Guitar &c.

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This is  a traditional Irish tune that my friend Phil arranged for solo guitar a number of years ago.  I think it’s a great arrangement – the tune is beautiful and the arrangement fits really nicely on the fretboard (I’m biased, but I hope you’ll like it too).  The main tune appears in the upper register first half.  One of the beautiful parts of the piece is when Phil re-sets the melody in the base-line in the second half.

This is a live recording from a concert I gave in Fall of 2002.

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In November of 2002 I was able to record a concert that I gave at my friend Eric’s church.  I’ve learned that it’s usually best to start out with a piece that that’s technically and musically comfortable to let the audience (and me) settle in to the concert. This prelude, with it’s slow, insistent, march-like rhythm works great for this purpose.

I’ve summarized the technical details of the recording in another post if you’re interested.