The Irish Folk Music for the Small Harp

Lap Harp Sheet Music of Irish Folk Songs

This book has 24 Irish Airs, Laments & Folk Songs in a lovely spiral bound book.

The Irish Lap Harp for the 26 string harp, by Deborah Dahl Shanks, is arranged for smaller harps, later beginner to intermediate levels. Sharps and flats are included. This music is from the greatest of the Irish composers and anonymous folk writers. Many pieces date from the 17th and 18th centuries.

• Brian Boru's March
• Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
• Star of the County Down Boy from Ireland
• Ireland Forever (Erin go Bragh)
• Down by the Sally Gardens
• The Fairy Lady of Loch Lein
• Call of the Fighters
• The Poor Old Woman
• South Wind (County Mayo)

Music of Turlough O'Carolan

• Carolan's Welcome
• Sheebeg and Sheemore
• Captain O'Kane
• Lament for Terence MacDonough
• Fanny Power
• Cremonea
• Eleanor Plunkett
• The Lamentation of Ireland

Music by other composers

• Give Me Your Hand by Ruairi Dall O'Cathain
• Spancilhill by Michael Considine
• Boolavogue by Patrick Joseph McCall
  
• The Song of the Books by Tomas Rua O'Suilleabhain
• Inisheer by Thomas Walsh
• Dawning of the Day by Thomas O'Connellan