{
  "slug": "turlough-ocarolan",
  "name": "Turlough O'Carolan",
  "description": "Turlough O'Carolan appears once in our Celtic Traditional list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/turlough-ocarolan/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1691,
    "last": 1691
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 2,
    "list": "Celtic Traditional"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "celtic-traditional",
      "name": "Celtic Traditional",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/celtic-traditional/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "turlough-ocarolan--si-beag-si-mor",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/turlough-ocarolan--si-beag-si-mor/",
      "title": "Sí Beag, Sí Mór",
      "year": 1691,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Said to be the blind harper's first composition, about two fairy hills that went to war. O'Carolan is the one name in this tradition with tunes reliably attached to it.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Turlough%20O'Carolan%20S%C3%AD%20Beag%2C%20S%C3%AD%20M%C3%B3r",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LzP5xGcKa1k",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 2,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "celtic-traditional",
        "name": "Celtic Traditional",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/celtic-traditional/"
      },
      "artist": "Turlough O'Carolan"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}