New album out now
We are proud to announce our latest album, consisting of music by the blind harper Turlough O’Carolan. The album is now available on all major digital platforms and will be
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News in 2021
Fir Arda is in progerss of producing av new album of O’Carolan tunes. O’Carolan was a blind Irish harper in the 18th century. He composed lots of beatiful melodies that
New single out now
Our lates single – Maids of Mitchelstown is now available on all major platforms. The tune is a slow reel and the arrangement echoes the version Bothy Band did many
Two new videos
This time we recorded two solo videos: A pipes solo from Ketil and an obscure Swedish Polska from Juha. Check the videos in main menu.
Yet a new release from Fir Arda
We have just released two new tunes, available on all major platforms: Eleanore Plucknett, a tune by the blind harper Turlaugh O’Carolan, composed in the 1700s. We play it in
New tunes from Fir Arda
We have recorded five new tunes. The EP is appropriately named ‘At Home’. This fine music is available on all major digital platforms: Spotify, Amazon Tidal…
Fir Arda active during Corona
Despite the Corona restrictions we have managed to keep up some activities: A video recorded at a digital scene in Fredrikstad, Norway without live audience. and another video of us
First live appearance!
Fir Arda played in front of a live audience for first time in Halden. We were very pleased for the responce. See exerpts from the gig in the videos.
New tunes released
We have released two new tunes on all major platforms: O’Carolan’s Welcome featuring Ketil on Uilleann Pipes for the first time and What the Piano Knows/Dunmore Lasses. What the Piano
News 2020
We are so exited. Lots of activities sceduled for 2020 already. Two new videoes posted, three concerts scheduled and two new songs to be released soon.