Act I Begins

The House Lights fade to black. Stage Lights rise.

Act I Ends

"And so, at the end of my first day with Turlough O'Carolan, I was led by a serving girl to a room of my own, and there in a high, warm corner of that lovely, grand house, I slept,
(I play the first few bars of Carolan's Cup.)
and I dreamed of that journey to come."
(I finish Carolan's Cup.)

Stage Lights fade to black.

Act II

The House Lights fade to black. Stage Lights rise.

Act II Ends

"What joy it were to be laid with you,
With the world's music for company.

When I lie on my bed, my eyes find no rest in sleep,
From evening 'till morn, watching through night until day.

Oh, my friend, it is you have left me as I am.
Turlough, poet of highest renown.
Carolan, the wise, the honored, the musical, the gentle."
(I finish Carolan's Farewell to Music.)

Stage Lights fade to black.