X: 1 T: Carolan's Welcome (A minor) / O'Carolan's Welcome C: composed by harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: learned from tenor banjo and fiddle player Uli Schmidt in 1999 N: Chords: | Am . . | Am . . | G . . | Em . . | N: | Am . . | G . . | F . . | Am . . | N: | Am . . | Am . . | G . . | Em . . | N: | C . . | Dm . . | Am . Em | Am . . |] N: | Am . . | Am . . | F . . | C . . | N: | Dm . . | C . . | G . . | F . . | N: | Am . . | C . . | Am . . | G . . | N: | Am . . | G . . | F . . | Am . . |] N: alternative: N: | Am . . | Am . . | Dm . . | G . . | N: | Am . . | Dm . . | Am . Em | Am . . | N: | Am . . | Am . . | Dm . . | G . . | N: | C . . | F . . | Am . Em | Am . . |] N: | Am . . | Am . . | F . . | C . . | N: | Dm . . | C . . | G . . | F . . | N: | Am . . | C . . | Am . . | G . . | N: | C . . | Dm . . | F . . | Am . . |] M: 3/4 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=130 K: A minor % no sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: EcB | A2 B/c/d e2 | A2 B/c/d e2 | de dc BA | G/A/B G2 E2 | N: c3 B A2 | d3 c B2 | ce E2 G2 | A3 E cB | N: A2 B/c/d e2 | A2 B/c/d e2 | de dc BA | G/A/B G2 E2 | N: g3 f e2 | a3 g ed | ce dc Bc | A3 |] N: zed | e2 g/a/b c'2 | e2 g/a/b c'2 | c'b ag ab | c'2 e2 e2 | N: f2 af ed | e2 ge dc | d2 e2 g2 | a6 | N: ag eg a2 | ge de g2 | ed cd ec | d2 B2 G2 | N: c3 B A2 | d3 c B2 | ce E2 G2 | A3 |] N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= EcB | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "G" de dc BA | "Em" G/A/B G2 E2 | "Am" c3 B A2 | "G" d3 c B2 | "F" ce E2 G2 | "Am" A3 E cB | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "G" de dc BA | "Em" G/A/B G2 E2 | "C" g3 f e2 | "Dm" a3 g ed | "Am" ce dc "Em" Bc | "Am" A3 |] zed | "Am" e2 g/a/b c'2 | "Am" e2 g/a/b c'2 | "F" c'b ag ab | "C" c'2 e2 e2 | "Dm" f2 af ed | "C" e2 ge dc | "G" d2 e2 g2 | "F" a6 | "Am" ag eg a2 | "C" ge de g2 | "Am" ed cd ec | "G" d2 B2 G2 | "Am" c3 B A2 | "G" d3 c B2 | "F" ce E2 G2 | "Am" A3 |] N: P: alternative Chords: EcB | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "Dm" de dc BA | "G" G/A/B G2 E2 | "Am" c3 B A2 | "Dm" d3 c B2 | "Am" ce E2 "Em" G2 | "Am" A3 E cB | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "Am" A2 B/c/d e2 | "Dm" de dc BA | "G" G/A/B G2 E2 | "C" g3 f e2 | "F" a3 g ed | "Am" ce dc "Em" Bc | "Am" A3 |] zed | "Am" e2 g/a/b c'2 | "Am" e2 g/a/b c'2 | "F" c'b ag ab | "C" c'2 e2 e2 | "Dm" f2 af ed | "C" e2 ge dc | "G" d2 e2 g2 | "F" a6 | "Am" ag eg a2 | "C" ge de g2 | "Am" ed cd ec | "G" d2 B2 G2 | "C" c3 B A2 | "Dm" d3 c B2 | "F" ce E2 G2 | "Am" A3 |] N: D: 1979: The Chieftains: Chieftains 9 - Boil the Breakfast Early D: 1979: Derek Bell: Carolan’s Favourite D: 1982: Patrick Ball: Celtic Harp - The Music of Turlough O'Carolan D: 1982: Magical Strings: Spring Tide D: 1987: Dominig Bouchaud: Vibrations D: 1987: Lee Murdock: Wayfaring Stranger D: 1987: Andrea Freeman: Fair Wind D: 1988: The Waterboys: Fisherman's Blues D: 1990: Dennis Doyle: Hibernia D: 1993: Carol Thompson: Carolan's Welcome D: 1994: Keith Hinchliffe: Carolan's Dream D: 1994: Margaret Davis & Kristoph Klover: The True Lover's Farewell D: 1995: Celia Briar & The Briar Consort: Her Mantle So Green D: 1995: Noel Henry's Irish Show Band: Our Forever Friend D: 1996: Amy Krupski: Celtic Echoes D: 1996: Fiona Davidson: Fonnsheen D: 1996: Greg Joy: Celtic Secrets, Vol. 2 D: 1997: Alison Vardy: Harping On D: 1997: Wendy Stewart: About Time 2 D: 1997: Lisa Lynne: Fairie Tales D: 1997: Samantha Moffatt: Gift from the River D: 1997: Pat Talbert: Peacocks and Angels D: 1998: Thomas Breckheimer: O'Carolan's Celtic Harp D: 1998: Garden of Butterflies: Jody's Heaven D: 1998: Carol Thompson: The Faerie Isles D: 1998: Margot Chamberlain: Celtic Roads (Compilation) D: 1999: Lúnasa: Otherworld D: 1999: Chulrua: Barefoot on the Altar D: 1999: Michael Cantrell: Sanctuary D: 1999: Alizbar: Welcome into the Morning D: 1999: Jim Goodin: Celtic Journey to The Path D: 1999: Michael Cantrell: Santuary D: 1999: Rowan Tree Hill: Northumbrian & Irish Folk D: 1999: Jim Taylor: One October Morn D: 2000: Randal Bays: Salmon's Leap D: 2000: Alec Stone Sweet: Memory & Praise D: 2000: Spookytree (Debra Knodel & Jane Valencia): Starlit Dreams - A Quartet of Winter Tunes D: 2000: Spookytree (Debra Knodel & Jane Valencia): Wintergift D: 2000: Ann'Sannat & Alizbar: Welcome into the Morning D: 2000: After Class: Celtic Collection D: 2000: Ken Waldman: A Week in Eek D: 2001: Claire Roche: An Irish Wedding Ceremony D: 2001: Aryeh Frankfurter: Harper's Brew D: 2001: The Waterboys: A Rock in the Weary Land (expanded Edition only) D: 2002: Anwyn & George Leverett: Songs from Shadow Wood D: 2002: Dave Hamilton & Bruce Cardwell: Well Acquainted D: 2003: One Harp and a Flute: Leaves of Gold D: 2003: Knot Fibb'n: True - Never Been Known to Lie D: 2003: Robin Bullock & Michel Sikiotakis D: 2003: That Harp Guy: Flood, Flux, and Flow D: 2003: Mark Evans: A Rival Heart D: 2003: Blarney Pilgrims: Olde Day Again D: 2003: Robin Bullock & Michel Sikiotakis: The Irish Girl D: 2003: Cynthia Lynn Douglass: Celtic Magic D: 2004: Aine Minogue: The Twilight Realm D: 2004: Amy Kortuem: The Harp Her Soul Required D: 2004: Caera: Through Misty Air D: 2004: Aryeh Frankfurter: Harp Chronicles Volume 1 - The Secret Bride / Lest the Harp Strings Unravel D: 2004: Sheefra (Tim Jennings & Leanne Ponder): The Water Kelpie D: 2005: Mary Kay Mann: Celtic Daydreams D: 2005: Moonrakers: Both Sides D: 2006: The Pedrick-Hutson Guitar Duo: The Seas are Deep D: 2006: Arabesque: Glen Road to Cordoba D: 2006: The Itinerant Band: Apples in Winter D: 2006: Iris Nevins: Celtic Guitar Dreams D: 2006: J.J. Sheridan: The Complete Works of Turlough O’Carolan (titled 'Tune Without Title, No, 171') D: 2006: Spiritual Seasons: All for Me Grog D: 2006: Angelo Eleuteri: The Music of O'Carolan (Compilation) D: 2007: Lúnasa: The Story so far D: 2007: Liminality (Cath Connelly & Greg Hunt): Invocation D: 2007: Tracey Rose Brown: Songs in the Mist D: 2007: Arundo: Live at Counihans D: 2007: Banquo Folk Ensemble: Things that do sound so fair D: 2007: Lolly Cross: Celtic Memories D: 2008: Adagio Trio: Celtic Heart D: 2008: Sabrina Sigal Falls: On Eagles' Wings D: 2008: Levine Andrade, Kieran Barry & Mike Stanley: Celtic Fiddle - 60 Traditional Favourites (titled 'Carolan's Air') D: 2008: Andi Wolfe: An Obair D: 2009: Dawn Davis: Winds of Tradition D: 2009: John McGaha: Solace D: 2009: Foley Road: Wherever the Road takes us! D: 2010: Alison Helzer: Carolan's Welcome D: 2010: Cheryl Reid O'Hagan: Sunny Day D: 2010: Mike Nielsen: Music from a wee Cottage D: 2010: Amy Krupski, Todd Denman, Barry Phillips & Michael Roche: Celtic Harp Magic (Compilation) D: 2010: Órla Fallon & Cormac de Barra: Music of Ireland - Welcome Home (Compilation) D: 2011: Faerydae: Changeling D: 2011: Emily Groff: Small Fish D: 2011: Santec Music Orchestra: Wind of the North D: 2011: Erik Sampson / Erik the Flutemaker: Moving Right Along D: 2011: Carol Thompson, Darcy Fair, Jack Coen & Billy McComiskey: The Road From Erin: Ireland’s Musical Legacy (Compilation) D: 2012: Lynn Saoirse: The Seas are Deep D: 2012: Bob Culbertson: Celtic Waters D: 2012: Sheela Na Gig: The Nightflower Sessions D: 2012: Shizuku Aosaki: 金木犀のこもりうた D: 2012: Arethusa Consortium: Arethusa Consortium D: 2012: Lisa Lyons: Flight of Freedom D: 2013: Adam B Harris: Rainforest D: 2013: Dicky Deegan: Hibernia D: 2013: Garlic Bread: O'Carolan's Dream D: 2013: Emanuela Battigelli: A Fairy's Love Song D: 2013: Poeticall Musicke: Farewell I D: 2013: Pennyland: Annie's Romance D: 2013: Dan Gibson's Solitudes: Gentle World - Celtic Reverie D: 2014: Randal Bays: A Quiet Pint - A Retrospective Compilation D: 2014: Pleasant Company: Pleasant Company D: 2014: Faerydae: Zora D: 2014: Jeff Victor & Dirk Freymuth: Celtic Romance D: 2014: Ernest Lyons: Irish Airs for Meditation and Relaxation, Vol. 3 D: 2014: David Rogers: Celtic and Baroque D: 2015: Tom Stringer: Turlough O'Carolan's Welcome to Music D: 2015: Mithril Duo: Bottom of the Punch Bowl D: 2015: Matt DeBlass: Another Cup of Tea D: 2015: Georgia Nettleton: The O'Carolan Collection: Harmony Sheet music for String Quartet, Trio or Duo D: 2015: Sligo Line: Leaving Connolly Station D: 2015: Tabby Finch: When the Snow Lay 'Round About D: 2015: Michael Graefe: Ode to Whiskey D: 2016: Fabio Rizza: Luminescence D: 2016: Pascal Bournet: Turlough O'Carolan D: 2016: Duo Macke-Bornauw: It's Baroque to my Ears D: 2016: nyuCrossroad: To North D: 2016: Brennan Murphey: Tears of Joy D: 2016: Scott Higgins: Winter Music for Hammered Dulcimer D: 2016: HammerHands: O'Carolan's Welcome (single) D: 2017: Katie Grennan: The Second Story D: 2017: Jules Bitter: Whistle Flute Favourites D: 2017: Anne Bingham Goess & Thomas Lindemuth: Letters from Abroad D: 2017: Folkloreorchester Ohrwurm: Hallo, Tanz mit mir! D: 2017: Anima Keltia: Celtic Harp D: 2017: Miriavyn: Thankyou O'Carolan D: 2018: Ronn McFarlane: The Celtic Lute D: 2018: Sandra Lubos & Daniel Wahren: Celtic - Lieder aus Irland und Schottland D: 2018: El McMeen: Celtic Guitar Treasures D: 2018: Phillip Henry: True North D: 2018: Impromptu: Le Vent dans les Blés D: 2018: Tania Opland: String Theory D: 2018: Dram & Go: Heads, Tails, and Heart (first tune in the 'Flowers of Red Hill' set) D: 2018: Michelle Burton: Exile - Songs and Tales of Irish Australia (Compilation) D: 2018: Scott Williams: O'Carolan's Welcome (single) D: 2018: JM Bogle: O'Carolan's Welcome (single) D: 2019: The Pint: Pint Five D: 2020: El McMeen: Guitar Favourites in 3/4 Time - Good Things Happen in 3's! D: 2020: Mia Theodoratus: Celtic Songs Irish Harp D: 2020: Jean Banwarth: Just Sound D: 2020: Floki: Celtic Experience D: 2020: Stephen Wake: Celtic Guitar Duets D: 2020: Noah Cline: Shamrock Clawhammer Volume 2 D: 2020: Mistress of Melody: The High King's Harper D: 2020: El McMeen: Strange Loneliness - My Own Comfort Zone D: 2020: Patrick Steinbach: Irish Folk Tunes for Flute, Vol. 2 D: 2021: Fir Arda: Carolan's Receipt for Drinking D: 2021: Anton Emery: The Isolation Waltz D: 2021: John Drury: The Reed and the Willow D: 2021: HarpMagic: The Magical Music of O'Carolan, Vol. 1 D: 2021: Das Lied Winterzeit: Das Lied Winterzeit - Celtic Covers III D: 2021: Seán Gavin: The Fisherman's Island D: 2021: The Chieftains: Chronicles - 60 Years Of The Chieftains D: 2021: Randal Bays: The Quiet Pint D: 2021: HarpMagic: The Magical Music of O'Carolan, Vol. 1 D: 2021: Monika Fink: Mittelalter & Folk D: 2021: Sombati: From Ballydesmond to Inisheer D: 2022: Ciara O'Sullivan & Laura O'Sullivan: Clare Horizons D: 2022: Kenn Gordon & Friends: Volume IV D: 2022: Lowen: Wolf Songs D: 2022: Val Cortoni & Coralie André: Corélian D: 2022: Lorie McCloud, Gail Blanpied: Aires of the Heart D: 2022: Patrick Steinbach: O'Carolan's Welcome D: 2022: Slemish: Bright Morning Star D: 2023: The Mortal Men: Béaloideas D: 2023: Niseïs: D'ici et d'ailleurs D: 2023: Dominique Gauquelin: Irish Tunes 1 D: 2023: Matthew McAllister: Gallery of Guitar Collection, Vol. 2 D: 2023: Melwyrdd: Carolan's Welcome (single) D: 2024: Joel Andersson: The Irish Harmonica D: 2024: Lady Prudence: Wanderlust D: 2024: David Vesey: Carolan Reflections D: 2024: California Carolan Consort: Turlough O'Carolan - Irish Folk & Baroque D: 2024: Stephen Kiernan: Homage D: 2024: Mark Nangle: Sanctuary Point D: 2024: Maïwenn: Ton Telenn D: 2024: Philleann & Roxane Genot: O'Carolan's Welcome (single) D: 2024: Marta Gynku: O'Carolan's Welcome (single) D: 2025: Claire Roche: The Lilt of the Banshee D: 2025: The Harmonic Circle: Tales of the Green Isles D: 2025: Serenade Orchestra: Soul of the Éire