Sir Arthur Shaen. Another Planxty composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Tenor Banjo & Trump.

Sir Arthur Shaen.

Miss MacDermott. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. ( aka The Princess Royal ) Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina & Bodhran.

Miss MacDermott.


Carolan's Draught. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran.

Carolan's Draught.

Planxty Palmer ( aka Frank Palmer ) Composed by Turlough O'Carolan.
Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran.

Planxty Palmer

Planxty Burke! Composed by Turlough O'Carolan ( 1670 to 1738 ). Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Nyckelharpa & Long Drum.

Planxty Burke

Elizabeth McDermott Roe. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle, Nyckelharpa & Bodhran.

Elizabeth McDermott Roe.

Lord Massereene. Another Planxty composed by Turlough O'Carolan, this one for the 4th Earl of Massereene in Antrim Castle. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo.

Lord Massereene.

Squire Wood's Lamentation On The Refusal Of His Halfpence!, composed by Turlough O'Carolan & played on English Concertina, Fiddle & Hammered Dulcimer.

Squire Wood's Lamentation on the Refusal of his Halfpence.

Sir Festus Burke! Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo. 

Sir Festus Burke.

John Drury! Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Tenor Guitar, Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran.

John Drury.

Mrs Farrell. Another Planxty composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo.

Mrs Farrell

Blind Mary, composed by Turlough O'Carolan & played here by Dick Glasgow on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle.

Blind Mary.

Eleanor Plunkett. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan & played here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle.

Eleanor Plunkett.

Composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738). He had it listed simply as number 171. 
It was actually The Chieftains who gave it the title we all know it by today, for they adapted it as theme music on the occasion of Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Dublin in 1979 & the title has been used universally since then. It appears on The Chieftains 9 album: Boil the Breakfast Early. Played by me here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle.

Carolans Welcome

Composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738). Charles was the eldest son of Denis O'Connor. He was taught to play the harp by Carolan. Played on Tenor Guitar, Mandolin, Nyckelharpa, Tenor Banjo & Anglo Concertina.

Charles O'Connor

Carolan's Dream, also known as Molly MacAlpin, or in Scotland as Gilderoy’s, was one of O'Carolan's favourite tunes, but was actually composed by William Connellan & was published in Bunting’s 1797 collection. I play it here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle. 

Carolan's Dream

Heir to lands and fortune returns to ancestral home and must contend with changing politics and a terrifying presence.

A New Landlord Part One: Home

“The Cuckoo’s Nest” — the timeless Irish pub tune reborn in a riot of Celtic punk energy. Whistles, guitars, and gang-shouts collide in a whiskey-soaked anthem for the rowdy and the proud.

Póg Mo Thrasher - The Cuckoo's Nest (traditional Irish Folk Song)

To Oblivion

My instruments are English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle & Nyckelharpa. I am a retired musician, who taught Trad Music in local Primary Schools, tutoring an adult evening class, anchoring two local weekly pub sessions & is a founder member of local Folk Group - Scad the Beggars.

I am a lyricist from Dorset England. 
I have written mainly for the internationally renowned Celtic Rock Band, The Dolmen, but also for other bands. 
I am also a published Author. http://crabchurch.co.uk/ 
This Sound Cloud page contains both samples and whole songs of just a few of the many lyrics etc that I have written either solo or with others, plus the music they have added to the words. 
More recently, I have been experimenting with AI and many of the more recent additions are my lyrics set to AI.

New tracks tagged #Irish,