It was. It was composed by O'Carolan, blind harper of Ireland. Its about a war of the Faeries. But modern Celtic harps are much different from the one O'Carolan would have played on. He would have played on a brass strung harp and plucked the strings with his finger nails. Whereas we play on nylon strings or nylon wrapped in wire and/or sometimes gut, and of course pluck with our finger tips. :)
It was. It was composed by O'Carolan, blind harper of Ireland. Its about a war of the Faeries. But modern Celtic harps are much different from the one O'Carolan would have played on. He would have played on a brass strung harp and plucked the strings with his finger nails. Whereas we play on nylon strings or nylon wrapped in wire and/or sometimes gut, and of course pluck with our finger tips. :)
It's always seemed so ironic that such a tune could be written about a war... I think I've never heard a more placid, peaceful melody.
let irish music be your wings
What a beautiful song!
One of my favorite tunes.......thank you.
cool stuff:)
편곡도 연주도 음악도 너무 좋습니다!
🌿🌿 如沐春風…
Inspiringly beautiful
one of my favourite tracks of this album... Thank you for the upload - saves me from having to dig out my CD from my dusty basement storage...
beautiful !!! Bravo !!!
I love this arrangement. Anyone have a music score ?
sublime. I wonder what this tune would sound like on a lute, after all the guitar was almost unknown in the 17th century ?
Ken brao hag e deus en dour e va daoulagad.
Is aille e seo
I think it was originally played on harp :-)
Irish harp..with brass strings tuned to something like Csus
Ashkenazi Farwell is similar in sound and spirit although witten much later.
Ashokan Farewell, you're right.
ASHKENAZI lol
@@janeminotti2154 Yes I thought it was supposed to be Ashokan Farewell. And it is beautiful.
DADGAD tuning?
Csus
Is this copyrighted
Seth Thoth awesome thanks XD I just learned something new
No, it was composed about 1691. This recording is probably copyrighted, and the arrangement may be also, but the tune itself is over 325 years old.