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From: connolly@steinmetz.UUCP (C. Ian Connolly)
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Re: Re: Celtic Harp Inquiry
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Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 20:04:48 EDT
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> > I am interested in Celtic harp albums...
> 
> One of my favorites, playing traditional wire-strung celtic harp, is a
> married couple from Chicago (whose names escape me at the moment), but who
> perform under the name Clairseach (pronounced "clairshawk").  They have at
> least two albums out, many cuts of which feature Ann's playing of the celtic
> harp.
> 
> -- 
> Robert Reed, CAE Systems Division, tektronix!teklds!bobr
  ,
Clairseach in Irish means "harp", and is pronounced something like
"claw-ir-shack".  That stroke over the "a" (called a fadha, I think) turns
it into an "aw" sound.  Speakers of German should note that the "ch" is the
same sound.  Not terribly relevant, but given the popularity of Irish folk
music, I thought people might like to know...
-- 
C. Ian Connolly, WA2IFI - USENET: ...edison!steinmetz!connolly
	   ,      ,	  ARPANET: connolly@ge-crd
An rud a bhionn, bionn.