Harp and Traditional Irish Music

Ancient Muse: Irish Harp

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UK concert harpist Mary Reid performs "Three Improvisations" by William Mathias

William Mathias : Three Improvisations

Tom Doherty, John McHugh & Maria Lynn - Flings: The Cat that Kittled in Jamie's Wig & Killarney Wonder recorded at the Scoil Acla 2021 Recital in St. Thomas's Church, Dugort, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland.

The Cat that Kittled in Jamie's Wig & Killarney Wonder

Paul Hindemith Sonata for Alto Horn & Piano - mvt 2 - lebhaft

Simon Hanrath - tenor saxophone
Roman Rofalski - Piano

Paul Hindemith  Sonata for Alto Horn  mvt 2. lebhaft

Introduction And Variations On A Theme Of Mozart From The Magic Flute

The Belfast Harp Festival

Sir Arthur Shaen

The earliest surviving secular song in the English language, from the 13th century. We learned this song from our friend Meri-Sofia Lakopoulos.

Lyrics:

Mirie it is while sumer y-last 
With fugheles son 
Oc nu neheth windes blast 
And weder strong. 
Ei, ei! What this nicht is long 
And ich with wel michel wrong 
Soregh and murne and fast. 

Mirie - merry 
y-last - lasts 
fugheles - birds 
son - sound, song 
Oc - but 
nu - now 
neheth - neareth, draws closer 
weder strong - fierce weather 
What... long - Oh but how long 
ich - I 
wel michel - "well mickle," very much 
Soregh - sorrow, grieve 
murne - mourn

Mirie it is

Celtic Harp and Traditional Irish Music

John o'Connor

Sally My Dear

Woman of Ireland

Dark Mollie Fo the Glen

Morfa'r Frenhine

Morrison Jig

One of the short instrumental pieces listed as being composed by Henry VIII, collected in a book owned by the British Museum and published in the 16th century. Performed on tenor recorder, a total of 3 parts overdubbed.

Morrison Jig

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