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Dear JP, You're more than welcome. I'm still wrestling with the modes of course but I tend to focus on the F being the likely extra one rather than the E, for...
Well, this 'old' chanter is pitched around A=455, back in 1885 according to one source it was recorded at A=441, but some modern pipe bands seem to be heading...
Dear JP, Looking back over your last message, I feel I really should balance the issue by presenting the case for the E mode again. In making the case for the...
Alasdair, Yeah, thanks for sharing your further musings on this... I am happy to work with the idea that four groups of basic ogam may be related to the four...
Folks, I am currently looking into early Welsh, Scottish and Irish poetry... I gather for early harp, the voice was central and the harp was to accompany...
Bet that got your attention! : ) Eh, so when is it going to be written!!!??? I think it would be a really cool idea for the Historical Harp Society to do...
Dear JP, I'm glad you find such theoretical material useful. I checked my pentatonic webpage http://www.calumcille.com/araidhean/3.html but found only an E-FC...
Aladair, Thanks for reply, ... Indeed, I think your work is a very important undertaking in reconstructing this tradition...I also like your approach of...
Dear JP, I should quickly add a rider before I mislead you into thinking all Carolan D mode songs except Isabella Burke (12) should necessarily finish on téad...
Dear all, Carolan for Christmas! I've finally completed my work on the Carolan's D, A and G modes and I'm in the middle of putting it up on my website...
Dear friends, on this, the winter solstice, the Historical Harp Society of Ireland would like to wish you and your families our very best wishes for the season...
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Dear friends, on this, the close of the year, the Historical Harp Society of Ireland would like to wish you and your families our very best wishes for the ...
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I'm hoping in the future, to obtain a 4 or 5 octave harp. (32+ strings) I'm looking for some concensus as to which historical clairseach copy might be...
Hello Ralph, Look here: http://www.earlygaelicharp.info/harps/thumbs.htm http://www.irishharp.org/shop/ and take your pick! what repertory are you most...
Thanks Simon! You might call my interest, 'archeomusilogical.' I want to play Celtic and medieval music. I gravitate toward the older music with a direct...
Alasdair, Have only had a brief look at new stuff....seems very interesting....looking forward to going over it in more detail when I get a chance...but yeah,...
Dear JP, Indeed, why no faoidheall mhór, good question. Working with only the two main major keys mentioned by Bunting works quite well and most of the time...
This is brilliant Alasdair but you give us as much work to do now as you have done yourself! Roll on the complete Gaelic harpers edition of Carolan's tunes and...
Hi Ralph, Sorry to be slow in replying on this ... Not sure what you mean by "Celtic"? ... Sounds like a medieval harp would be best than - Trinity, Queen Mary...
... wrote: Thanks for your help, Simon! This is BTW, just research I'm doing FAR in advance of buying. So, no rush! I have a relative in a part of the U.S.,...
Dear Simon, ... songs with appropriate tunings, suggested harmony / hands division and ornamentation........ < Quite! Roll on the Gaelic harp college and...
Dear Alasdair I can not find the term 'Epistomologically tight-arsed fashion' anywhere in Bunting, whats its precedent? Best wishes Keith ... and ... and ... ...
Hello Ralph, I see, by "large" you are referring to any of the historical models in contrast to some of the bizarrely small modern creations that are supposed...
... Thanks Simon, Yes, I'm hoping to obtain a 'monster' historical harp (32+ strings) sometime in the future. I'm not considering comissioning a luthier who's...
Dear Keith, The precedent indicative has a very active voice these days but is way too imperfect. The precedent subjunctive is unfortunately only too passive...
Ralph, If you get a suitable chuck of timber to make a harp of this size out of, please do not under kiln dry it, there is a 80% chance that it will crack and...
