Dear harp of my country
Subtitle: the Irish melodies of Thomas Moore
By: by James W. Flannery ; with performances by James Flannery, tenor, and Janet Harbison, Irish harp.
Contributors: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The spirit of Ireland in lyric and song ;; v. 1
Publisher: J.S. Sanders
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852.
Description: Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies have been known and loved throughout the world since their composition in the early nineteenth century. Before radio and the phonograph, the sheet music for T̀is the Last Rose of Summer" sold one and a half million copies in the United States alone! The songs of Moore have now found a voice to bring them alive for a new generation. In Dear Harp of My Country, author and singer James Flannery presents the story of Ireland's first national poet against the backdrop of his nation's turbulent history, and restores the Irish Melodies to their spare, original settings, accompanied only by the Irish harp. The resulting text and recordings are a stirring tribute to the legacy of Thomas Moore, and to the enduring power of music and song within the Irish cultural tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174).
Song texts: p. 123-169.