provided by Chris’s
tasteful guitar. All of the harp arrangements on the album are
to be found in Máire's book
- Carolan's Draught
- John O'Connor
- Colonel John Irwin (Planxy Irwin)
- Hewlett
- Máire Dhall (Blind Mary)
- Lord Inchiquin
- Morgan Magan
- Sheebeg & Sheemore ( Sí Bheag's Sí Mhor)
- The Princess Royal
- John Drury
- Fanny Power
- Carolan's Concerto
- Maurice O'Connor
- Constantine Maguire
- Mr O'Connor
- Robert Jordan
- Bridget Cruise
- Frank Palmer
- Grace Nugent
- George Brabazon
- Kean O'Hara
- Madam Judge
- Eleanor Plunkett
- Baptist Johnston
Sleeve Notes TURLOUGH O'CAROLAN (1670 - 1738) was the most famous of all the Irish harper-composers of his day, and his music continues to be the most popular ever composed for the harp in Ireland. It affords a great deal of scope to the creativity of the individual performer, since only Carolan's melodies survive. This recording consists entirely of original arrangements, thoughtfully interpreted, of these beautiful tunes, informed by Máire's scholarly knowledge both of the native Irish harp tradition and of baroque forms, but with a discreetly contemporary tinge provided by Chris's tasteful guitar. The extensive CD book provides notes about O'Carolan and each tune which are not reproduced here. |
Credits Produced by Máire Ní Chathasaigh
and Chris Newman © 1994 Old Bridge Music |
| Instruments: | Harp and Guitar |
| Genre: | Irish Traditional |
| Format: | CD |
| Our Ref: | A0173 |
| MCPS: | OBMCD006 |
| Label: | Old Bridge Music |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Origin: | UK |