Si Bheag Si Mhor O'Carolan celtic harp tune

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17 жыл бұрын

My arrangement of Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór was inspired by the bluebells in our local wood - where I recorded this version. The flowers are beautiful and I hope you enjoy the music.
Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór is about a battle between two tribes of fairies - and the bluebell forest seems appropriate. I've used "bell-like" sounds in the music.
You can get a version with higher-quality pictures and sound at www.vimeo.com/730771 which you can also download to keep on your machine if you like.

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@babsjgo 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Takes me back somewhere I used to be that I have lost my way to.....

@oanaalexia 15 жыл бұрын

I know why but I won't say the reasons, this makes me cry. OK I will tell. This makes me feel like a real person and brings peace to my mind and soul. I'm tired of the daily routine.

@cooksmary 10 жыл бұрын

This is how these lovely Celtic tunes should be played. Simple and from the heart.

@luminousraven4970 4 жыл бұрын

(Thank YOU, Mark, for making this solace possible!)

@WilliamFriedson 14 жыл бұрын

Rare and beautiful. Surely the fairies gathered to listen, and the spirits of great Harpers gone by were glad to know true music continues. Thank you, very much.

@tulasideviful 9 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! Touched my first ever wild bluebells today!

@HecateDancing 15 жыл бұрын

I love the way you use the high notes and the lower notes it helps paint the picture of the small fairies and the big fairies, it's wonderful, thanks.

@Donegaldan 10 жыл бұрын

Heavenly, Turlough O'Carolan would be delighted. Thank you

@guingl 17 жыл бұрын

thanks for posting this, it is just lovely. It is content like this that brings me back to KZfaq...

@TheFaithfulsongbird 7 жыл бұрын

I do not know much about harps, but that was lovely!! It gave my heart peace. I could listen to you all day long, and feel relaxed and happy. Thank you so very much for sharing your talent with us!! May you be as blessed as you have blessed us!!

@MarkHarmer 7 жыл бұрын

Faithful Songbird Thank you! :-)

@fullmetalelimental 16 жыл бұрын

Oh that's cool. You are very tatented. I nearly feel asleep at my computer listening to this. The song's not boring, it's just so darn prety.

@jimbracegirdle3619 4 жыл бұрын

'Tis still inspiring and a treat once again. Jim

@andylowings 16 жыл бұрын

Bells tolling and matched in the harp. A developing harmony .... Amazing filming.. A superbly inspired arrangement.

@Ticlano 15 жыл бұрын

You play with passion and love...A real musician, very, very rare! Thank you Mark!

@johnplatinumgoss 7 жыл бұрын

Beautifully played on the instrument it was presumably written for. What a great composer O'Carolan was. You've done him proud!

@vehrkalia 5 жыл бұрын

I miss your harp videos.

@susanmorse8711 7 жыл бұрын

Possibly my favorite piece by O'Carolan.So peaceful. Thank you for sharing it and your wonderful talent.

@markbick5419 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite tunes

@FLPman 15 жыл бұрын

Wow.. beautiful I have a Celtic Quest CD, it's like this music w/nature sounds (goes well together) and looking up each of these songs and seeing the different version they are played is amazing. this one is just very very beautiful.

@coldfusionmusical 17 жыл бұрын

you've not only played a beatiful tune, but also chosen the right place, that adds to the peaceful environment. i really love it.

@luminousraven4970 4 жыл бұрын

27th January 2020 .... 75 years ago on this very day, Auschwitz was liberated. This exquisite music, from Ireland's beloved Turlough O'Carolan, speaks of all our sorrow, resonating outside all the confines of Time, for all the suffering souls of this beautiful planet !!!

@alivei 9 жыл бұрын

you sure did play the harp in those flurs!!!

@truths33k9r 16 жыл бұрын

Si Bheag Si Mhor - Truly, you have captured them... Thank you so very much!♥

@canonbhr 14 жыл бұрын

i love this music yeeeeey 4 irsh music hamza from bahrain

@andylowings 17 жыл бұрын

A lovely moment in the spring captured in music. Exquisite

@diamondlotus3 13 жыл бұрын

Everything about this video is beautiful, the music, the gifted playing of the harp, the lovely harp itself, the setting in the woods, the perfect lighting, all combined creates a gorgeous magical experience. Thank you so much!

@ticklesivory 15 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Mark, just beautiful.

@andybassman67 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Faultless.

@AsyaSergeeva 4 жыл бұрын

My favourite version!

@jamesgroome3072 5 жыл бұрын

Bluebells !!

@nefaeria 13 жыл бұрын

This was enchanting!

@welshboi82 15 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and I love the video, it makes me homesick to see those bluebells again.

@fortuitousnisa 14 жыл бұрын

I'm loving your music and the camera work.

@maureenderry 16 жыл бұрын

This is lovely playing. I love the harp too. I have recorded some music with my son playing the harp . He is a professional player of the Irish harp and is based in Glasgow, Scotland where he teaches harp.

@NewYorkGardener 17 жыл бұрын

Both the music and the video are beautiful! On my favorite list.

@skytide101 16 жыл бұрын

Despite being a 'modern' man. The harp is by far my favorite instrument. Such a beautiful looking instrument with such a 'delicate' and breathtaking sound. Everytime I hear one played, it always sends a shiver down my spine, as if I were the strings myself. I agree with 2BiggerThanThat2, it is a dying instrument, but as long as there are people like you, the harp will continue to live on

@milune11 15 жыл бұрын

dear MarkHarmer it is very beautiful the music and the field of lavender I think it is very inspiring .

@JOSMANTV 14 жыл бұрын

congratulations..you are the best.. saludos desde veracruz mexico.

@arokh72 17 жыл бұрын

sir thank you for this beautiful piece. I can tell the spirits of the Tuatha and our ancestors flows through you.

@moiracameron1931 11 жыл бұрын

I like this. It's an old favorite of mine. Thanks!

@Yibbanator 15 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! Some of the best harp playing I have ever seen or heard! Keep up the awesome work.

@Criticalizzy 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! You played a well-known song so beautifully. Best version of it so far.

@ramesses88 16 жыл бұрын

Beautifully played.

@richardkool6734 11 жыл бұрын

For those looking for music, there is a wonderful two volume work called O'Carolin: life and times of an Irish harper, by Donal O'Sullivan. The first volume is full of stories and information about the various people that Carolin named his pieces for, while the second volume is all of his extant music (as melody)...

@Alyusa 16 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! So filled with emotions and touches the soul.

@hse86 12 жыл бұрын

Very nice and inspiring, looks so simple but mastering it is very difficult. hmmm... only if I could play like that one day

@Pixiekizz 17 жыл бұрын

you are so good at this, i can't stop listening to these songs! well done

@crillyhashairybaps 12 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant

@superstitioussonata 17 жыл бұрын

Mark, I get so much out of your playing. I absolutely loved your first video and this one followed suit so well. Beautiful scenery to go with your beautiful playing. Thank you for sharing this. It's made my night.

@Blainesenior 14 жыл бұрын

Alright, I looked at this video to listen for the melody of the song, but was so mesmerized by the beauty of your playing, that I missed it. I applaud you and you talent. Thank you

@Blacksquareable 13 жыл бұрын

Fantastic movie. Great arrangement. I love this tune

@DauwXelfje 13 жыл бұрын

I wish I had enough money for a Beginners harp... I'm a 15 year old girl, who loves this music and wishes to play like this..

@anyareas 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Piece ! Attended a relatives funeral sometime back, and this one of the pieces the harpist played. Thanks for sharing your talent

@MarkitosGodoy 15 жыл бұрын

Muy buena presentación!!! Muchas gracias!!!

@TwoHarps 15 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. We love this tune too. Great rendition.

@jessyquedens 14 жыл бұрын

That was an inspired idea, to use this beautiful background.

@silverbreezeRn 16 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I love this and your setting is perfect. Into my favorites.

@Pangael 15 жыл бұрын

Beautiful music, beautiful setting. Thank you, Mr. Harmer.

@intigfx 17 жыл бұрын

this made my day too :) thanks man

@harpsong1 16 жыл бұрын

Wonderful job as always!

@MrShenhai 11 жыл бұрын

This is really beautiful! Thanks for uploading! The harp was always my favourite instrument.

@s694019001 14 жыл бұрын

i love this song, i found it form a webcomic white noise, wncomic.com, and now i see why she chose to put this in what she had, it's a very soothing tune and the way you played it was beautiful.

@susanl1120 8 жыл бұрын

beautiful music and the setting so peaceful! thanks.

@josephinefaithgibbs9353 11 жыл бұрын

Lovely visuals and music. Thank you so much, Mr. Harmer!

@hollyboo21 15 жыл бұрын

How gorgeous! Absolutely perfect!! Mo cheol thu :)

@ancienthibernian 12 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful!

@horaciomendez7133 4 жыл бұрын

Bellisimo

@EADutton 14 жыл бұрын

I love your postings....you are brave. I am a harper. It was my minor instrument in college. The blue belles remind me of our cottage on a little lake in Canada. My mother and I would love it when they would all bloom...this tune reminds me of it. Thank you!

@aMaudPowellFan 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. I enjoyed listening to the space.

@anniemcu 15 жыл бұрын

The bluebells are blooming here today, and i'm looking for inspiration on this tune. thanks for posting this.

@kayzin123456789 16 жыл бұрын

wow it's like your playing for the fairies

@Kobzar3374 6 жыл бұрын

Celtic in the best sense of the word, if there is any bad sense of that word at all. Thank you for sharing this video, keep up the good work, and warm greetings from Spain!

@AnderNirvana 13 жыл бұрын

Beautifull!!!

@paulmccabe01 12 жыл бұрын

Beautiful arrangement , beautiful music and fantasic editing . Thanks for sharing !

@ceciliagincho6806 3 жыл бұрын

This is truly very, very beautiful. So much grace in each pulling of those strings! Thank you for this. It goes without saying that the place where you play could not be more adequate - I almost can see tiny fairies flying and dancing all over the place. Simply enchanting.

@MarkHarmer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cecilia! I still play this arranged in exactly the same way. I tend to do that - experiment with an arrangement and then stick to that. The woods are magical and they were on the road into the village I lived in at the time. I just saw a haze of blue from the car and came back the following year to record the piece. I’m glad I did!

@ceciliagincho6806 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHarmer So do I - as many others also, considering the beautiful comments posted here about your performance. P.S.: Stick to your intuitions as much as the lovely arrangements you create, look what just a haze of blue brought you to!

@karenlam2988 9 жыл бұрын

So Lovely!

@mollificent 16 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say again how much I like your rendition of this. It's so sprightly and sweet!

@3eowvlf 16 жыл бұрын

very soothing music ^^ incredible playing

@JustFiddler 4 жыл бұрын

love it.... staysafe greeting from bali island

@MattGregoryGuitar 10 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful!

@kchiou 15 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely lovely. Please post more if possible!

@MarkHarmer 13 жыл бұрын

@milune11 Thank you for your nice comments! The child is just a random child in the distance, somewhere down the road from the woods. The amazing thing is how sound carries in those places - the trees reflect sound all around but anything that is out of the ordinary will be easy to hear. I imagine this would sound great on the guitar. I'd love to go along to that festival in Montreal, but difficult to justify travelling such a long way!

@hammersmom 17 жыл бұрын

That was so beautiful. Thanks for making my day better. :)

@coatsiecoatsie 11 жыл бұрын

absolutely beautiful...lovely to listen to...thank you for sharing....

@seamusocearbhaill 10 жыл бұрын

absolutely amazing!!

@Aishiya1 10 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous!!!!

@Silmaril11 16 жыл бұрын

I love this song!!!

@Kaysa17 14 жыл бұрын

Stunningly beautiful. I love listening to this while I read, it's so relaxing :)

@Summer9293 17 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@sparkyxman4116 10 жыл бұрын

So beautiful!

@MarkHarmer 13 жыл бұрын

@Blacksquareable Thank you! I'm slowly working through my Carolan arrangements and aim to put them online to accompany my CD, which has 20 Carolan tunes including this one. Shameless plug I know, but a lot of work goes into these things!!

@Kao108 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you, I just started learning and playing the harp :)

@peacockunini 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing a beautiful version of one of my favorite songs for the mandolin. I'm encouraged to try more variations after listening to you. Peggy

@Thremma 16 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful. I love your music.

@JohnWillmott 8 жыл бұрын

Lovely Mark, and bold due to temperature change challenges, as you say.

@deterdettol 15 жыл бұрын

Very well played, and also very well produced. Really a seamless, professional music video.

@marykmusic 17 жыл бұрын

I'm writing my Master's thesis on the connection between ancient Celtic and modern American bards. This is helping me because I haven't heard the real harp music before.