Gráinne Yeats
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Gráinne Yeats is an Irish
harpist and singer, a historian of the Irish harp.
As well as obtaining a degree in history from Trinity College Dublin, Gráinne Yeats studied piano, voice and harp at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and also studied traditional songs and music from the Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht
) areas of Ireland.
She wrote and researched the history and music of the Clársach (wire-strung harp), and she was one of the first professional musicians to revive and record this ancient traditional instrument.
She wrote entries about Carolan
and other Irish harpers in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Gráinne Yeats was married to the late Michael Yeats
, a Fianna Fáil politician and the son of the famous poet William Butler Yeats
. She had three daughters: Caitríona (a concert harpist), Siobhán (a patents professional) and the late Síle (a broadcaster with RTÉ); and a son, Pádraig (an engineer).
Irish people
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harpist and singer, a historian of the Irish harp.
About
She was born as Gráinne Ni hEigeartaigh in Dublin, Ireland, and was raised bilingually in Irish and English.As well as obtaining a degree in history from Trinity College Dublin, Gráinne Yeats studied piano, voice and harp at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and also studied traditional songs and music from the Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
) areas of Ireland.
She wrote and researched the history and music of the Clársach (wire-strung harp), and she was one of the first professional musicians to revive and record this ancient traditional instrument.
She wrote entries about Carolan
Carolan
-People:* Turlough Carolan, an Irish harper and composer* Kevin Carolan, American actor* Joe Carolan, a former football player for the Republic of Ireland* Reggie Carolan, former professional American football player* Conor Carolan, wandering poet from Ireland....
and other Irish harpers in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Gráinne Yeats was married to the late Michael Yeats
Michael Yeats
William Michael Yeats was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician.He was educated in Trinity College, Dublin and was an officer in The Hist...
, a Fianna Fáil politician and the son of the famous poet William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
. She had three daughters: Caitríona (a concert harpist), Siobhán (a patents professional) and the late Síle (a broadcaster with RTÉ); and a son, Pádraig (an engineer).
Books and publicans
- The Harp Of Ireland History, Belfast Harpers' Bicentenary, 1992
- ‘Some thoughts on Irish harp music’ Ceol, Vol IV no. 2, December 1973
- ‘The Rediscovery of Carolan’ in Integrating Tradition: The Achievement of Seán O Riada ed. Bernard Harris & Grattan Freyer, Irish Humanities Center & Keohanes, 1981
External links
- The Harp Of Ireland History
- Grainne Yeats on youtube