Saturday, March 18, 2023

The Lark in the Morning - for Harp

The Lark in the Morning is a folk song that dates back to at least 1778, made popular in the 1970s by The Dubliners.  Here's a harpy romp through things Irish (and one Swedish).  It runs about 2 minutes.

Pictures in Video -

1 - Colleen in Kinsale Cloak, post card, 1905
2 - 101st Anniversary Dinner, detail of program illustration, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1885
3 - Shamrock Dear, magazine cover, 1907
4 - 117th Annual Banquet program, Hibernian Society, 1888
5 - Leprechaun, journal illustration by Jean Noel Lafargue, post 1968
6 - On the Seventeenth, magazine cover illustration, 1911
7-Lucky Way, detail of Christmas card by Jenny Nystrom, pre 1947
8 - The Sweet Little Shamrock, post card, circa 1910
9 - The Shamrock, post card by Ellen H. Clapsaddle, 1908
10 - Wearing of the Green, post card by Ellen H. Clapsaddle, 1907
11 - Lismore Castle, post card, 1903
12 - Castle Connell, post card, 1903
13 - Eire, print, 1865
14 - Let the Golden Harp Play, post card, unknown date
15 - Erin go Bragh, detail of post card, unknown date

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