Carolan's Welcome

[Jim Besser]

Carolan's Welcome, recorded for the Tunesday Tuesday Facebook group. I generally don't play O'Carolan tunes - the Jeffries Anglo is a bit too honky and strident for pretty harp tunes like this. But it's fun to play and to experiment with chording.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I15y6MkDpao

[Johanna]

Lovely! I was just thinking that I need to learn this one.

[Robin Harrison]

Very nice Jim......but I think your perception of a Jeffries anglo being inappropritae for Carolan is wrong.

               And just listening to your restrained and sensitive playing convinces me I am right !

Thanks for putting it up.

Robin

[Jim Besser]

14 hours ago, Robin Harrison said:

Very nice Jim......but I think your perception of a Jeffries anglo being inappropritae for Carolan is wrong.

               And just listening to your restrained and sensitive playing convinces me I am right !

Thanks for putting it up.

Robin

 

Hi Robin - thanks! Miss playing with you.

[Matt Heumann]

Amazing job of managing the smoothly flowing style of O'Carolan on Anglo. Bravo, Jim!

[Jim Besser]

On 11/15/2025 at 9:48 AM, Matt Heumann said:

Amazing job of managing the smoothly flowing style of O'Carolan on Anglo. Bravo, Jim!

 

Thanks, Matt. Playing smoothly is a challenge for me.