Download or read book Carolan s Concerto written by Caiseal Mór and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland in the 18th century. Fervent young rebel Edward Sutler is on the run from the English redcoats and there is a price on his head. When all seems lost fate steps in and help comes from an unexpected quarter. Edward finds himself sitting by a fire between two old blind men - Hugh O'Connor the distiller and Denis Hempson the harper, both fond of a drink, a story and a bit of mischief. And a captive audience. Hugh begins the rollicking tale of Turlough O'Carolan, one of Ireland's best-loved harpers, whose music was said to have been a gift from the King and Queen of the Faeries. Little by little, as Denis's harp-playing and Hugh's wicked home-made whiskey start to take effect, Edward finds himself seduced by the magical life of Carolan...not to mention the feminine wiles of the distiller's pretty grand-daughter Mhairghead. But the young rebel had best be careful. If the English don't ensnare him, an intoxicating web of Irish enchantment will...
Download or read book Carolan s Concerto written by Caiseal Mór and published by Random House (Australia). This book was released on 1999 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 20 O Carolan Irish Classics written by TOM HANWAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: O'Carolan's best-loved harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makesthem accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with accompanyingaudio lays bare 20 classic Irish compositions for melody and backing players using standard notation and chords. For all 5-string banjo players, fretting and picking- hand fingerings are included in the transcriptions which match the play-along tracks. This is Hanway's fourth collection demonstrating Celtic fingerstyle banjo in G tuning. It is part of a Celtic 5-string series that includes Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) and Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes (2013). Tom Hanway's pioneering work, Mel Bay's Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (1998), was acclaimed by Bluegrass Unlimited magazine (1999) as 'the bible' for any 5-string player with an interest in this joyous music. The current collection breathes life into the Gaelic classical melodies of Ireland. Access to online audio download
Download or read book Deluxe Anthology of O Carolan Music for Fingerstyle Guitar written by STEFAN GROSSMAN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting 45 melodies composed by the blind Irish bard and harpist Turlough O'Carolan arranged by such guitar greats as Dave Evans, Davey Graham, El McMeen, Duck Baker and many others. As these melodies lend themselves particularly well to guitar settings, O'Carolan's compositions have captured the imagination of guitarists world-wide. This compilation divides the tunes into three categories: Airs and Dance Tunes, Tunes for Patronage, and Laments. Written in standard notation and tablature.
Download or read book Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society London written by Irish Folk Song Society and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carolan written by Donal O'Sullivan and published by Music Sales. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Music Sales America). Originally published in 1958, Donal O'Sullivan's classic study of Turlough O'Carolan became a musical and historical beacon for all those interested in Ireland's past and present. It is an indispensable tool for Irish musicians, who through this remarkable volume of research can go beyond the music itself, and engross themselves in the colorful world of this unique musician travelling in a still largely feudal Ireland of the 17th and 18th centuries. This edition contains all of the original sections, with all 213 tunes, the annotations to the tunes, the memoirs of Arthur O'Neill, complete indexes and an important new appendix which features additional tunes and facts which have been unearthed since the original publication first appeared.
Download or read book Carolan s Concerto written by Caiseal Mór and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Welsh Scottish Irish Fiddle Tunes written by Robin Williamson and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1976-06-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100 tunes, edited and annotated by Robin Williamson. From easy to advanced. For mandolin, banjo, flute, etc. With guitar chords. Includes these songs: All In A Garden Green Apples In The Winter Argeers As A Thoiseach Back Of The Haggard Belladrum's Strathspey Bishop Of Bangor's Jigg Boban John Bung Your Eye Byrnes Hornpipe Cadgers On The Cannongate Cam' Ye Ower Frae France Carolan's Farewell Carolan's Receipt Cherish The Ladies Chief O'neil's Favourite Christmas Day I' Da Mornin' Coilantogle Comb Your Hair And Curl It Constant Billy Corn Riggs Are Bonny Crowley's Reels Drops Of Whiskey Drumdelgie Dunse Dings A' East Neuk O' Fife Elslie Marly Farewell To Whiskey Flee Like A Bird Flowers Of Edinburgh Fortune My Foe Go To Berwick, Johnny Greensleeves Griffith Ap Cynan's Delight Hunting The Hare I'll Gang Na Mair Tae Ton Toon I'll Get Wedded In My Auld Claes I'll Mend Your Pots And Kettles Is The Big Man Within Jenny Nettles Jenny's Welcome To Charlie John Anderson's Eldest Daughter Lady Behind The Boat Lady Owen's Delight Lark In The Morning Laudanum Bunches Life Is All Chequered Linnen Hall Lulle Me Beyond Thee Madame Bonaparte Manage The Miser Mr. Cosgill's Delight My Darling Asleep Newcastle Niel Gow's Wife Off To California Old Mother Oxford Panmure House Paschal's Peerie Hoose Ahint The Burn Petticoats Loose Pleasures Of Hope Pleasures Of The Town Rakes Of Kildare Rakish Paddy Saith Nos Olau Sheffield Hornpipe Shooting Sleepy Maggie Small Coals For Nailers Staines Morris Sunday Was My Wedding
Download or read book The New Ireland Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Augusta Browne written by Bonny H. Miller and published by Eastman Studies in Music. This book was released on 2020 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive biography of any American woman musician born before the Civil War brings to life a composer whose story is both old-fashioned and strikingly modern.
Download or read book Complete Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar written by STEFAN GROSSMAN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Celtic repertoire offers the fingerstyle guitarist a tantalizingly wide range of moods and emotions from sad laments to lyrical ballads to vibrant dance rhythms. This collection presents a vast array of fingerpicking guitar solos settings on timeless airs, hornpipes, reels, planxties, set dances, jigs, slip jigs, marches, songs and compositions by the renowned 17th century blind Irish bard, Turlough O'Carolan. the solos are in varied guitar tunings and are presented in notation and tablature. Performance notes and suggested listening guides are also included. 27 songs from this book are on the CD.
Download or read book Tommy Makem s Secret Ireland written by Tommy Makem and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few who could tell a tale or sing a tune with the joy and warmth of Tommy Makem. For more than half a century, Makem charmed audiences around the world with his tales of his homeland and his people. Join him in Tommy Makem's Secret Ireland, as this beloved Irish folksinger takes you on a personal tour of his favorite sites and sounds of that "Many splendored" island that is his home--Ireland.
Download or read book The Story of the Irish Harp written by Nora Joan Clark and published by North Creek Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since early times in Ireland and nearby Celtic lands, the Irish harp and its music have captivated musicians and audiences alike. Numerous historical aspects, such as the function of the harper at Tara, the seat of ancient Irish kings, is explored in this comprehensive history of the harp of Ireland. Through the ages, the harp has been a symbol of the lyrical nature of Ireland and the Irish people. This book explores the reawakening of this beautiful instrument in Ireland and around the world in the mid-twentieth century and beyond, touching on the quite recent development of the popular Folk and Celtic harps of today.
Download or read book O Carolan Favorites for Classical Guitar written by Guido Bolger and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edition, Guido Böger provides 72 further compositions by the legendary Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan, arranged for classical guitar. These solo pieces are generally of intermediate difficulty, and convey the beautiful, lyrical qualities of the original tunes. This expanded selection of the melodies has not been organized into any set of themes or forms; however, along with his Turlough O’Carolan Irish Harp Pieces for Classical Guitar, O’Carolan’s Laments have now been arranged in their entirety. These pieces will provide the guitarist with a wonderful collection of new and fascinating pieces for use in study, concerts, or for your musical pleasure.
Download or read book Symphony Program written by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Legends Lands of Ireland written by Richard Marsh and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From sinister spells to healing wells, this illustrated collection of 43 traditional Irish yarns brings forth the magic of a proud people and their lyrical landscapes. While you may know of the Blarney Stone or St. Patrick, you've probably never heard the saga of Lia Lfail, the ancient stone said to confirm a king's legitimacy by shrieking under the weight of his footsteps, or the legend of Dublin's haunted Hell Fire Club, where the devil himself was once believed to have paid a visit. Saturated with the colors of the Emerald Isle, the photos that grace these pages will transport you to a world of heroic deeds, violent deaths, and otherworldly adventures. Through these fanciful tales that have survived over the centuries, you'll glean fascinating facts on Irish genealogy, etymology and history. So suspend disbelief and step into a world steeped in storytelling and rich with lore.
Download or read book The Musical World written by and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
