In the tradition of Ragtime for Iban and Lakes Road, this piece is part of a style dear to me: old-fashioned finger-picking, as my friend François Sciortino so aptly champions.
This groove, often compared to piano ragtime, takes me back to my first discoveries of this music from North America, with Nashville as its epicenter.
It's hard not to think of Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, or Jerry Reed, or even Marcel Dadi, who brought this style to France.
This piece is a nod, a personal tribute to this tradition, revisited with what my fingers and my heart have retained.
It is dedicated to my daughter-in-law Lisa, whom we affectionately call "Ada." Enjoy!
