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A chàirdean, Just in case anyone hasn't noticed, the Radio Times gives the following information about one of tonight's digital TV programmes in the UK. ...
Greetings. I'm looking for some help in a discussion I'm having regarding Clarsach playing technique. Specifically, the old 'Irish law making it a crime to cut...
Hello Danny, I cant recall a reference to a law as you suggest, but on your second point - I always say, not pads but tips. I have collated a range of nail /...
I see, I think it is grumpy about loosing the empire. It was a superb show - much less error ridden than I feared. There was a bit much lyre at the beginning -...
Thanks Simon, The 'Irish Law' reference pops up quite often on Celtic, Irish (Brehon) Law, and Clarsach related websites. But not usually with a reference to...
I keep seeing references to Brehon Law about this as well and found something from Laurence Ginnell's "The Brehon Laws: A Legal Handbook", 1894 (Online Books,...
Karen, This was very watchable and well-made. Catrin Finch got to go to Ethiopia, Venezuela, Italy, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and we got to go with...
Hi all, Danny, you mentioned that it was an enigma to you why professionals in the late period of Gaelic harping were using pads or tips instead of nails as it...
Chad said ; "These musicians were facing tremendous social pressures of a rapidly changing world. They adapted and compromised as best as they were able." ...
Ralph, a charaid, To rebuild the Gaelic harp in order for it to have a larger bass and wider spacing between the strings does show a significant response on ...
Alasdair raises an interesting point in his quote from Arthur O'Neill regarding how accomadating the harpers were in regards to instruments, especially when...
Keith Good question, I would also like to know who made the Harp used by O'Reilly in the Danish Court. Also while you are looking, I would like to know...
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Apr 11, 2008 4:03 pm
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I'm wondering if Gaelic harpers ever played bray harps on the continent. See the large German chromatic bray harps below in the Baroque section. Peter Wilson ...
Its my opinion that there is strong connections 'horizontally' between traditions at a given time. Alasdair I must take issue with the slant of your comments...
A series of good questions to ponder! It seems reasonable that there were Gaelic type wire strung harps being built in other places in Europe by the 17th...
I am afraid that there is nothing relating to wood or strings, but I think that the harper O'Reilly probably took a very small size in woollen socks if thats...
Thanks Keith I hope you keep looking. Joe ... From: "sanger_keith" <sanger_keith@...> Reply-To: clairseach@... Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008...
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Apr 12, 2008 11:27 am
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Chad A few more pieces of the Puzzel for you.... Please look at wood and strings; in Ireland and Scotland the large trees were gone (thanks to the English) by...
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Apr 12, 2008 11:46 am
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Okay Alasdair, the newspaper cutting as requested, except that the Photos part did not recognise the format so its in as a shared file. The cutting is from...
Hey Joe, Excellent point about the Irish timber situation of the period and great use of research. At the same time many Irish land owning families were...
Hi there, I was more under the impression that the Spaniards took the Spanish single and double strung harps with them to the new world. Of the few pictures...
Well Chad The Harp is strong in Paraguay .. in the 20th Century there were more Harps than TV sets. The Paraguayan Harp was the first true Folk Harp, each...
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Apr 13, 2008 10:22 pm
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Hi Robin Well I am limiting my comments to Paraguay mostly, but also some of Uraguay and Argintina ... and no double string Harps in my area of interest. The...
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Sorry Alasdair to be slow on the uptake today when we were chatting in the NMS about Lude's Supper and McLeod's Salute. I had meant to say something about the...
Peruvian harps have wire strings in the top two octaves, I wonder when they started using them? I've been to the Irish pub in Cusco but didn't see any harpers...
