A Blind Irish Harpist Wrote This Tune to Prove A Point... O'Carolan's Concerto (Fiddle Version)

Описание: It is said this piece was composed in response to a musical challenge by Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) the Italian violinist and composer, during his visit to Dublin.

Since only single line melodies of O'Carolan’s work remain, there is no hard evidence that orchestral parts were ever composed for this 'concerto'.

But this arrangement certainly makes a beautiful trio for fiddle, penny whistle, and guitar.

Grainne Yeats, historian of the Irish harp, writes of the blind musician, “He bridged the gap between [classical] music on the one hand, and the Gaelic harp and folk music on the other. . . he wrote music that is distinctively Irish, yet with an international flavor.”

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Geordie McKernan - Fiddle
Nancy McKernan - Irish Whistle
Johann Bazeley - Guitar

Why 'The Rainy Sunday Session?':

About 15 years ago on a soaking wet weekend at Danthonia, my parents, two brothers, and my future brother-in-law, took shelter in a leaky trailer with some acoustic instruments and a portable audio recorder. They spent their Sunday afternoon making music together.

Geordie was playing on his great-grandfather's fiddle, a beloved old instrument that sounded best when high humidity swelled the cracks together. Murray and Johann traded off playing our 'home-made' (from a Martin kit) guitar and a double bass. My mom Nancy pulled out her Irish whistle for several of the tunes, while my dad kept himself busy suggesting titles and pushing down the record button.

These fiddle tunes spring from Appalachian, Cajun, and Celtic roots, including several 17th century Irish compositions from the blind harpist Turlough O’Carolan. May they lift your spirits, as they did ours, on that ‘Rainy Sunday’.

We will be posting them here over the next few weeks. If you want to not miss any, you know what to do!

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