Off we go Shannon Side: #harp #irishmusic #irish #shannon

Written the famous blind Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan, it's a harp song written for harp! #harp #irish #irishmusic #turlough

Brian was king of Ireland around the year 1000. He probably didn't write this song. #harp #irish #brian #irishmusic

A traditional Irish tune, for which I dug out the big harp. If you like that whole lyrics thing, they were written by Ireland's first president. #harp #irish

Traveling a little northwest from Wales, it's time for some Irish songs. #harp #irish #music

Originally written in English, then translated back into Welsh. #harp #welshmusic

I've been to the Welsh seashore. It's quite nice there. #harp #welshmusic #seaside

Now, for some sheep: #harp #welshmusic #lambs

Wish it was just the lark rising this early, and not me. Anyway, here's a #Welsh song on #harp

In Cork Harbor - a traditional Welsh song #harp #welsh #traditionalmusic

Myfanwy is a woman's name in Welsh. This must be a song about one. #harp #welsh #welshmusic

Heading into the mountains with this one. #harp #welshmusic #snowdonia

Who wants a Welsh barn dance song? Who doesn't? #harp #welsh #barndance

Unofficial anthem of Wales: #harp #wales #welshmusic

The original Welsh lyrics are nonsense, so someone translated it to this: #harp #welshmusic

Back to some Welsh songs: Fiddle Faddle (Ffidl Ffadl in Welsh). #harp #welsh #wales #music #folksong

Imagine you live on Shetland (a Scottish island in the North Sea) 150 years ago, and someone asks you to play for the Laird on Christmas morning. What do you play? This: #christmas #scotlamd #shetland #harp #christmasmusic

Vivaldi's Winter from the 4 Seasons. Played in winter. Yes, it was cold. #harp #winter #vivaldi #4seasons

The other version of Away in a Manger. This one always sounds like it was imported from a different dimension. Similar to the version I know, but just not. #christmasmusic #harp #alternatereality

Away in a Manger (#1 - the Mueller setting) This is the version I grew up with, and is most common in the US #harp #christmasmusic

A British carol about going door to door asking for some goodies. #harp #chrismasmusic #carol #british

Braved the cold for this one! #harp #christmascarol #snow

Christmas is Coming! A British round. #harp #christmasmusic

The tune is old (at least 1500s) but the lyrics have just entered the public domain recently (written in 1924) #harp #christmasmusic

A lovely little Welsh Christmas Carol #harp #christmas #welsh #carol

A pretty Welsh carol written in 1934 #harp #christmas #welsh #carol

Here's what the Original Welsh version of Deck the Halls sounded like: #harp #music #welsh #christmasmusic

Bizarrely, most people playing this song seem to be violinists? #harp #welsh #music

With the lyrics "egg colored smile", it could be a psychedelic Beatles song. But it's a Welsh folk song. #harp #welsh #eggs

Glandovey is the old Anglicized name for Glandyfi, a small Hamlet in Wales. #harp #welsh

Apparently this one is popular with the rugby and football (soccer) fans. #harp #welsh #rugby #football

Little Saucepan tells of the passing of life through the immutable, unchanging boiling of a saucepan. #harp #welsh

How could anyone not want to listen to a song with such a evocative title? #harp #welsh #pigs

You want a macabre love song? I got one: #harp #music #welsh #macabre #lovesongs

So this giant sat on a mountain to watch the stars. That's how Chair of Idris got its name. But its Cadair in Welsh. #harp #music #welsh #mountainview

I should probably learn some Welsh, if not just to figure out how to pronounce some of these: Hefredoll? Haifridull? Herfridol? #harp #welsh #pronunciationchallenge

@resonateharps.bsky.social If you are craving a melodramatic rejected by love song, give the lyrics a read: #harp #music #welsh #lovesongs

A traditional Welsh song. Definitely not about my friend Robin. #harp #music #welsh #birds

I am a foolish young boy, Living according to my fancy, Watching the White Wheat: #harp #music #welsh #wheat

The Ash Grove - surprising twist at the end if you read the lyrics. Wasn't expecting that one. #harp #welsh #music

The Queen's Marsh, which for some reason always sticks in my head as the Queen's March. Lovely tune, but definitely not a march. #harp #music #welsh #queen

House and Garden #harp #music #welsh

Cwm Rhondda or Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer is a bit of an unofficial anthem of Wales #harp #music #welsh #wales #anthem

Here's a very pretty one. A little haunting, perhaps? #harp #music #welsh #boats

Don't listen to this one too frequently: #harp #welsh #folk #traditional #music

Torth O Fara in Welsh. It translates to A Loaf of Bread #harp #music #welsh #folkmusic

A Cry - Llef in its original Welsh was written in the 1890s, but sounds much older. #harp #welsh

Time for some Welsh songs! A Bit on the Finger got changed to Buttered Peas when it entered English #harp #welsh #peas #butter #fingerfood

The last of my Scottish songs #scotland #harp

Either a silly childhood rhyme about food or a song about the Jacobite Revolution, take your pick. #scotland #harp #jacobites