Dennis Cahill
De in Chicago uit Ierse ouders geboren en
getogen gitarist Dennis Cahill over zijn
samenwerking met de Ierse violist Martin Hayes:
…Every fiddler is different. Martin has a very rhythmic style, so in the context of a duo I've got the freedom to play delicately instead of just grinding out the tempo. I don't move the bass around as much some other players: I play in more of a droneing fashion - almost like an Irish-bouzouki style, a linear kind of thing…
…The key to playing great Irish back-up guitar, zegt Cahill, is simple (but scary). Pub session addicts can get away with plonkinng D, G, A and Em chords at appropriate intervals, but to do it right, you need to be on close personal terms with the intricacies of the tunes, plus variations, upside-down and inside-out. You should know the tunes just as well as the actual tune-player…