Darkness fills the sky.
Silence blankets all the Earth.
Crucifixion day…
Watch and wait… Pray, watch and wait!
One, two days, hope for the third!
Category Archives: 19-string
Hatikvah
The beautifully haunting Hatikvah, played on 19-string acoustic BJL lyre.
The same lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Aeolian Dream on Lyres
This is an original piece that was part of my Therapy Harp Training Program first semester final exam. I play it here first on Lynda Lyre, as I did for the exam.
19-string acoustic BJL Lyre, with left hand range modifications
16-string solid body BJL lyre, so you can hear more left-hand range modifications if you listen closely
And lastly, my double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic BJL lyres
Star of the County Down
Here is the traditional Irish tune, Star of the County Down, played on 16-string solid body lyre.
19-string acoustic lyre with its wider range and fuller sound.
19-string acoustic with Pickaso Guitar Bow. It rings, even though the bow can’t produce a lot of sustain on its own.
And finally, enjoy 2 19-string acoustic lyres for my double strung arrangement.
Birth of Spring Improv
Just a little improvisation to celebrate the Spring Equinox, whether or not the weather agrees! Played on Lynda Lyre and called Birth of Spring.
And a different one on 19-string acoustic BJL lyre that I call Beginning to Bloom.
O’Carolan’s Lyre – Various Lyres
Here are some new recordings of this tune I wrote in 2020. It sounds really lovely on BJL lyres with steel strings!
BJL 19-string acoustic lyre
BJL 16-string solid body lyre. Why am I sharing both 19- and 16-string recordings? Because modifications must be made to play this on a 16-string. Also, because one is acoustic, and the other is solid body. I love both!
BJL 7-string pentatonic lyre, but not pentatonic for this tune. Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
Yes, double strung too, played on 2 BJL 19-string acoustic lyres.
Here is a new Lynda Lyre recording, since, hopefully, I play better now than I did when I made the first one!
Light
This is an original tune I’ve posted before. Written in 2010, it is entitled Light. I wrote it on ukulele, then played it on harp. Here I play 7-string pentatonic lyre. This little instrument is more versatile than you might think!
Same lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow
19-string acoustic lyre with improv.
Double strung with improv, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Theme from Swan Lake on Lyres
Enjoy this beautiful, familiar peace played on 19-string acoustic lyre.
And double strung, adding another 19-string acoustic lyre.
A Song for the Little One
This is a beautiful piece written by Catherine Guilbeau with Enfolded Heart Music. I’ve modified the left hand to make use of the larger range on the Lynda Lyre. If you want to learn this lullaby, you can purchase the sheet music from Catherine and/or follow her YouTube tutorial:
Played as written on 19-string acoustic lyre.
I hope you enjoy my double strung arrangement as well, played on 2 BJL 19-string acoustic lyres.
Catherine‘s video:
Fairy Song on Lyres
This is a tune I wrote to go with a poem a few years ago. It sounds lovely and more magical, I think, on a lyre with steel strings. This one is a 7-string BJL pentatonic lyre in G Major.
The same lyre played with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Original version:
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