Description
Banish Misfortune;According to MelBay, “Music for the Heather Folk” is a wonderful collection of 28 Celtic harp solos based on music from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Selections include:
- The Cliffs of Moher;
- Kitty’s Wedding;
- Guilderoy;
- Nyth Y Gwcw;
- the Mist Covered Mountains of Home;
- Farewell to Williamstown;
- Glenlivet;
- Machynlleth;
- the Dark Isle;
- My Dearie;
- Scotch Mist;
- I Wish You Would Marry Me Now;
- Sir Watkins’ Jig;
- Treasure of Sierra Madre;
- The Blackbird;
- The Bonnie Lass O’Bon Accord;
- Wandering Willie;
- …and more.
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About Our Presenter, Sue Richards
Sue Richards is an internationally known performer, teacher, composer and author. Sue has recorded dozens of CDs, and has entertained audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe.
After first studying the concert harp in Ohio with Lucy Lewis and Jean Harriman, Sue turned to the Celtic harp and the Irish and Scottish traditional music of her heritage. Since then, Sue has performed numerous times for the Embassy of Ireland in Washington, DC, has twice played for President Bill Clinton, and recently added Queen Elizabeth II and President and Mrs. Bush to her list.
Sue has sat in with The Chieftains and has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion. She has performed in Scotland at Celtic Connections in Glasgow and at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, and she recently toured Norway and Sweden with the Harpa ensemble.
Stephanie Claussen –
This book has nice tunes, arrangements that are idiomatic to the harp, some ornaments included, a variety of slow and fast tunes. My favorite song in the book is “Wandering Willie”.