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

Wild Mountain Thyme - for Harp

 

This is a folk song that I have loved all my life, inspired by Judy Collins' rendition. I've arranged "Wild Mountain Thyme" for harp, and the pictures are a celebration of Ireland's mountains and of wildflowers in the spring.  It's about a minute and a half.

Pictures in Video -

1 - Macgillicuddy's Reeks, oil painting/postcard, Killarney, 1903
2 - Upper Lake Above Gap of Dunloe, oil painting/postcard, Killarney, 1903
3 - Near Dinis Island, oil painting/postcard, Killarney, 1903
4 - Eagle's Nest, oil painting/postcard, Killarney, 1903
5-11 Wild Flowers and Where They Grow, book illustrations by Lizbeth Bullock Humphrey, Boston, 1882
12 - Upper Lake, oil painting/postcard, Glendalough, 1903
13 - Serpent Lake, Gap of Dunloe, oil painting/postcard, Killarney, 1903
14 - Glendalough, oil painting/postcard, 1903
15 - Dublin, watercolor by Stephen Lucius Gwynn, 1915
16 - Picking Wildflowers, watercolor by Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, US, 1900
17 - Wild Thyme, book illustration by Anne Pratt, US, 1857
18 - St. Patrick's Day Greetings, oil painting/postcard, Glendalough, 1903

The Youngest Daughter

It's Saint Patrick's Day, and we're stuck at home, waiting out this virus.  So I have arranged an Irish reel for harp, and I hope you enjoy it!

Vintage Post Cards in Video -

1 - Post card from 1912
2 - May McAvoy, actress, 1923
3 - St. Modwen's Church, Burton-on-Trent, England, 1916
4 - Calendar, 1908
5 - Queenstown, Ireland, 1912
6 - Ellen Clapsaddle, artist, post card, circa 1900
7  -Old Weir Bridge, Killarney, 1912
8 - Post card, circa 1900
9 - Illustrated Limericks, 1905
10 - Post card, 1908
11 - Post card, 1911
12 - Meeting of the Waters, Killarney, 1917
13 - Post card, 1909