Celtic Reverie

1. Women of Ireland: Rosheen Dubh/The Women of Ireland/Star of the Country

2. Bird of Peace: Where the Moorcock Crows/AR Eirinn

3. Spirit of Peace: The Banks of Claudy/Curragh of Kildare/Limerick Is Bea

4. Haunted Kenban: Blue Hills of Antrim/Lady McQuillans Lament/The Longshi

5. Terrible Beauty: Boolavouge/The Foggy Dew/Valley of Knockanure

6. Seascapes and Safe Harbours: Cliffs of Duneen/Carnlough Bay/Mingulay Bo

7. Summer in the Glens: Summer Has Come/Hills of Donegal/She Moved Thru th

8. Atlantic Crossings: The Parting Glass/Holy Ground/Farewell Shamrock Sho

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Average customer rating: Wow! What a Treat! The Harper's Reverie-Irish Music of Turlough O'Carolan Great playing! Bright, lilting Wonderful!

The Harper's Reverie: Irish Music of Turlough O'Carolan Joe Ross & Janet Naylor & Friends Manufacturer: Zephyr Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music British Isles | Europe | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | British Isles | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G3XN Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

1. O'Carolan's Draught (6:06)
2. Hugh O'Donnell (3:26)
3. George Brabazon (5:48)
4. Hewlett/O'Carolan's Fancy (6:38)
5. O'Carolan's Ramble to Cashel/O'Carolan's Receipt/Quarrel with the Landlady (5:24)
6. O'Carolan's Welcome (3:38)
7. Morgan Magan/Fanny Power (4:26)
8. Lady Gethin/Captain Sudley (4:39)
9. Planxty Irwin/Sheebeg Sheemore (7:39)
10. O'Carolan's Concerto (3:36)
11. Lord Inchiquin (3:16)

Album Description

Turlough O'Carolan, last of the Irish bards, was born in 1670 near Nobber, County Westmeath, but moved with his family to the Roscommon-Leitrim area while very young. His father was employed at an iron foundry operated by the St. George and MacDermott Roe families. Totally blinded in his late teens by smallpox, Turlough O'Carolan was taken in by Mrs. MacDermott Roe at the Alderford house, near Boyle. Here, he studied under a harper for three years. A more creative tale claims that O'Carolan once slept on a fairy rath and forever after heard fairy music to inspire him. "The Harper's Reverie" captures some of O'Carolan's fanciful musings.

At age 21, equipped with a horse, a guide and money, O'Carolan began his career as an itinerant harper although he seldom traveled much beyond the province of Connacht. In the Irish bardic tradition, the harper was popular and held high social status in the "Big Houses," and the tunes composed for his patrons were referred to as "planxties" (musical tributes). Considered as much more than a mere musician or composer, O'Carolan was an honored guest of his patrons and regarded as a sage who articulated eloquence, wit and profundity. And, of course, he kept his patrons informed of the latest gossip collected while traveling the Irish countryside. If, by chance, he encountered a less than hospitable host (as he once did at the house of Jennings of Mayo), O'Carolan might be heard ranting, "Devil take the glass that was meant for a dwarf, and the same for the hand that didn't fill it by half!"

O'Carolan had numerous romantic affections, and some of his compositions were written for his lady loves. Many of his songs addressed to Bridget Cruise, his youthful yet hopeless attachment, have been irretrievably lost.

The influences of Italian composers such as Geminiani and Corelli show in some of O'Carolan's works. The sources for most of the tunes played in this compilation are Edward Bunting's "Ancient Music of Ireland" collections. Bunting transcribed and arranged many of the tunes he heard at the 1792 Belfast Festival of Harpers, a gathering of musicians and musicologists interested in preserving this important heritage. At the Harpers' Festival, Bunting witnessed only one harper still using the old fingernail technique (rather than using the flesh of the finger), and by the 1820s the great school of Irish harp playing had greatly disappeared.

In 1738, O'Carolan died and was buried at the cemetery of the old 6th century O'Duignan Abbey at Kilronan, his grave adjoining the vault of the MacDermotts. In 1990, my wife (also a harpist) and I were fortunate to attend the Turlough O'Carolan Thirteenth International Harp Festival and visited O'Carolan's gravesite. The Festival is held in the picturesque Irish village of Keadue, County Roscommon, at the foot of the Arigna Mountains near the shores of Lough Meelagh in the heart of O'Carolan country.

Near Castlerea, one of O'Carolan's harps can be found at the 45-room Clonalis House, the ancestral home of the Clan O'Conor, who gave 11 high kings to Ireland and 24 kings to Connacht. Another of O'Carolan's harps, a large sycamore instrument with 35 strings, is on exhibit in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. During his years of itinerant minstrelsy, O'Carolan was said to have composed about 200 pieces of music, although many have been lost.

Join us on a musical journey to shape a portrait of another age, one that displays the joys of life and revelry that marked O'Carolan's day. The Irish simply called it "Luinneach" (merry music). We hope that you'll experience an epiphany from the beauty, color, emotion, gentleness and melodic expression of Turlough O'Carolan's musical compositions. Thank you for your support of this music.

Customer Reviews:

Wow! What a Treat!.......2004-10-27

To find a cd strictly devoted to the music of O'Carolan was delightful, but to find one crafted by such skilled musicians was simply wonderful! This is
music that will warm the hearts of any proud Irish-American, and keep the toes tapping. It's a great ode to the great man who composed these stunning pieces!
I can't express how accomplished these musicians are, and how beautiful this music is. This music is so diverse, so timeless! Run, don't walk, and get your credit card and purchase this cd!
You'll be glad you did! Thanks to Joe Et Al for creating this lovely gem of a recording! Slant!

The Harper's Reverie-Irish Music of Turlough O'Carolan.......2002-03-07

Cool! (This is very nice music and my aunt says it makes for a GREAT St Patrick's Day gift---for all ages! The music is varied and light,....)I listen to it with her in her car all the time.

miss emily
(as told to her aunt)

Great playing!.......1999-12-18

"Harper's Reverie" is really a fine effort, with great playing and superb as well as fresh arrangements. Possibly one of the best tributes to the music of O'Carolan. Massimo Ferro Radio Voce Spacio 1 "Un Monda di Musica" ("A World of Music") San Michele, Italy

Bright, lilting.......1999-03-20

I would give the CD a 4, a wonderful job...The music and accompaniment are bright, lilting and a lovely representation of O'Carolan's tunes. Yes to positive feedback from listeners.

Wonderful!.......1999-03-20

The CD is wonderful! Very nice morning music especially :

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. Trumpet Tune And Air - Virgil Fox
2. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
3. Clair de Lune - Marisa Robles
4. Canon - The Baroque Chamber Orchestra
5. Water Music: Allegro maestoso - The Canadian Brass
6. Es tont ein voller Harfenklang, Op. 17, No. 1(The Full Sound Of A Harp Rings) - Musica Sacra
7. L'enfance du Christ: Trio For Two Flutes And Harp - Doriot Anthony Dwyer
8. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - The Philadelphia Orchestra
9. Prince Of Denmark's March: Trumpet Voluntary - The Canadian Brass
10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Virgil Fox
11. Rondeau - The Canadian Brass
12. Sheep May Safely Graze - Virgil Fox
13. Reverie - Marisa Robles
14. Greensleeves - Julian Bream
15. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Andante - Lukas Foss
16. Symphony No. 5: Toccata - Virgil Fox

Average customer rating:

Gentle World: Celtic Reverie Dan Gibson Manufacturer: Solitudes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dan Gibson's Solitudes: Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics Solitudes: Celtic Serenity Solitudes: Classics II Dan Gibson's Solitudes: Favorite Selections - Exploring Nature with Music Forest Piano ASIN: B0000E3321 Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. Fhir a Bhata (The Boatmen)
2. My Singing Bird
3. Silent O Moyle
4. Ardaigh Cuan (Ardaigh Pier)
5. Lovely Molly
6. Lissadell
7. Barbara Allen
8. Flower of Magherally
9. Henry's Sweet Farewell
10. Sirioon (Walk With Me My Love)
11. Carolan's Welcome
12. TNa NLand of the Young)

Average customer rating: Just what I was looking for

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Tracks:

1. Trumpet Tune and Air - Canadian Brass
2. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus - Choruses Of The Bavarian Radio & Bavarian State Opera
3. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - Canadian Brass
4. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune - Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
5. Canon - Robert Salter
6. 'Es tont ein voller Harfenklang' - Musica Sacra
7. L'enfance du Christ: Trio For 2 Flutes And Harp - The Wedding Album: Greatest Hits
8. Salut d' amour, Op. 12 - Robert Salter
9. Greensleeves - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Trumpet Voluntary - Canadian Brass
11. 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring' - Jean-Francios Paillard Chamber Orchestra
12. Water Music: Hornpipe - Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
13. 'Es ist ein' Ros entsprugen', Op. 122 - The Wedding Album: Greatest Hits
14. Randeau - Candian Brass
15. 'Sheep May Safely Graze' - The Wedding Album: Greatest Hits
16. Reverie - DeBussy
17. Marche Triomphale: 'Nan danket alle Gott...' - The Wedding Album: Greatest Hits
18. Brandenberg Concerto No. 2: Andante - Rudolf Baumgartner
19. Symphony No. 5 In F: Tocatta - The Wedding Album: Greatest Hits
20. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - Claus Peter Flor

Customer Reviews:

Just what I was looking for.......2000-07-07

This cd is great. It has all of the songs that I wanted to use for my wedding. The only thing that I didn't like is that the bridal chorus is played by the organ. I personally prefer the harp.

Average customer rating: Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! A Celtic treasure trove

Celtic Reverie Will Millar Manufacturer: Chacra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Celtic Seasons of Enchantment ASIN: B000005EFL Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

1. The Women Of Ireland-Rosheen Dubh/The Women Of Ireland/Star Of The Country Down
2. Bird Of Peace-Where The Moorcock Crows/Ar Eirinn
3. Spirit Of Place-The Banks Of Claudy/Curragh Of Kildare/Limerick Is Beautiful/Spa
4. Haunted Kenban-Blue Hills Of Antrim/Lady McQuillians Lament/The Longships Of Dun
5. A Terrible Beauty-Boolavogue/The Foggy Dew/Valley Of Knockanure
6. Seascapes & Safe Harbours-Cliffs Of Duneen/Carnlough Bay/Mingulay Boat Song/Tyre
7. Summer In The Glens-Summer Has Come/Hills Of Donegal/She Moved Thru The Fair/Bua
8. Atlantic Crossings-The Parting Glass/Holy Ground/Farewell Shamrock Shore/Women O

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!.......1999-05-03

My friend gave me this CD on my birthday knowing how much I adore Celtic music. I love the selections of songs and instruments in this collection. The CD's cover art is lovely as well. I plan to buy more of Will Millar's CDs in the future.

A Celtic treasure trove.......1998-08-23

This recording by Will Millar and Friends contains some of the most beautiful versions of traditional Irish music avaialble on disk today. the sounds are robust yet deeply touching and often haunting, much better in my view than many of the "diddly-dee" stuff that passes for celtic music on CD these days! Many of these pieces come from the North Antrim area where Will grew up as a lad in Ireland before immigrating to North America. The range of emotion in this CD is qquite astounding. Definitely one of the best recordings of its type avaailaable, it deserves a very wide audience. Chacra are to be congratulated in producing this and Will's other two CDs in the "Celtic Trilogy", "Lark in the Clear Aire" and most recently, "Celtic Seasons of Enchantment". Another triumph, Will!

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