13 Aug
Celtic folk guitar and the music of Turlough O’Carolan
Turlough O’Carolan was born in 1670 in County Meath and died March 1738 at the home of his patron Mrs. MacDermott Roe in County Roscommon. He was a blind Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland’s national composer. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). To put it simply, O’Carolan wrote amazing melodies for the celtic harp that work beautifully when arranged for fingerstyle guitar. One such piece is included here: Sheebeg and Sheemore. Stay tuned …. more is on the way.
Thanks for this – Sheebeg & Sheemore is a really lovely tune & exactly the sort of stuff that I’ve been trying to find tabs for for quite sometime now – really enjoying learning it & I really look forward to learning more. I stumbled upon this site a couple of days ago & am already totally hooked – keep up the great work guys!
January 17th, 2008 at 7:43 amGreat post, just like always. When I’m entering your blog I’m always sure I won’t regret it. Continue writing.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:39 am