For a country with a rich musical heritage and fascinating mythology, it seems only apt that Ireland’s national symbol is the harp. Ireland is the only country that has a musical instrument ...
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What do you feel when you hear the harp? Calm? Serene? Open to possibilities? The unique sound of the harp in a beautiful ...
No doubt you will have some remarks on Irish folk music, of which the Irish Suite ... and is scored for strings and harp, reinforced only by horns and trombones. The story of the song's use ...
The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...
If you are a musician, you will find lots of detail about your instrument in the Companion, from the uilleann pipes and harp to the spoons. Needless to say the ebb and flow of Irish music is reflected ...
The musician and composer has played it all, across six decades. He’s now in Melbourne for a world premiere that draws on the ...
“I used to write comedy songs just for the money and initially ... a cross-fertilisation of Irish and Paraguayan harp styles that came about after Ursula was invited to Asunción to take part ...
On Tuesday nights, Irish music can be heard inside Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle in the Strip District where members of the Pittsburgh Ceili Club gather weekly. Dancers take the floor. A caller ...
It wasn't a human head, of course, rather a papier mâché sculpture of a figure from Celtic folklore who, legend has it, would ...
I think Irish music has that potential in spades ... to write a couple of arrangements of old sean-nós songs for the harp. I wanted to try to bring the harp tradition and sean-nós tradition ...
The Middle East usually only comes into our consciousness here in the West in the context of war but a gig on Monday night ...