The melodiesof the Irish harpist Turlough O?Carolan are beautiful and timeless. Blind fromsmall pox as a teenager, O?Carolan (1670-1738) learned to play the harp andspent his life as an itinerant harpist traveling Ireland composing tunes forpatrons. In this collection, five of O?Carolan?s melodies have been arranged inOpen G tuning for guitar.

Morgan Magan

Planxty Connor

Planxty George Brabazon

Planxty John Irwin

The Fairy Queen

Carolan tunes arranged for harp and one or two melody instruments. Full and interesting harp accompaniments that support the melody instruments, making these great for performing. This unique collection is arranged in period style with the harmonies, ornaments and variations as they might have been played in Dublin taverns and Irish country houses around 1800. The original 1796 version of Carolan?s Concerto is included in both solo harp versions as well as concerto form. The range of pieces include ancient modal harp airs (Bridget Cruise, First Air) to the elegant High Baroque (Mrs. Judge) to lively planxties as jigs and hornpipes (Planxty George Brabazons). The arrangements can be heard on Ensemble Musica Humana?s CD: Turlough O?Carolan- A Life in Song, performed on flute, whistle, recorder, uilleann pipes and harp. Flute and recorder parts are by EMH performers Lidia Chang and Laura Osterlund.

Harp & Flute, Recorder or Whistle: Carolan?s Concerto, Planxty Burke, Dr. John Stafford (Carolan?s Receipt), Planxty O?Rourke, Bridget Cruise, First Air, Sheebeg and Sheemore, Mrs. Judge, Eleanor Plunkett, Bridget Cruise, Third Air, Fanny Power

Flute & Whistle Duo: George Brabazon First & Second Airs,

Harp Solos: Hewlett (?Hulets Health? from Bunting, 1809), Carolan?s Concerto (from Bunting, 1796)

Simon Mayor presents five short string quartets on themes by Turlough O?Carolan.
Also suitable for mandolin family instruments.

Turlough O?Carolan is one of Ireland?s most celebrated baroque composers, responsible for some of the strongest and grandest melodies to come out of his homeland. He was a great friend of his Italian contemporary Corelli, who spent some time in Dublin and had a significant influence on O?Carolan?s music. But traditional music was an influence too, and, stylistically, his compositions occupy a fascinating middle ground between these two genres.

Contents: Carlan?s Frolics, Hewlett, Lord Brabazon, Princess Royal, Lord Inchiquin.

The audio sample here, part of Princess Royal, is of an impromptu 'read off' by seven string players, so most lines have two instruments. It's only an extract, but gives a flavour of the music.

Turlough O'Carolan, (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin) (1670 ? 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition.
Seven selected works for Guitar solo.
1 Beauty in Tears 1 page, 1:10' min.
2 Squire Woods 1 page, 1:55' min.
3 Planxty Browne 1 page, 0:50' min.
4 The Princess Royal 1 page, 1:20' min.
5 c. O'Kane 2 pages, 1:55' min.
6 c. Magan 2 pages, 1:25' min.
7 Blind Mary 2 pages, 1:57' min.

Pages : Total 10 pages.
Early intermediate.
With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
With tablature. With finger position suggestions.

This is a fingerstyle arrangement of an Irish traditional song composed by Turlough O'Carolan.

I arranged it into fingerstyle guitar music with some contemporary chords.

You can watch a sample video on You Tube. I hope you will enjoy playing and listening to it.

Solo guitar arrangement of Carolan's Welcome, a famous celtic waltz composed by Irish harpist of 17-18 centuries, Turlough O'Carolan.

Captain O'Kane, traditional Irish air arranged for early intermediate and late intermediate lever harp. These two arrangements (one page each) may be played one after the other for a more varied arrangement, or either one may be played twice through to suit the level of the player.

The early intermediate arrangement will fit on a small harp of 26 strings.

Chord symbols are provided in both versions. Ample fingering suggestions are in the easy arrangement, and a few in the more advanced arrangement. Video tutorials for these arrangements may be downloaded at patreon.com/tiffanyharpandsong.