Maurice O'Connor / Fanny Power - Mark Harmer - Harp, concert 21 May 2010

My arrangement of these two tunes at a concert I shared with David Watkins on 21st May 2010. Fanny Power is of course a favourite of any Irish music session - although I like to play it quite fast, as here. Andy Lowings, Director of the Stamford Harp Fesitval, organised the concert.

Technical: Canon XHA1 / Sony Vegas

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Carolan
• Harp
• Clarsach
• Fanny Power
• Irish
• traditional
• folk
• small harp
• lever harp
• concert
• Ravenna 34
• Dusty Strings

[jdgrahamo]

Nice shirt.

[MarkHarmer]

@jdgrahamo It's fab, isn't it. I've got lots of those!!

[Harp2Soul]

Hi, what a lovely piece, very sensitively played. Do you know where I can buy the score?

[MarkHarmer]

@Harp2Soul Hi there - there isn't a score of what I'm playing in the video as it's just an arrangement of mine. The original melodies came from the O'Sullivan Carolan book (google for that) but the arrangements are just in my head!

I'm hoping to publish them one day but it's slow work since I'd rather record new ones than write up the ones I already play.

[ekobay125]

Lovely. Relaxing. Thank you for reaching the intimate self within and allowing that part of me to be experienced.

[MarkHarmer]

@ekobay125 Thank you! I'm intrigued by your comment because it reminds me of one I read somewhere, that music tells us something about ourselves, as listeners.

[irisnevins]

Beautiful Mark!

[topito2]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us. May God bless irish music!!!

[MyCottageHarp]

Wow! This is just beautiful. The church is lovely. Your videos are always so wonderful. Thank you for sharing them.

Vicki