Woke up to wild windy rain and it’s hard to leave a warm bed! Maarten arrived from Portugal at midnight last night and a few late preparations had to be made! We travel today to Kilkenny to meet Siobhan Armstrong at her Summer School of Early Irish Harp. We will meet her and talk about…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Ilse de Ziah
A short visit to Cobh
In July we scouted a location in Cobh. The air A Stór Mo Chroí (Treasure of my Heart), which is about leaving Ireland (emigration), can be related to this site where many people took off to America, Canada and Australia. Here is a short impression of our travel to and visit. Living the Tradition, behind…… Continue Reading
a teaser of Inch Strand, an Irish Air by Ilse de Ziah
Today we present a teaser of Inch Strand, an Irish Air by Ilse de Ziah. Ilse wrote this air when she was leaving the place where she lived, near by the beautiful beach of Inch Strand in County Cork. This is the last air in her book Irish Airs for Solo Cello, and the only…… Continue Reading
A cello arrangement for “Danny Boy”
Last week, Maarten visited Ilse for more preparation work. Maarten interviewed llse about the famous tune Danny Boy, a song which celebrates its 100th anniversary. Ilse decides to make an arrangement for cello, and Maarten films her at work. See the new episode of behind the scenes!… Continue Reading
Inch beach
Great day of filming yesterday. Maarten arrived from Faro at midday and we went via Cobh. A Stor Mo Chroi is a song about someone leaving Ireland from the perspective of the person left behind. We wanted to film a little of where emigrants used to leave Ireland. Cobh was known as Queenstown, and between…… Continue Reading