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Farmhouse At Sunset / Evening Rain

from New Fiddle Music by Roger Aldridge

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Farmhouse At Sunset / Evening Rain is one of my hybrid pieces that blends jazz and roots music. It begins as a gentle, reflective, waltz with a touch of a modern Appalachian feeling and then turns into a jazz slip jig. The slip jig (9/8) is one of my favorite forms of Celtic fiddle music.

The first section serves as a prelude in setting a reflective mood. Shifting time is used in several places to give the music a feeling of being suspended in the air for a moment.

The second section breaks into a contemporary slip jig. This is unusual music. The 9/8 meter and minor key melody written in a lower range have a feeling of urgency and movement. Structurally, the first phrase is 5 bars, the second phrase is 4 bars, and the third phrase is 6 bars. Unlike traditional Celtic slip jigs, this piece uses contemporary harmony -- focusing on minor 9th and major 7th chords.

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from New Fiddle Music, released October 27, 2019
Roger Aldridge, composer
Amy Leonard, violin
Jeff Knoettner, piano
E. Shawn Qaissaunee, guitar
Peter McCarthy, bass

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Roger Aldridge Baltimore, Maryland

Roger Aldridge is primarily a jazz composer. A wide range of styles are found in his music along with a quirky sense of humor and a lyrical expression.

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