Jack Campin,

Carolan's tunes work best on the harp, as that is the instrument they were composed for, however I have heard some beautiful renditions of some of his tunes on other instruments, and the fiddle renditions were some of the most beautiful. They are what I call "deceptively simple" tunes, and may require some tweaking for other instruments, but the end result is worth it.

My mention of the Carolan tune Michael Ward or Michael O'Connor was by way of threadcreep, for which I apologise, but it was in relation to the McGlynn & Casey CD. Nollaig Casey is a fine fiddle player, and I agreed with michaelr's choices of tunes from that CD.

Helen