Mel Bay

Arranger: Star Edwards
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Harp
Level: Beginning

Evoke the traditional sounds of the Celtic lands with these instrumental arrangements of songs for solo Celtic harp. These 25 tunes are Manx, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Cornish, Hebridean, and Bretton, including pieces by Turlough O'Carolan and Robert Burns. Notes at the end of the book give insights into the meanings of the texts of the songs, aiding interpretation and inviting you to experience the ambience of the Celtic lands through their music. Lyrics for selected songs are given in the notes in English.

Song List:

• Berrey Dhone - Manx
• Blackbird, The - Welsh
• Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie - Scottish
• Carolan's Fancy (Planxty Safaigh) - Irish
• Castle of Neath, The - Welsh
• Cumberland Reel - Scottish
• Gentle Maiden - Irish
• Harp of Dunvegan, The - Hebridean
• I Love My Love - Cornish
• Lullaby (Suo-Gan) - Welsh
• Maid of Llanwellyn, The - Welsh
• Marigold, The - Cornish
• Minstrel Boy - Irish
• My Love She's But a Lassie Yet - Scottish
• Mylecharaine - Manx
• Pardon Spezed - Bretton
• Pet of the Pipers - Irish
• Planxty Charles Coote - Irish
• Quinze Marins - Bretton
• Scottish Reform - Scottish
• Sea Invocation, The - Manx
• Tam Glen - Scottish
• Tri Martolod - Bretton
• Weavers March - Scottish
• Welsh Carol - Welsh