Carolan’s Welcome. Irish folk tune. Tin whistle and gitarrenlaute. St Patrick’s Day.

Carolan`s Welcome. Irish folk tune. Tin whistle and gitarrenlaute. St Patrick’s Day Greetings. Carolan’s Welcome is a traditional air composed by the Irish harper/songwriter Turlough O’Carolan, (1670-1738). In Donal O’Sullivan’s exhaustive book covering Carolan and all his songs, this piece is listed as the first of ten Carolan songs that do not have surviving title Carolan’s Welcome was given to this piece relatively recently, by The Chieftains.