| The Harper's Fancy Paul Dooley |
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A
collection of Jigs, Reels and miscellaneous traditional tunes old
and new played on wire strung Irish Harp
1. Loftus Jones
(planxty)
2. Miss Monaghan, Fred Finn’s (reels)
3. Port an Deorai. An Phis Fluich (slip jigs)
4. Breton Tunes (medley)
5. The Fairy Queen (planxty)
6. Caber Feigh, Patti (bagpipe medley)
7. The Boys of Tandragee, The Wishing Well, The Harper’s
Fancy (jigs)
8. The Corner House, The Ash Plant, The Roving Bachelor (reels)
9. Lamentation of Youths (lament)
10. The Humours of Ennistymon, Contentment is Wealth (jigs)
11. Rothermurches Rant,
The Graf Spey (strathspey and reel)
12. Mr Malone (planxty)
13. Mall Dudh an Ghleanna (slow air)
14. The Cup and Saucer (jigs)
15. Swedish Polska, Lime Hill, The Wild Irishman, A Long Way from Home,
Jenny Dang the
Weaver (polska, strathspey and reels)
Sleeve Notes The notes on the individual tunes given in the CD booklet are not reproduced here. |
Credits All titles traditional except: The Wishing Well’ c. Tommy Peoples All titles arranged for the harp by Paul Dooley Printed sources for the music and sleeve notes Donol O’Sullivan, Corotan - The Life, Times, and Music of an Irish Harper (1958) Mary Anne Alburger, Scottish Fiddlers ond Their Music (The Hardie Press, 1996) Colette Maloney, The Irish Music Manuscripts of Edward Bunting (1773843): An Introduction and Catalogue (Irish Traditional Music Archive, 2000) Edward Bunting, A General Collection ofThe Ancient Irish Music (London, Dublin 1796); The Ancient Music of Ireland (Dublin 1840) Breandán Breathnach, Ceol Rince no nÉireann cuid I,II (Dublin 1963, 1976) John & William Neal, A Collection of the most celebrated Irish Tunes (Dublin 1724) J. S. Kerr, Kerr’s Collection of Merry Melodies for the Piano (Glasgow c.1870) J.S. Skinner, The Harp and Claymore Collection (Glasgow & London 1904) Robert Bremner, A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances, with a bass for the violoncello or harpsichord (Edinburgh 1757) Andrew Kuntz, The Fiddler’s Companion (1996-2009) Photos: Fiona O’Dwyer,
John Kelly Acknowledgements: Thanks to Fiona, Paddy & Jimin and all my friends for putting up with me through all of this and to The Arts Council for their support. Special thanks to Andrew Kuntz for providing an invaluable on-line resource for anyone writing sleeve notes. And last but not least, thanks to my teachers and all the musicians who have inspired and helped me along the way. |
| Title: | The Harper's Fancy |
| Artist: | Paul Dooley |
| Instruments: | Solo Harp (wire strung) |
| Genre: | Tradional Music |
| Format: | CD |
| Our Ref: | A0374 |
| MCPS: | PDCD 003 |
| Label: | Paul Dooley |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Origin: | EU |