1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 377a-Sound Portrait Irish Celebration of Harpist Turlough O'Carolan.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Today's presentation features solo oboe performing O'Carolan's melodies.&amp;nbsp; Just the facts from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: Turlough O'Carolan, also called Terence Carolan (born 1670, near Nobber, County Meath, Ireland, died March 25th, 1738,&amp;nbsp;Alderford, County Roscommon), one of the last Irish harpist-composers and the only one whose songs survive in both words and music in significant number (about 220 of provable provenance are extant with an uncounted number apocryphally attributed).&amp;nbsp; The son of an iron founder, O'Carolan became blind from smallpox at the age of 18. He was befriended by a Mrs. MacDermott-Roe, the wife of his father's employer, who apprenticed him to a harper and supported him for the three years of his training, then gave him money, a guide, and a horse. As an itinerant harper, he traveled widely in Ireland. Although never considered a master performer, he was highly regarded as a composer of songs and improvised verse. His tunes appeared widely in 18th-century collections. The music for the Mind the Muse podcast was composed by Martha Pineno and is available from www.creativecoachingcompany.com/shop/&amp;nbsp;Remember to&amp;nbsp;follow, rate and review.&amp;nbsp; Invite your friends to listen and be fans and join our FB group:&amp;nbsp;www.facebook.com/groups/mindthemusepodcast/ Increase your Creativity FREE download https://us-ms.gr-cdn.com/getresponse-BOYoR/documents/d2e0af24-f981-4b04-aa09-2f90549a9dec.pdf&amp;nbsp;Award-winning, multi-talented artist, musician, entrepreneur, Martha Pineno blends a background in education through innovation, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to inspire with “out-of-the-box” strategies so participants accomplish their highest potential. Marti helps you re-think, re-word your true-life story, draw&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;paint in peace, so you can sing a song of success to launch your own life legacy.&amp;nbsp; Remember to follow, rate and review Mind the Muse podcast.&amp;nbsp; Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mindthemusepodcast&amp;nbsp; https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/marthapineno Mind the Muse https://marthapineno.com/podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/30256298/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/168731698