Si Bheag Si Mhor O'Carolan celtic harp tune

My arrangement of Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór was inspired by the bluebells in our local wood - where I recorded this version. The flowers are beautiful and I hope you enjoy the music.
Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór is about a battle between two tribes of fairies - and the bluebell forest seems appropriate. I've used "bell-like" sounds in the music.
You can get a version with higher-quality pictures and sound at www.vimeo.com/7... which you can also download to keep on your machine if you like.

[@babsjgo]

Beautiful! Takes me back somewhere I used to be that I have lost my way to.....

[@oanaalexia]

I know why but I won't say the reasons, this makes me cry. OK I will tell. This makes me feel like a real person and brings peace to my mind and soul. I'm tired of the daily routine.

[@WilliamFriedson]

Rare and beautiful. Surely the fairies gathered to listen, and the spirits of great Harpers gone by were glad to know true music continues. Thank you, very much.

[@cooksmary]

This is how these lovely Celtic tunes should be played. Simple and from the heart.

[@luminousraven4970]

(Thank YOU, Mark, for making this solace possible!)

[@TheFaithfulsongbird]

I do not know much about harps, but that was lovely!! It gave my heart peace. I could listen to you all day long, and feel relaxed and happy. Thank you so very much for sharing your talent with us!! May you be as blessed as you have blessed us!!

[@MarkHarmer]

Faithful Songbird Thank you! :-)

[@HecateDancing]

I love the way you use the high notes and the lower notes it helps paint the picture of the small fairies and the big fairies, it's wonderful, thanks.

[@tulasideviful]

Gorgeous! Touched my first ever wild bluebells today!

[@Donegaldan]

Heavenly, Turlough O'Carolan would be delighted. Thank you

[@johnplatinumgoss]

Beautifully played on the instrument it was presumably written for. What a great composer O'Carolan was. You've done him proud!

[@susanmorse8711]

Possibly my favorite piece by O'Carolan.So peaceful. Thank you for sharing it and your wonderful talent.

[@Ticlano]

You play with passion and love...A real musician, very, very rare! Thank you Mark!

[@andylowings]

Bells tolling and matched in the harp. A developing harmony .... Amazing filming.. A superbly inspired arrangement.

[@vehrkalia]

I miss your harp videos.

[@coldfusionmusical]

you've not only played a beatiful tune, but also chosen the right place, that adds to the peaceful environment. i really love it.

[@jimbracegirdle3619]

'Tis still inspiring and a treat once again. Jim

[@diamondlotus3]

Everything about this video is beautiful, the music, the gifted playing of the harp, the lovely harp itself, the setting in the woods, the perfect lighting, all combined creates a gorgeous magical experience. Thank you so much!

[@guingl]

thanks for posting this, it is just lovely. It is content like this that brings me back to KZbin...

[@ceciliagincho6806]

This is truly very, very beautiful. So much grace in each pulling of those strings! Thank you for this. It goes without saying that the place where you play could not be more adequate - I almost can see tiny fairies flying and dancing all over the place. Simply enchanting.

[@MarkHarmer]

Thank you, Cecilia! I still play this arranged in exactly the same way. I tend to do that - experiment with an arrangement and then stick to that. The woods are magical and they were on the road into the village I lived in at the time. I just saw a haze of blue from the car and came back the following year to record the piece. I’m glad I did!

[@ceciliagincho6806]

@@MarkHarmer So do I - as many others also, considering the beautiful comments posted here about your performance. P.S.: Stick to your intuitions as much as the lovely arrangements you create, look what just a haze of blue brought you to!

[@andylowings]

A lovely moment in the spring captured in music. Exquisite

[@truths33k9r]

Si Bheag Si Mhor - Truly, you have captured them... Thank you so very much!♥

[@FLPman]

Wow.. beautiful I have a Celtic Quest CD, it's like this music w/nature sounds (goes well together) and looking up each of these songs and seeing the different version they are played is amazing. this one is just very very beautiful.

[@superstitioussonata]

Mark, I get so much out of your playing. I absolutely loved your first video and this one followed suit so well. Beautiful scenery to go with your beautiful playing. Thank you for sharing this. It's made my night.

[@Blacksquareable]

Fantastic movie. Great arrangement. I love this tune

[@welshboi82]

Beautiful and I love the video, it makes me homesick to see those bluebells again.

[@Blainesenior]

Alright, I looked at this video to listen for the melody of the song, but was so mesmerized by the beauty of your playing, that I missed it. I applaud you and you talent. Thank you

[@JustFiddler]

love it.... staysafe greeting from bali island

[@anniemcu]

The bluebells are blooming here today, and i'm looking for inspiration on this tune. thanks for posting this.

[@AsyaSergeeva]

My favourite version!

[@alivei]

you sure did play the harp in those flurs!!!

[@fullmetalelimental]

Oh that's cool. You are very tatented. I nearly feel asleep at my computer listening to this. The song's not boring, it's just so darn prety.

[@Criticalizzy]

Thank you for this! You played a well-known song so beautifully. Best version of it so far.

[@NewYorkGardener]

Both the music and the video are beautiful! On my favorite list.

[@EADutton]

I love your postings....you are brave. I am a harper. It was my minor instrument in college. The blue belles remind me of our cottage on a little lake in Canada. My mother and I would love it when they would all bloom...this tune reminds me of it. Thank you!

[@Pangael]

Beautiful music, beautiful setting. Thank you, Mr. Harmer.

[@aMaudPowellFan]

So beautiful. I enjoyed listening to the space.

[@arokh72]

sir thank you for this beautiful piece. I can tell the spirits of the Tuatha and our ancestors flows through you.

[@maureenderry]

This is lovely playing. I love the harp too. I have recorded some music with my son playing the harp . He is a professional player of the Irish harp and is based in Glasgow, Scotland where he teaches harp.

[@Yibbanator]

Absolutely amazing! Some of the best harp playing I have ever seen or heard! Keep up the awesome work.

[@TwoHarps]

Wonderful. We love this tune too. Great rendition.

[@Kobzar3374]

Celtic in the best sense of the word, if there is any bad sense of that word at all. Thank you for sharing this video, keep up the good work, and warm greetings from Spain!

[@markbick5419]

One of my favourite tunes

[@anyareas]

Beautiful Piece ! Attended a relatives funeral sometime back, and this one of the pieces the harpist played. Thanks for sharing your talent

[@peacockunini]

Thanks for sharing a beautiful version of one of my favorite songs for the mandolin. I'm encouraged to try more variations after listening to you. Peggy

[@paulmccabe01]

Beautiful arrangement , beautiful music and fantasic editing . Thanks for sharing !

[@ghillies4life]

I've always been a fan of Si Bheag Si Mhor (well Mr. O'Carolan in general) but this one of my two favorite O'Carolan tunes. I like your rendition better than the recording I have.

[@pifapastoral]

Where the music belongs eh? Very glad! You did a indescribable interpretation and I hope the bluebells enjoyed it as much as we have!

[@mollificent]

Just wanted to say again how much I like your rendition of this. It's so sprightly and sweet!

[@Pixiekizz]

you are so good at this, i can't stop listening to these songs! well done

[@JohnWillmott]

Lovely Mark, and bold due to temperature change challenges, as you say.

[@ticklesivory]

Beautiful Mark, just beautiful.

[@Alyusa]

Beautiful! So filled with emotions and touches the soul.

[@ancienthibernian]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@susanl1120]

beautiful music and the setting so peaceful! thanks.

[@josephinefaithgibbs9353]

Lovely visuals and music. Thank you so much, Mr. Harmer!

[@AntarcticDreamer]

This is a really lovely version of this tune. I was originally looking for a video that would help me learn the tune and the fingering - This one is beautifully made and beautifully played on top of that.

[@troubleclef]

beautiful playing and arrangement. exquisite scenery.

[@MarkHarmer]

@Blacksquareable Thank you! I'm slowly working through my Carolan arrangements and aim to put them online to accompany my CD, which has 20 Carolan tunes including this one. Shameless plug I know, but a lot of work goes into these things!!

[@MarkitosGodoy]

Muy buena presentación!!! Muchas gracias!!!

[@moiracameron1931]

I like this. It's an old favorite of mine. Thanks!

[@coatsiecoatsie]

absolutely beautiful...lovely to listen to...thank you for sharing....

[@milune11]

dear MarkHarmer it is very beautiful the music and the field of lavender I think it is very inspiring .

[@milune11]

Hello ! It is nice to hear the music with the beauty of the purple field and forest .I will try to learn this melodie on my celtic harp too. Have a beautiful summer thank you

[@hse86]

Very nice and inspiring, looks so simple but mastering it is very difficult. hmmm... only if I could play like that one day

[@Kao108]

To inform you that I have learned this tune on my harp, had to retranscribe your score by ear, but it still sounds lovely :) thanks so much for sharing your music !

[@Desmond8043]

Incredible,flowing, lovely, moving, original...what more can be said?

[@deterdettol]

Very well played, and also very well produced. Really a seamless, professional music video.

[@harpenedo]

Exelente! GRacias por esa aula de música.

[@ethickca]

wow! i wish i could go there! the place looks so peaceful, and your playing is like birds of the gray haven singing! it warms an old heart of a young girl!

[@MrShenhai]

This is really beautiful! Thanks for uploading! The harp was always my favourite instrument.

[@Kao108]

Thanks to you, I just started learning and playing the harp :)

[@sarahkalokerinos2921]

So beautiful.

[@MarkHarmer]

Thank you! I still play this exactly the same way - the flowers and the setting inspired my arrangement and I haven’t found a better way to play it since!

[@silverbreezeRn]

Amazing! I love this and your setting is perfect. Into my favorites.

[@crillyhashairybaps]

Absolutely brilliant

[@midmodgal]

Your version is quite lovely too, such a light touch.

[@ramesses88]

Beautifully played.

[@kchiou]

This is absolutely lovely. Please post more if possible!

[@skittfrogg]

I'm going to take a try at this song once my harp arrives... you've really inspired me at that. Absolutely gorgeous...

[@palacepainter2]

So beautiful!

[@midmodgal]

I first heard this performed by Simon Nichol and Dave Swarbrick of Fairport Convention. It was in a small pub in London .I was so moved. I have it on vinyl but it jumps!

[@marloes112]

i reall love your playing, it`s so calming and peacefull....it also helps comforting my son (2yr)....Keep it up! Love from holland!

[@skytide101]

Despite being a 'modern' man. The harp is by far my favorite instrument. Such a beautiful looking instrument with such a 'delicate' and breathtaking sound. Everytime I hear one played, it always sends a shiver down my spine, as if I were the strings myself. I agree with 2BiggerThanThat2, it is a dying instrument, but as long as there are people like you, the harp will continue to live on

[@wrathchild89]

this is so great... i loved it, even though i think that carolan's dream is even more touching. i am currently reading a novel about turlough o'carolan of how he became blind an stuff, a story of irish lifestyle and music =) just great. also it tells the story of how he came up with this tune. he was told by ferries, who had a battle on the two mountains, sheebeg and sheemor. its so great to hear the song when you just read about it. thank you mark

[@nefaeria]

This was enchanting!

[@karenlam2988]

So Lovely!

[@mollificent]

What a sweet, serene arrangement. I love the drone in the bass...beautiful! (This is my favorite tune as well, and the first tune I ever learned on the harp.) -Molly

[@JOSMANTV]

congratulations..you are the best.. saludos desde veracruz mexico.

[@fortuitousnisa]

I'm loving your music and the camera work.

[@Silmaril11]

I love this song!!!

[@hammersmom]

That was so beautiful. Thanks for making my day better. :)

[@EduardProels]

this one is another absolutely great piece of music - and a great video, too !

[@MattGregoryGuitar]

This is so beautiful!

[@andybassman67]

Thanks for this. Faultless.

[@DauwXelfje]

I wish I had enough money for a Beginners harp... I'm a 15 year old girl, who loves this music and wishes to play like this..

[@Kaysa17]

Stunningly beautiful. I love listening to this while I read, it's so relaxing :)

[@umqualquerporai]

That's really beautiful!

[@Thremma]

This is beautiful. I love your music.

[@Kyrieath]

From what I was told about this song, it's the name of two rival clans of Si (or Sidhe, if you prefer, pronounced "she"). Despite the pretty tune, it's essentially about a war between these two clans of Faerie. All in all, beautiful rendition. :) Thank you MarkHarmer, for sharing this.

[@gizzergaz]

Beautiful! I think it's perfect speed! Well done!

[@Aishiya1]

Gorgeous!!!!