Turlough O'Carolan, 又被称作Terence Carolan， 1670年生于爱尔兰的Meath郡附近Nobber（不知道是哪儿），1738年3月25日逝于Roscommon郡的Alderford（还是不知道是哪儿）。 卡罗兰是爱尔兰最后的竖琴手与作曲家之一。他有大量的作品词曲均流传于世，这也是爱尔兰竖琴曲家中绝无仅有的（共计220首可以查明的作品，并且有不计其数的难以查明作者的作品也出自他的贡献）
卡罗兰是一个铁匠之子，并且在18岁时便因天花双目失明。他父亲老板的妻子为他提供了学习竖琴的机会，并资助他进行了为期三年的训练，然后给他钱财与指点，并给了他一匹马。（送一匹马是干什么的……）
作为一个流浪琴手，卡罗兰的足迹遍布爱尔兰。尽管他并不是一个大师级的演奏者，但他被认为是一个极佳的作曲家和即兴诗歌作者。他的作品在18世纪的作品选集中大量出现。
乐曲的创作
……卡罗兰的第一个主顾，乔治-雷纳德以及乔治的朋友都久闻卡罗兰的大名，于是劝卡罗兰进行乐曲创作。（好像在这之前卡罗兰一直都是四处给人弹琴而不是作曲）。在他们的鼓励下，卡罗兰创作了这首"Si Bheag, Si Mhor", 其意思是 “大山，小山”。这指的是一个叫做 Co.Meath的地方。在民间传说中，曾有两个巨人在这里战斗，但是他们俩都被一个巫师变成了两座小山（好悲催……）。一直到今天，这旋律仍然与其作者卡罗兰紧紧联系在一起
A blind harp player who lived from 1670-1737, Turlough OCarolan was among the most famous Irish musicians of the 17th and 18th centuries. OCarolan wrote hundreds of songs during his lifetime and his compositions continued to be recorded by traditional Irish/Celtic artists over 260 years after his death. OCarolan wasnt born blind, he lost his sight when he was 18 and he began studying the harp shortly after that. He soon became famous throughout Ireland and found himself writing one instrumental after another. Many of Irelands prosperous citizens hired OCarolan to come into their homes and play for them, and he would express his appreciation by naming a song after them. Lady Atherny, Eleanor Plunkett/William Plunkett, John Irwin, and George Brabazon are among the songs OCarolan named after various supporters. Some of the hundreds of other pieces he wrote during his lifetime include Merrily Kissed the Quakers Wife, The Little Beggarman, OCarolans Concerto, and The Foggy Dew. When he died in 1738, OCarolan was 68. OCarolan, of course, died long before the advent of recording technology, so there are no recordings of his performances. However, many artists recorded his compositions in the 20th century. In 1982 — 244 years after OCarolans death — American harp player Melissa Morgan paid tribute to him with her Kicking Mule session Erins Harp. And the highly regarded Irish and Scottish artists who have recorded OCarolans compositions include the Chieftains, Patrick Street, Dordan, El McMeen, the Battlefield Band, and Aine Minogue.
卡罗兰是一个铁匠之子，并且在18岁时便因天花双目失明。他父亲老板的妻子为他提供了学习竖琴的机会，并资助他进行了为期三年的训练，然后给他钱财与指点，并给了他一匹马。（送一匹马是干什么的……）
作为一个流浪琴手，卡罗兰的足迹遍布爱尔兰。尽管他并不是一个大师级的演奏者，但他被认为是一个极佳的作曲家和即兴诗歌作者。他的作品在18世纪的作品选集中大量出现。
乐曲的创作
……卡罗兰的第一个主顾，乔治-雷纳德以及乔治的朋友都久闻卡罗兰的大名，于是劝卡罗兰进行乐曲创作。（好像在这之前卡罗兰一直都是四处给人弹琴而不是作曲）。在他们的鼓励下，卡罗兰创作了这首"Si Bheag, Si Mhor", 其意思是 “大山，小山”。这指的是一个叫做 Co.Meath的地方。在民间传说中，曾有两个巨人在这里战斗，但是他们俩都被一个巫师变成了两座小山（好悲催……）。一直到今天，这旋律仍然与其作者卡罗兰紧紧联系在一起
A blind harp player who lived from 1670-1737, Turlough OCarolan was among the most famous Irish musicians of the 17th and 18th centuries. OCarolan wrote hundreds of songs during his lifetime and his compositions continued to be recorded by traditional Irish/Celtic artists over 260 years after his death. OCarolan wasnt born blind, he lost his sight when he was 18 and he began studying the harp shortly after that. He soon became famous throughout Ireland and found himself writing one instrumental after another. Many of Irelands prosperous citizens hired OCarolan to come into their homes and play for them, and he would express his appreciation by naming a song after them. Lady Atherny, Eleanor Plunkett/William Plunkett, John Irwin, and George Brabazon are among the songs OCarolan named after various supporters. Some of the hundreds of other pieces he wrote during his lifetime include Merrily Kissed the Quakers Wife, The Little Beggarman, OCarolans Concerto, and The Foggy Dew. When he died in 1738, OCarolan was 68. OCarolan, of course, died long before the advent of recording technology, so there are no recordings of his performances. However, many artists recorded his compositions in the 20th century. In 1982 — 244 years after OCarolans death — American harp player Melissa Morgan paid tribute to him with her Kicking Mule session Erins Harp. And the highly regarded Irish and Scottish artists who have recorded OCarolans compositions include the Chieftains, Patrick Street, Dordan, El McMeen, the Battlefield Band, and Aine Minogue.
