{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"377a - Sound Portrait Irish St Patrick's Day Celebration of Turlough O'Carolan with Martha Pineno","description":"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 \u201cout-of-the-box\u201d 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 ","author_name":"Mind the Muse","author_url":"https:\/\/marthapineno.com\/podcast\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/168731698"}