The Complete Carolan Songs and Airs (4 CDs) for Irish Harp

Description

This remarkable book is a valuable resource for those wishing to play and

sing the music of this extraordinary 18th-century blind harper. This

comprehensive collection combines Carolan’s surviving airs with sensitive and

appropriate harp settings, metrically matching them with Carolan’s surviving

lyrics for the airs. Many of the airs are not commonly known as songs, and

some include lyrics published here for the first time. For each of Carolan’s

Irish songs, an English interpretation is also provided.