After 5 years, this is still one of the best Harp music available on KZfaq.

That is beautiful, go raibh míle maith agat. He was an impoverished blind itinerant entertainer/composer at a time when Ireland had been laid waste by puritanical, land-hungry adventurers; the whole social system that supported such artists had been destroyed just before his birth. Carolan did not consider himself a mere traditional Irish composer, he saw himself in the ranks of the greats, Handel, Vivaldi, JS Bach......maybe in different circumstances it could have been so.

Beautiful. A song much beloved by Rory Gallagher, legendary Irish musician and played at his memorial by Máire Ní Chathasaigh.

I come back to this video often.

Beautiful arrangement ...articulate and your timing is immaculate ...Carolan's farewell must have been complex as evidenced by this beautifully idiosyncratic piece ...you have done it justice by playing it in the spirit that he wrote it.

Gorgeous interpretation of an immensely important and powerful piece of harp music. Thank you Ms. Taaffe and Ms. Cuthbert for your contribution to making this world more beautiful, and reminding us of the grace and majesty of music

The most ethereal and moving interpretation of the itinerant harper's final tune I have ever heard.

What beautiful music and the sound of the harp is glorious,

from the pavement you just take three steps and you land in the 17th Irleand...Pure magic.

I feel at absolute peace. Thank you.

Absolutely gorgeous! Brilliant, really. Thank you for sharing your artistry. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Beautifully played. Also I love the filmography of this.

Absolutely beautiful rendition of this tune. I can just picture O'Carolan composing this on his death bed. Hope to play my harp as wonderful as you do. I am learning this tune right now from a Lead Sheet, and am having a tad bit of difficulty with the counter-melody, but should be able to nail it soon....Please post more videos, as your playing is above and beyond....Blessings, Slan, Gloria

Ciara you are amazing... the best version ever... All the best!

Stunning arrangement and performance of music I just discovered this morning here on KZfaq. I listened to several other versions. Yours is by far the most musical and carries the most emotion. I feel in your playing a true connection with O'Carolan.

It’s the rhythm of the heart

Just Perfect and Beautiful.

exquisite you must do more videos love your interpretation

Very beautiful, than you for sharing, greatings from Brasil! long life and prosper!

Beautifully played, thanks 🍀

This is my favorite of O’Carolan’s pieces! 💚🇮🇪🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶

What a beautiful and calming performance Ciara!! I love it!!

Ciara Taffe you are incredible ☘️🌼🌷

The reverb in the room is glorious.

This was wonderful. Thank you. I used to play the harp.

Wonderful - many thanks and Best Wishes, Dave

Love this! Wonderful!

Dob' iúntach an cláirseoir é an Cearbhallánach. Is é an trua nár mhair ceol ársa na cláirsí in Éirinn níos sia -cuid álainn do chulthúr na nGael dob' ea é.

A work of much beauty and sadness. Beautiful.

My family, until the Great Betrayal by my wayward kin and the subsequent confiscations when the Treaty of Limerick was abandoned were patrons of traditional filid and Harpists, had been since at least the time when their Tuath moved into Munster and subjugated the Desi, who'd collaborated with Danes. I congratulate Ciara: tá se go an han mhaith! And, we continue to support wherever we are.

Thats just lovely!

a melodious and nuanced interpretation of Carolan's farewell. Bellissimo

Beautiful !

beautiful playing !

A wonderful presentation by an excellent player, you're a blessing to us all, you grace us with your playing and presentation.

This is so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes, thank you so much for sharing with us, such a wonderful piece.

beautiful!

very beautiful. thank you.

Really beautiful and emotional interpretation, I love your play thank you!

Heavenly...

Beautiful.

Yay! Another Laurence Egar harp! I have one, too... Beautiful playing.

Love the tone 😊☘️🍀☘️

Breathtaking music

Sublime.

Magnificent

beautiful... like a dream...

O'Carolan's ^* Beyond beautiful

This is stunning. You play with such feeling :)

Smashin'. Really gets into the composer's head.

whoa. Gorgeous.

Nicely recorded whoever did this fine sound.

What beauty

carolan produced some marvellous pieces...this is one of the best...a tricky but wonderful melody...used by micheal o suilleabhain in the film the treaty brendan gleeson 1991....well done ciara.

oh god I think im in love,i play classical guitar.your love of this is beutiful

Beautiful expressive, restrained & mature performance, & the ornamentation sounds apt and unfussy. One of my favourite Turloughs on KZfaq.

Straordinario

So compelling.

Beautiful. I love your hair : )

Wonderful

Giant of Irish music

ah love your music love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

非常好听

Angelic. Music was nice, too.

Shared this today on our Facebook page as part of the #CheckOutTuesday series. Absolutely gorgeous.

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Beautifully played. Wonderful sound she is getting from that harp. What is the make and model of the harp.

Good day beautiful sounding harp what type of harp are you playing

Where can I find this musicsheet?

How many strings does a harp need to play this and other O'Carolan tunes.?

Title says it all

Very churchy harmonies! Quite different to Mark's version. Congratulations.

Странно, что только одно видео у автора на этом канале.

Can one come back as a harp in the next life?

I don't know what is more beautiful, the song or u bbz 😎 you can pluck my strings anytime xox 😉💯💯😍

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Beautiful. A song much beloved by Rory Gallagher, legendary Irish musician and played at his memorial by Máire Ní Chathasaigh.