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

We Wish You a Merry Christmas for Harp & Ukulele

Merry Christmas, everybody!  Here's a favorite carol of the season, arranged for ukulele and harp by my friend, Mary Roman and myself. A minute and a half of fun.

Pictures in Video -

1 - Christmas Card by Jenny Nystrom, Norway, circa 1900
2 - A Christmas Carol, newspaper illustration, Allentown, PA, 1900
3 - Christmas Eve, chromolithography print published by J. Hoover, 1880
4 - Frohliche Weihnachten, post card, Germany, 1906
5 - Frohliche Weihnachten, post card, Germany, 1906
6 - Buon Natale, post card, Italy, 1913
7 - Now Is a Goodly Feast Outspread, book illustration by Eliza F. Manning, London, 1894
8 - The Coming of Father Christmas, book illustration by Eliza F. Manning, London, 1894

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