O’Carolan’s Ramble: The Music of Turlough O’Carolan For Fingerstyle Guitar

Known as the last of the Irish Bards, Turlough O’Carolan (1670 – 1738) was a blind Irish harp player who made his living rambling across 17th century Ireland writing and performing songs to honor and memorialize his patrons. His music remains today a staple of traditional Irish and Celtic music. With his beautiful and often haunting melodies, these tunes will bring you back 300 years, conjuring pastoral images of rural Ireland, with its rolling hills and lush green meadows. So come along as we ramble through life with a bit more of O’Carolan’s music to make the journey all the more enjoyable. All tunes in this book are in standard tuning (EADGBE) or in drop D (DADGBE) with the low E string tuned down one whole step to a D. Similar to my Gigging Guitarist collections, I use as many open and ringing strings to simulate the melodic nature of the harp. Tunes include: Blind Mary, Bridget Cruise – 3rd Air, Captain O’Kane, Carolan’s Cup, Carolan’s Draught, Carolan’s Ramble to Cashel, Carolan’s Receipt (Dr. John Stafford), Carolan’s Welcome (Carolan’s Air),Eleanor Plunkett, Fanny Poer, John O’Connor, Lady St. John, Morgan Magan, Planxty George Brabazon – 2nd Air, Planxty Hewlett, Planxty Irwin (Colonel John Irwin), Princess Royal (Miss MacDermott), Si Bheag, Si Mhor, The Clergy’s Lamentation