By the. Ringback latest collaboration explores the space between folklore and modern classical. And its an enormous pleasure to have. Here with me in the studio welcome thank you for coming in twilight. A labor of love. Between the 2 here and its interesting because its such a very diverse body of songs. From greensleeves to the 20th century composers that youve brought on there john cage. But youve brought it together in such a highly personal narrative can you tell us what is the red thread there well. Whats at the base of this album is our shared passion for folk songs because i believe i speak for both of us we really like the simplicity of the folk song and the way that it tells a story. Through the music and i we have been playing folk songs for as long as weve been playing together always putting them as part of our classical concert programs and in the past its always been my very simple basic harmonic accompany meant to the melody to the existing melody which is the folk melod