Lost for Words
Jig (2017)
In 2015, I won the Eastern North American Irish Fiddle Competition and qualified to compete at the All-Ireland Fiddle Competition in Sligo, Ireland. I ran a crowd-funding campaign online to help make the trip possible, and one of the perks of donating was receiving a tune composed by yours truly. This is one of the eight tunes I was
Jig (2017)
In 2015, I won the Eastern North American Irish Fiddle Competition and qualified to compete at the All-Ireland Fiddle Competition in Sligo, Ireland. I ran a crowd-funding campaign online to help make the trip possible, and one of the perks of donating was receiving a tune composed by yours truly. This is one of the eight tunes I was commissioned to write.
Bruce Barton is a great banjo player whom I met at the weekly jam sessions held at Naismith’s Pub in Almonte, ON. He asked me to name this tune “Lost for Words”, commemorating his trio, featuring bandmates John Henderson and Pippa Hall. Bruce now lives in Stratford, Prince Edward Island.
RECORDED ON: Kyle Burghout: The Prism Within, Track 9 (2017)