Irish Harp Music on Nyckelharpa - Mr Malone by Carolan
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2 жыл бұрын'Mr Malone' by Turlough O'Carolan, the famous blind harpist of 1700 Ireland, is one of the first tunes I heard in my life. The natural resonance of the nyckelharpa fits the light melancholy especially well.
And oh the fun of trying to dress and look (a bit) like Carolan !
This video is part of the World Nyckelharpa Day 2022 challenge of playing tunes from other instruments' repertoires on nyckelharpa.
World Nyckelharpa Day website worldnyckelharpaday.com/
My other videos for the event :
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Nyckelharpa built by Jean-Claude Condi (FR).
Bow by GEWA from Thomann webshop.
Green coat, black vest and brown trousers made by me.
Arrangement of the tune by me (intro and bridge).
I'm Emelie Waldken, I play nyckelharpa and fiddle and I teach folk dancing.
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Recorded April 2022 in Uppland, Sweden.
@spmoran4703 2 жыл бұрын
I have never heard this instrument before. O ' Carrolan is Irelands music bard , and his music sounds terrific on this instrument.
@robertcope629 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Emelie I have just watched your video. To say I am gobsmacked is an understatement. You are a beautiful player and your instrument amazes me. I am Scottish but this beautiful piece resonates deeply with my intense love of traditional Scottish and Irish folk music. But your country also seems to be connected somehow. Welcome to Celtic Land!!
@JBFM 2 жыл бұрын
I can't say that I've used that initial bow-hold before.
@tim5cad203 2 жыл бұрын
My cat tried it before. Stupid kitty would try to eat anything.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Only The Trve Pros use it. Need to be initiated by Tim's cat. Very few manage.
@andyharpist2938 2 жыл бұрын
Cant she put it behind her ear?
@MrPHart Ай бұрын
At 0.41 above!
@MrPHart Ай бұрын
Sorry it from 0 to 0.41great style of the smiling mouth.
@PsychedelicChameleon 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the pizzacato section! I've never seen this on nyckelharpa, and it sounds beautiful!
@hairyhondaman 2 жыл бұрын
I have never seen, or heard of an instrument like this, but it is very beautiful to listen to. 👍👍👏👏👏🎼🎵🎶
@elauadeinsf 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful - and yes it does fit the light melancholic lament of O' Carolan's music, a music I adore very much, so thank you!
@BluegillGreg 2 жыл бұрын
Harp music lends itself well to other plucked strings. Thanks.
@Nachtuil36 2 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful, it brings O'Carolan's music to a next level !!!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, what a compliment, thank you very much
@chicolofi 2 жыл бұрын
Irish rock music should include such marvellous instrument.
@kenji3389 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@sergejrotondo177 2 жыл бұрын
This music reminds me of my trip to the west coast of Ireland, when I stopped in Lahinc, in front of a fireplace, enjoying a very good salmon together with a very good beer. I did not know the instrument, but it is sublime and is played divinely. Thanks Emelie, from Cosenza, Southern Italy
@tambranicolekendall9288 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen or heard of the nyckelharpa before. It's wonderful! Thank you so much!
@CutiepieTinWhistle 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful instrument
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
It definitely is a wonderful instrument, and thank you !
@timemechanic5055 2 жыл бұрын
From Ireland with Love
@MrPHart Ай бұрын
Young lady, as a nyckelharpa's goes you are quite a fine player. I would so enjoy learning to play the nyckelharpa but at age 82 I'm afraid I'm closer to the wood of a casket than a nyckelharpa. I am a player of several instruments mandolin, banjo, violin, Irish bouzouki, tenor guitar, and working on learning the mandocello. enough is enough!
@EmelieWaldken Ай бұрын
" There is no such thing as too many instruments " - me
@herrybert649 2 жыл бұрын
Ganz wunderbar, Emelie!
@paulmitchell3877 2 жыл бұрын
I share your fascination for Turlough O’CAROLAN’s music. I enjoy playing his pieces on my melodeon. I just finished a historical event last weekend. I also played in historical clothing. I have been admiring your weskit while listening to your lovely music. Play on!🎶
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! I just started digging more into Carolan's music quite recently (while doing research for this tune) and it's incredible.
@paulfredrick6429 Жыл бұрын
NICE.
@D_ULV Жыл бұрын
Awesome ❤️
@dessiplaer Жыл бұрын
I love this instrument!
@decko87 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Your playing is very precise which brings out a sense of longing in the composition. The instrument has a buzzing sound that reminds me of a fiddle playing in unison with an accordion (bosca ceoil).
@jenb7756 2 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous haunting sound
@sojourner4726 2 жыл бұрын
interesting instrument. It’s like a double string viola with the subtle tack thump sound from the wooden keys give it a certain fire side feel. Wonderful!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Actually it has simple strings, not double, but then 12 resonance strings under the melodic ones, giving the extra resonating sound. A clever use of mechanical acoustics !
@robinterkzer8128 2 жыл бұрын
A sweet sonorous tone !
@MiguelLopezFolk 2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏always awesome!!!!
@davidskateland 2 жыл бұрын
Found out about your channel today! Amazing piece!
@seandegidon4672 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent pairing of composition and instrument! 🙂
@laurebarlet 2 жыл бұрын
Fabuleux! Tout le mystère de cette musique ! Bravo à vous! Bonsoir de France! 🙂
@akkefit 2 жыл бұрын
et de Flandre...
@heliopijpe Жыл бұрын
Beautiful grace notes
@EmelieWaldken Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I worked a lot on ornaments for this piece.
@RefleksPavlova 2 жыл бұрын
Charming
@TrimbakkiFonElsass 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful music! Again, amazing skills and thank you for sharing
@MatthewHill 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Thank you, Algorithm!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Yay for the algorithm - for once ^^
@Thomas.Wright 2 жыл бұрын
A very lovely piece, and beautifully played!
@radharcanna 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing on a beautiful instrument.
@giuseppelogiurato5718 2 жыл бұрын
This is pleasant.
@doUcare4music 2 жыл бұрын
Thins is just Stunning ! 🎼🎶🎶🎶. I’ve never seen this instrument before, . Looks very complicated to play, well played,by this musician. Go reibh Maith Aguirre ☘️
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! It's quite similar to play as a violin (but a hassle to find a good position).
@megsmith6246 2 жыл бұрын
Brava ☘💖👏
@matthewdev 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, you're very talented!
@mccafferyfamily 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@jpw5626 2 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful....thank you
@amandulagarcia2666 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. WELL DONE!!! LOVE your interpretations of tunes!!!👏👏👏👏
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much =)
@paulpuljic6025 2 жыл бұрын
To say this is a bizarre instrument would be a slur...it is unique...love the sound of this.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Haha yes it's quite weird looking at first glance ^^ but yes, its sound is unique indeed, thanks to the resonance strings.
@yepiratesworkshop7997 2 жыл бұрын
That was moving. I don't think I've ever heard that instrument before and I absolutely loved the music you charmed out of it. I'm subscribing and (if you don't mind) adding this to the playlists on my channel so that my subscribers can find your music too.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you and absolutely no problem for adding this video of mine to your playlist !
@yepiratesworkshop7997 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmelieWaldken Thanks Emeilie. I LOVE your music. I think I'm becoming addicted to the sound of that thing.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
@@yepiratesworkshop7997 You wouldn't be the only one to be ;)
@HarperJayMichaels 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!!
@stefanbattige7988 2 жыл бұрын
Very very nice! And I say this as professional harper!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Oh woaw, thank you !
@jeffreybishop9478 2 жыл бұрын
BRAVO 👏🏻
@donnachamcgowan 2 жыл бұрын
Vibes from Nobber Co Meath .☘☘☘😊
@asonofagunder 2 жыл бұрын
ingenious
@jbcarseiii Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! I wonder how Ruaidrí Dáll Ó Catháin compositions would work on the nyckelharpa. I bet it would be beautiful!
@sharondowling8896 Жыл бұрын
As a Celtic harpist who is in love with the nyckelharpa I am delighted to hear how wonderful O'Callaghan sounds on your instrument! Loving your videos!!
@EmelieWaldken Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much !
@sharondowling8896 Жыл бұрын
Good grief- my phone changed the spelling of O' Carolan to something else in my comment! Aargh!
@EmelieWaldken Жыл бұрын
@@sharondowling8896 Aouch, damn phone ^^
@ianislousa1658 2 жыл бұрын
The instrument look so cool !!
@tonyschram1260 2 жыл бұрын
Nicely played, thanks 👍
@esrabellydance2981 2 жыл бұрын
Hermosa interpretación, y maravilloso instrumento musical. Felicidades!!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
muchos gracias
@erikhiltunen4697 2 жыл бұрын
Harp tune for the ‘harp ^^ beautifully played and beautiful tune!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Eh ;)
@AbigailPoirier 2 жыл бұрын
Nyckleharpas are so cool! Would love to get to play one some day. I suspect it's not as easy as you make it look, though!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
It really depends on your background. Fiddle and cello help a lot, and guitar to some extent aswell. Good luck !
@AbigailPoirier 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmelieWaldken Thanks! That makes sense. I do play fiddle and have dabbled in cello and guitar, so if I ever come across a nyckleharpa, I will definitely give it a try!
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
@@AbigailPoirier It sounds like the perfect background actually ! Hope you come across a nyckelharpa soon and can try it!
@michaelblaney4461 2 жыл бұрын
Look like a combination of a keyboard, guitar and viol . A instrument I've never seen before. Looks like sympathetic strings underneath .
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Not far ! It's more like a violin/viola d'amore with a hurdy-gurdy keyboard, kinda. And yes, sympathetic (resonance) strings, 12 of them.
@JustFiddler 2 жыл бұрын
bagus sekali... matur suksma
@filbertthedilbert1 2 жыл бұрын
That’s like a hurdy, minus the gurdy.
@jorgbaiter2767 2 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful! Just wonder why not play your famous composer Carl Michael Bellman on nyckelharpa??? Ever tried him?
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I've played a little Bellman but none of the tunes I've learned has fastened in my repertoire for now =)
@edgleason8918 2 жыл бұрын
This speaks directly to the Irish chromosomes. Well done.
@danwebb4418 2 жыл бұрын
interesting take on the music of Turlough....Have you performed in Ireland.?...Slainte from Eire..
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! I've actually never even been to Ireland but it's high on my list of countries I absolutely want to visit !
@sunjamrblues 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I'm pretty sure they don't sell those instruments as kit sets.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Actually there's an attempt being made and we'll see if it sounds decent, but not in principle, no.
@Swenthorian 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do O'Carolan's Draught on the Nyckelharpa, too?
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
I don't take requests about what I play =)
@Swenthorian 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmelieWaldken Ah, np!
@lindaj5492 2 жыл бұрын
Confused: Four fine tuning knobs at left, looks like four strings where she’s bowing (maybe four pairs?), but twelve string tuners at right - with another four knobs in the centre of the head. Gonna have to look this up…
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
4 melody strings on which one bows + 12 resonance strings underneath which give the extra sound =)
@bradwalton3977 2 жыл бұрын
The plucking of the strings did nothing for me. But I loved the sound produced by the bow.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Plucked strings on the nyckelharpa are hard. There is very little space for the fingers and the tension is high. So I can understand it wasn't the best sounding pizzicato ^^ I did it as a tribute to the Irish harp.
@jeffreyfranson1 2 жыл бұрын
12 pegs, yet 4 fine tuners - interesting - does each fine tuner handle 3 strings?
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Not at all ! The 4 fine tuners are for the 4 playing strings. The 12 resonance strings are tuned with guitar pegs on the head.
@jeffreyfranson1 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmelieWaldken Oh cool! Thanks.
@francoisvillon1300 2 жыл бұрын
Забавно.
@jowlorenz9555 2 жыл бұрын
PLAY FREEBIRD MAAAN !!!
@user-cg2qs4vs4c 2 жыл бұрын
I was the first to post a comment and tap a like, so I get my little place in history.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha nice comment ^^
@user-cg2qs4vs4c 2 жыл бұрын
@@EmelieWaldken it's actually hard sometimes to find words for a comment, that you want to post for the algorithm, because videos are very good.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-cg2qs4vs4c I have the same problem ! For me one could just type funny stuff, possibly unrelated ^^
@tim5cad203 2 жыл бұрын
I did not realize that there were two of these.... I thought the time moved up from 2. You may have won this round of who posts and likes first but heed my warning. I shall be back! (dramatically steps out)
@GuitarUniverse2013 Жыл бұрын
I don’t mean to be disrespectful but there’s something disturbing about seeing this attractive and talented young woman with a bit in her mouth.
@NeverTalkToCops1 2 жыл бұрын
An extinct and an actually rather stupid contraption for making music.
@EmelieWaldken 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha if you believe this instrument is extinct you're up for a huge surprise. It's played and beloved by many across the globe.
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