Andy Stewart’s 1960 novelty song about a Scotsmen wearing his kilt.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Tenor Banjo‚ Tin Whistle‚ Bass

#donaldwheresyourtrousers #andystewart #cover #harp #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Hervé Quefféléant’s 1990 harp composition “Tristan hag Iseult” is based on the the age old story about how King Mark of Cornwall sends his knight, Tristan, to Ireland to fetch the fetching (pun intended) Princess Iseult, who Mark is to marry. She and Tristan drink a love potion by mistake and fall instantly in love. Nevertheless Tristan brings Iseult to King Mark, who marries her. Tristan leaves for Brittany and marries another woman of the same name. Later he is mortally wounded, and only the original Iseult can cure him. She leaves to do so, but Tristan's jealous wife tells him she's not coming. He dies believing she's not coming, and a few minutes later she does arrive, but dies of grief at his side. They are buried together, and two trees grow from their graves, intertwining their branches so they can never be pulled apart.

Celtic Harp‚ Lyre, Guitar, Bass

#tristanandiseult #tristanandisolde #harp #cover #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Based on an earlier tune, The Gartan Mother’s Lullaby was first published in 1904. The lyrics were written by Joseph Campbell. It included Celtic mythological characters.

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#thegartenmotherslullaby #irishfolk #irish #lullaby #harp #funnyharp

A traditional Welsh song thought to have originated in the 19th century. It portrays a blacksmith at work in his smithy.

Celtic Harp‚ Recorder‚ Guitar‚ Micro-Bass

#migldimagldi #welsh #harp #funnyharp #funnyvideos

A traditional English ballad. Except…

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#scarboroughfair #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

A slip jig by fiddler Tommy Potts. This butterfly was feasting in our flower box.

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#thebutterfly #tommypotts #cover #harp #funnyharp

“Blow Thy Horn Hunter” is a 16th century English madrigal by William Cornysh.

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Traditional English melody, one of the tunes included in the Playford Dancing Master (1651 - http://playforddances.com). Celtic Harp‚ Recorder‚ 12 String Guitar‚ Finger Cymbals‚ Bass

#thebeggarboy #beggarboy #traditional #English #harp #funnyharp

“Cruel Sister”, also known as “The Twa Sisters” is a 17th century folk song, thought to have originated in England or Scotland. There are many variations of the song, but all with the same basic plot (see below). I first learned the song when Pentangle released their version in 1970.

Note: If you don’t have the patience to listen to the whole video, here’s the “Cliff Notes” version. A knight comes a-looking for a wife - he woos the crabby older one because… she’s older so she’s supposed to marry first. But he falls in love with the much nicer younger one (she’s blond, so he thinks she’ll be more fun). Older Sis isn’t thrilled with the situation so she drowns Younger Sis. A bit later a couple of minstrel dudes are walking the beach when Younger Sis’s body washes up onto the shore. They make a harp out of her breast bone, because who wouldn’t do that, right?!

And what do you think their next gig is? Older Sis’s wedding! But when they get there the harp begins to play itself, and outs her nasty older sister as her murderer.

Revenge is sweet, AND she gets to be a harp, so win-win!

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bar Chimes‚ Finger Cymbal‚ Drum‚ Micro-Bass

#cruelsister #thetwasisters #English #Scottish #folksong #harp #funnyharp

Peter Bellamy put Rudyard Kipling's 1906 poem 'A Tree Song' to music in 1977 about three ancient trees of England (oak, ash, hawthorn).

Medieval Harp‚ Recorder‚ Violin‚ Bar Chimes‚ Finger Cymbal‚ Bass

#oakandashandthorn #rudkipling #peterbellamy #harp #cover #coversong #folk #folksong #funnyharp

Andy M. Stewart wrote this love song for his band, Silly Wizard in1983.

Celtic Harp‚ Recorder‚ 12 String Guitar‚ Bass

#queenofargyll #sillywizard #andystewart #cover #coversong #harp #funnyharp

A traditional Irish love song that first appeared in print in 1886.

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#moorloughshore #celticmusic #irish #irishmusic #harp #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Lady Carolina Nairne wrote this poem in 1796 for Mrs Campbell Colquhoun of Killermont, whose infant daughter had died, and who was on her death bed herself. “Leal” means “loyal” or “faithful”, and “Land of the Leal” means “Heaven”.

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#landoftheleal #scottishmusic #scottishsong #harp #funnyharp

Irish poet Thomas Moore’s 1805 poem set to the traditional melody "Aisling an Óigfhear" (“The Young Man's Dream"). Moore wrote the poem in County Kilkenny. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Celtic Harp‚ Acoustic Guitar‚ Electric Guitar‚ Recorder, Bass

#thelastroseofsummer #thomasmoore #irish #irishmusic #harp #funnyharp

Here in the Beautiful Finger Lakes Region flooding is not uncommon. And this is what I found when I walked out to the street to retrieve my trash can this morning.

Suddenly this song started playing in my head as the water seeped over my shoes and soaked my feet. It is a British folk song from Cecil Sharp’s 1906 collection.

Celtic Harp‚ 12 String Guitar‚ Bass

#thewateriswide #British #Britishfolk #folkmusic #harp #funnyharp

Castle Kelly is a reel from the early 1800s, thought to be named for a castle in Galway.

By the way, the estate in the video is not Castle Kelly - it’s a computer generated image of an estate from the period. The six of me and the instruments are real, however. Appropriate as the melody is a reel that is also real.

Celtic Harp, Recorder, 12 String Acoustic, Electric, and Bass Guitars, Wood Block

#castlekelly #harp #irish #irishmusic #irishreel #reel #funnyharp

Morfydd Llwyn Owen’ Suo Gan (lullaby) was first published in 1800. Lyrics were added by Robert Bryan over a half century later, but I like it as an instrumental. I envisioned this video as a child’s dreamland.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitars, Recorder‚ Bass

#suogan #wales #welsh #lullaby #harp #funnyharp

Castle Kelly is a reel from the early 1800s, thought to be named for a castle in Galway.

By the way, the estate in the video is not Castle Kelly - it’s a computer generated image of an estate from the period. The six of me and the instruments are real, however. Appropriate as the melody is a reel that is also real.

Celtic Harp, Recorder, 12 String Acoustic, Electric, and Bass Guitars, Wood Block

#castlekelly #harp #irish #irishmusic #irishreel #reel #funnyharp

This early 18th century Scottish song is reportedly based on the Duke of Marlborough’s campaign in Flanders in 1706/7 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitars

#scottishmusic #harp #FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic

Despite the title, “Scotch Cap” is an English Renaissance court dance, published in 1651 in John Playford’s “Playford’s English Dancing Master”.

Celtic Harp, Recorder, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, Micro-Bass

#scotchcap #harp #englishrenaissance #renaissancedance #funnyharp