Claasagh: Volume 1 Manx music for celtic harp Rachel Hair I have been fortunate enough to have become involved in the traditional music scene in the Isle of Man for several years, and with it, my affection and interest for the tunes and songs from the Island has grown. In 2011 I had the privilege of taking up the post of Manx harp tutor in the Island and since then have enjoyed arranging tunes for my students which I have learnt from collections both old and new and from local Manx musicians. Buy this music now    Score: £12.00 + p&p

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Contents

Arrane Ben Drogh Hraghtalagh - Song of the Smuggler's Wife
Hie Mee Stiagh - I went into the Widow's House
Illiam Boght - Poor William
Juan y Jaggad Keeir - John of the Grey Jacket
Chanter’s Tune
Hop-tu-naa
Arrane Ben-Vlieaun - The Milking Song
Eunyssagh Vona - Mona's Delight
Wandescope
Moirrey ny Cainle - Mary of the Candle
Arrane y Chlean - Cradle Song
Gyn Ennym - No Name
Mylecharaine’s March
Girls of Balladoole
Ta Cashen - Cashen has gone to the Sea
Kirree fo Niaghtey - The Sheep Under the Snow
Car Juan Nan -  Juan Nan's Tune
Cum yn Shenn Oanrey Cheh - Keep the Old Petticoats Warm
Car ny Ferrishyn - Fairies' Tune
Graih Foalsey - False Love

Fingering:  The fingering in this music is the fingering I use when playing these tunes. Please try it, but if it doesn’t work for you, you don’t have to use it.

Dynamics: I have chosen not to include any dynamics in any of the music in this book. I feel that with traditional music, dynamics are something that should be expressed by the player and they will be forever changing. So please try and discover these yourself.

Ornamentation:  I use ornamentation (grace notes, embellishments etc.) when playing the music in this book but have not included it in the notation. Please try and explore your own way of ornamenting the music to put your own 'accent’ on tunes.

Harping in the Isle of Man

Although the Isle of Man shares a Gaelic language and many other cultural influences with Scotland and Ireland, it has never had a tradition of harping. When I first started playing the claasagh in the 1970s, having studied with Gráinne Yeats in Dublin, I was a lone harper on the Island.

In recent years, though, Manx music has been gaining a wider audience across the world and the initiative of the Manx Heritage Foundation (now Culture Vannnin) to provide harp lessons for Manx pupils has met with enormous success and is already producing some excellent players.

We have been delighted that Rachel has been able to share her musical talent and special teaching skills with us on the Island and that as a result so many pupils here are now learning the harp.

This new book will provide a much-needed repertoire of Manx tunes for them to play, as well as making our music available to a wider audience, and I hope it will be the first of many such collections.

Charles Guard, Culture Vannin

I have been fortunate enough to have become involved in the traditional music scene in the Isle of Man for several years, and with it, my affection and interest for the tunes and songs from the Island has grown. In 2011 I had the privilege of taking up the post of Manx harp tutor in the Island and since then have enjoyed arranging tunes for my students which I have learnt from collections both old and new and from local Manx musicians.

Claasagh is a result of this and I am most grateful to Culture Vannin for giving me the opportunity to publish it and in turn, share my love of Manx music on the celtic harp to fellow harpers beyond the shores of the Isle of Man.

Special thanks to Charles Guard, Chloë Woolley, Breesha Maddrell, Cinzia Yates and Adam Rhodes.

Rachel Hair

 

Title:	Claasagh Volume 1
Contents:	See listing in panel above
Composer/Arranger:	Rachel Hair
Instrumentation:	Celtic Harp
Level:	Elementary - Advanced
Format:	Score
Size:	A4
Pages of muisc:	31
Weight:	210gm
ISMN:	Not issued
Our Ref:	SM443
Publisher:	March Hair Publications
Edition/Year:	2013
Origin:	UK