Released by Gael-Linn in 1992, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the 1792 harper's festival, at which Edward Bunting started to write down some of the last remaining old Irish harp music. This album presents Grainne Yeats' very well-informed reconstructions of the original harpers' repertoire and style, played on wire- and gut-strung harps, as well as her singing of the songs that go with some of these tunes.
It's a two-disc set: disc one (tracks 1-22) contains anonymous tunes and compositions by several of the lesser-known harper/composers; disc two (tracks 23-42) is entirely Carolan, and includes some very interesting arrangements derived from manuscript fragments that included Carolan's left hand parts.
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Released by Gael-Linn in 1992, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the 1792 harper's festival, at which Edward Bunting started to write down some of the last remaining old Irish harp music. This album presents Grainne Yeats' very well-informed reconstructions of the original harpers' repertoire and style, played on wire- and gut-strung harps, as well as her singing of the songs that go with some of these tunes.
It's a two-disc set: disc one (tracks 1-22) contains anonymous tunes and compositions by several of the lesser-known harper/composers; disc two (tracks 23-42) is entirely Carolan, and includes some very interesting arrangements derived from manuscript fragments that included Carolan's left hand parts.
# Posted on March 12th 2005 by tedium