We are providing another musical feature, as suggested by Bob H. We can’t promise them weekly but since Bob H provided performance candidates, and we pre-empted them last week with singer Dimash Qudaibergen, we thought the least we could do was to feature Bob’s picks.
First is Steve Cooney. Bob notes:
Cooney’s second tune (1:53) is an air/waltz commonly called “Come Give Me Your Hand”. It was composed by one of the last of the great Irish harpers, Ruairi (Rory) Dall O’Cathain in the 1600’s. It is one of the standard tunes in Irish traditional music that beginning players on all instruments learn at some point, and it is often played in beginner sessions, and wedding gigs because it’s so pretty.