Name: Carl Hardebeck: "The Blind Bard of Belfast"
Start: 2026-03-10T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-10T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Ulster Orchestra

A special event telling the story of a most remarkable life in Irish music.
About this Event

Carl Hardebeck: "The Blind Bard of Belfast"

Programme
Hardebeck arr. Paul Campbell Seoitín Seó (Lullaby)
Trad. Arr. Hardebeck / Paul Campbell Sal Óg Ruadh
Trad. Arr. Hardebeck / Paul Campbell Úna Bhán
Trad. Arr. Hardebeck / Paul Campbell Éamonn an Chnuic
Trad. Arr. Hardebeck The Lark in the Clear Air

PAUL CAMPBELL CONDUCTOR
GRÁINNE HOLLAND VOCALS
SÉAMUS MAC AINDREASA PRESENTER

Presented in English and Irish

Pianist, composer, teacher and collector of Irish traditional songs, Belfast-based, London-born musician Carl Hardebeck (1869-1945) is one of the most important figures in Irish music, yet his work has been frequently overlooked.

Left blind following a childhood illness, his tireless work in gathering and transcribing songs from all parts of this island lives on through several published collections, compositions and arrangements. At several junctures in his life he lived on the Limestone Road and Lower Falls Road, close to the Ulster Orchestra’s new permanent home on Townsend Street – so join the Orchestra there, along with singer Gráinne Holland and Raidió Fáilte’s Séamus Mac Aindreasa, for this special event telling the story of this most remarkable life in music.

Supported by Foras Na Gaeilge as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week).

This event will last approximately 1 hour.

Carl Hardebeck: “Bard Dall Bhéal Feirste”

Pianódóir, cumadóir, múinteoir agus bailitheoir amhráin traidisiúnta na hÉireann ab é an ceoltóir Feirsteach, a rugadh i Londain, Carl Hardebeck (1869-1945). Tá sé i measc na ndaoine is tábhachtaí i gceol na hÉireann, mar sin féin is minic a ndéantar dearmad air.

Fágadh dall é i ndiaidh tinneas ina óige. Le díograis síoraí a bhailigh agus a thras-scríobh sé amhráin ó achan chearn den oileán seo agus tá an saothar seo go fóill beo i réimse saothar agus cóirithe ceoil agus bailiúcháin fhoilsithe. Chaith sé tráth dá shaol ina chónaí ar Bhóthar na hAolchloiche agus ansin ar Bhóthar na bhFál Íochtarach, gar don bhunáit bhuan nua atá ag Ceolfhoireann Uladh ar Shráid Chríoch an Bhaile. Mar sin, cuirimid fáilte romhat a bheith leis an Cheolfhoireann, i dteannta an cheoltóra Gráinne Holland agus Séamus Mhic Aindreasa ó Raidió Fáilte, le haghaidh an imeachta speisialta seo ina inseofar scéal beatha an fhir ar leith seo tríd an cheol.

Le tacaíocht ó Foras na Gaeilge mar chuid de Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Mairfidh an t-imeacht seo thart ar uair an chloig.