tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1348217522084300470..comments2024-03-28T12:58:35.757-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Turlough O'Carolan - various Irish tunesBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-80904269385060884502021-03-20T00:14:21.529-04:002021-03-20T00:14:21.529-04:00Borepatch, I play the Irish Harp and O'Carolan...Borepatch, I play the Irish Harp and O'Carolan is a staple if you are in that music. His was the brilliance of matching the then-current preferences of Continental Music with the ancient tradition of harpists of Ireland (Gerald of Wales wrote of them in the 12th century and they figure in all the great stories). Sidhe Beag Sidhe Mor and O'Carolan's Quarrel with the Landlady are my favorites.<br /><br />For a very different (but contemporary) of O'Carolan, look up Dennis Hempson (1695-1807). At the Belfast Harper's Festival in 1792 he was the only harper that played in the old style, picking with his nails instead of playing with the pads of his fingers. In some cases he would play songs which, when asked, he would reply with "I know no other way to play it". He was a relic - but an important one. <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnchadh_%C3%93_hAmhsaigh Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-22408121712672385182021-03-17T22:30:18.170-04:002021-03-17T22:30:18.170-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6tuVjc_C94https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6tuVjc_C94Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416410052064018322noreply@blogger.com