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Women of Ireland (Sean O​’​Riada)

from Norwegian Wood by Gregg Miner

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Performed on Knutsen “zither” harp guitar.
This was once a sort of “theme song” for me; the first tune I taught myself on the harp (before I could even play the instrument!), from the album that introduced me to my lifelong love affair with Irish and similar music: the Barry Lyndon Soundtrack. The Chieftains famously performed this – as hauntingly beautiful as it gets – and their late harpist Derek Bell did a little harp solo reprise of it. It’s not strictly “traditional” – it was composed by O’Riada, a fascinating Irishman who played harpsichord and led a groundbreaking band that eventually spawned The Chieftains. The original version is a song, with Gaelic lyrics whose varying syllabic scans give very different melodic phrasing to each verse. Knutsen’s unprecedented “zither harp guitar” was the obvious choice to adapt this piece; treble harp banks on both sides of the neck (with some tuning overlap) were utilized on the first verse for both melody and the ends of various arpeggios.

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from Norwegian Wood, track released November 25, 2017

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Gregg Miner Los Angeles, California

Gregg Miner is a plucked stringed instrument collector, scholar, recording artist and performer, best known for his work with harp guitars. For more, visit his 3 web sites!

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