Improvization county by county

I have chosen a song to comment on. "New Medicines" by Dead Poetic. This song renders itself a good candidate to be improvised on, due to its straightforward melody and counter harmony. Hopefully soon I can include some samples and see if any would correspond to particular Irish County Musical Styles.

The Lonesome Touch

Today I want to review an album by Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill called 'The Lonesome Touch."
It is named after the phenomenon encountered by virtually all musicians of serious merit that dictates that one must be fairly alone in the world in order to communicate with the music being played. To hear a song is to be well and welcomed in the world. To play a song is a fairly isolating experience. I hope this is illuminating for those who would try their hand at the craft of telling a story with music.

Some key tracks of the Album include The Old Bush, My Love is in America, and Peggy's Waltz. There are other selections that aren't mentioned here that include a fair bit of improvisation. These songs characterize the high level of storycraft ingrained into Hayes playing. I am not quite sure what the Old Bush is supposed to be about though. If you want to get the latest rendition of this song and story (whatever it may be), I recommend you attend one of Hayes's concerts.

Dietrich (adringl's son)