I don’t know who this harpist is or the name of the piece he is playing, but it is beautiful! Other examples of beautiful music across genres I love are listed here:
Listen to Canadian harpist Kristan Toczko perform Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune. Just beautiful!
Bill Evans’s Peace Piece is musical onomatopoeia
Bobby Hutcherson plays Bouquet with Ron Carter and Herbie Hancock at One Night with Blue Note
The hauntingly beautiful music of Davy Spillane played on uilleann pipes and low whistle
When it comes to Celtic music, my favorite musician is Davy Spillane on uilleann pipes and low whistle. His music is hauntingly beautiful! It goes straight to the heart. Here are some of my favorites, and related covers.
Most of us in Fairfield know about this unique Irish instrument from Tim Britton who performs at various concerts in town. But hearing Midnight Walker really captured my attention! It’s how I discovered Davy Spillane.
I also found this amazing Tribute to Davy Spillane by Christelle Berthon playing Midnight Walker on both harmonica and recorder.
Another beautiful lament by Davy Spillane is Caoineadh Cu Chulainn. Written by Bill Whelan, this piece was part of a Riverdance performance.
I heard Davy play May Morning Dew on a wind instrument. Intrigued, I wanted to know more about it and discovered the low whistle. You can see him play this nostalgic tune at the start of this video clip from a live concert by Moving Hearts, a band Davy had been a part of decades ago. The lucky crowd waited 20 years for this 2007 reunion concert! Astounding performance! This 7:40 minute clip begins with an introduction but the piece starts around the 1:40 mark. It sounds a register higher than the recording, making it more haunting. A video was made of that historic concert called Moving Hearts Live In Dublin.
May Morning Dew is an old traditional song, which reminisces about the past. You can hear it sung by the great Irish singer Dolores Keane.
Here’s a newer version beautifully sung by Siobhan Miller with her amazing band taken from the forthcoming album All Is Not Forgotten.
She later posted this live version performed in Glasgow August 2020. The 9-song CD, All Is Not Forgotten, is now available on YouTube.
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