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Carolan's Receipt

Turlough O'Carolan Audio CD
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  • Composer: Turlough O'Carolan
  • Audio CD (February 1, 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Atlantic
  • ASIN: B000046S03
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,756 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. Sheebeg and Sheemore (Sí Beag is Sí Mór)
2. Dr. John Stafford (Carolan's Receipt)
3. Lady Athenry
4. Fanny Power
5. Blind Mary
6. Sir Festus Burke (Fiach de Búrca)
7. Carolan's Quarrell with the Landlady (Rúisg, a Bheanna Tabhairne)
8. Carolan's ramble to Cashel
9. Carolan's Concerto (aka "Mrs. Power," from Edward Bunting's Ancient Mus
10. Seán Ó Conchubhair (John O'Connor)
11. A h-uisci chroidhe na n-anamann (The Ode to Whiskey)
12. George Brabazon
13. Máible Ni Cheallaigh (Mabel Kelly)
14. Mrs. Maxwell
15. Carolan's Nightcap

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Derek Bell recorded Carolan's Receipt in 1975, the same year he joined the Chieftains. This was one of the first LPs devoted to the music of the blind harper Turlough O'Carolan, and it helped to introduce his music to the world. The selections include "Sídh Beag agus Sídh Mór," the first melody O'Carolan composed, as well "Carolan's Farewell to Music," which was his last. Bell plays most of the pieces on the solo harp, although his new bandmates accompany him on a few tunes. There have been dozens of settings of O'Carolan's compositions released since these versions were recorded, but none have surpassed the beauty of Bell's. --Michael Simmons

 

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Supernatural Music, August 7, 2000
This review is from: Carolan's Receipt (Audio CD)
I can't believe no one has reviewed this. I can still remember moments, whole days, almost twenty years on now only because this fine, fine music was playing at the time. This is a glorious album of tunes by a lost and forgotten genius. Carolan was a (fairly famous in his day) composer of the 17th century who was like no other. No other at all. I tried to explain it to a friend of mine recently by saying that he is the only human I can even imagine having written the Londonderry Air. This is beautiful, spectral, awesome music. Listen to the tragically short excerpt from Maire Dhall above... the piece entire is magic, pure and good.

I search/browsed my way to this page because something (unspecific, I don't know) about John Fahey's America reminded me of this album. I'm so glad it's been released on CD. Check it out.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasure, April 10, 2002
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Derek Bell recreates the authentic sound of Carolan, the blind 17th century Irish harper who transformed this traditional musical genre. (Actually Bell is almost certainly a far better harp player than Carolan, whose genius was composition, not performance.) Bell mainly uses a wire-strung harp, which gives his arrangements the haunting air of a music box. Listen closely for Bell's magical musical embellishments. Bell includes some of Carolan's best-known pieces (Blind Mary, George Barabazon, and Carolan's Farewell to Music) but also treats us to some lesser-known masterpieces, including Lady Athenry, Caralon's Nightcap, and Lady Gethin. Thank you, Derek, and keep up the tradition!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Carolan's Receipt - Derek Bell Irish Harp, February 10, 2008
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Sylvia Shanahan (Tasmania, Australia) - See all my reviews
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Gentle and poetic, haunting at times, this is a wonderful interpretation of the refined, evocative sounds of the Irish harp playing Carolan's ancient tunes. I love it.
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