A song collected by Edward Bunting. thanks to him we have a lot of information, repertoire,playing techniques such a selective damping, tuning etc for the early Irish and Scotish Clarsach. he also organized the Belfast harp festival in 1972, where many of the last early irish harpers came to play. Edward Bunting collected many songs of this harpers.... without his contribution, possibly much of the early Irish harp music, style, finger nail technique, ornamentation etc would be ignored nowdays! here i play the song plus two variations on clarsach made by William MacDolald from Scotland. i hope you enjoy it!

Cynthia plays the wire strung harp of the Islands and Highlands of Scotland and Ireland called the Clarsach. This traditional tune is just as relevant today as it was past for Scotland's 'Finest'

Hellfest, Bad Luck, Random shizzle apu.

our playpark is odd

Two traditional Irish pieces on Irish or Celtic harp, played by Michelle Mulcahey. "Bimis ag ol" and "The Lark on the Strand"

Feel the scottish trills

This lovely piece is a traditional song. It means Women of Ireland in Irish Gaelic. This is one of my favorite pieces to play as I love the melody.

My arrangement of Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór was inspired by the bluebells in our local wood - where I recorded this version. The flowers are beautiful and I hope you enjoy the music. Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór is about a battle between two tribes of fairies - and the bluebell forest seems appropriate. I've used "bell-like" sounds in the music. You can get a version with higher-quality pictures and sound at http://www.vimeo.com/730771 which you can also download to keep on your machine if you like.