Guitarist Toby Hay has been recording a series of sessions titled Morning/Evening Raga on his Youtube Channel here. They take the form of an improvised piece of music, for the sunrise, or sunset. As he says: “They are all one take performances, the sun doesn’t get a second take.”
For the latest, Episode 8, he asked if Folk Radio would like to premiere it…that didn’t take any persuading, for me, this music was made for sunrise/sunset…as Thomas Blake said in his review of Toby’s last release New Music for the 12 String Guitar (reviewed here):
“…he is able to convey multiple different emotions and represent multiple objects or landscapes, often simultaneously, and all with nothing more than a single instrument. This is the sign of a master musician at work, and Hay certainly fits that description. It is only two years since his debut and he is already one of the finest guitarists of his generation.”
Over to Toby:
In this episode, I am at home, in Radnorshire, I am in the garden, where I am spending most of my time at the moment.
The seven previous episodes are all on youtube, and there will be more to come over the next month or so.
I hope you enjoy watching and listening to them as much as I enjoyed making them.
Watch more from the series here on Youtube.
Glenn Kimpton, himself a fingerstyle guitarist, recently interviewed Toby for Folk Radio which you read here.
Be sure to buy Toby’s latest album here: https://tobyhay.greedbag.com/buy/new-music-for-the-12-string-guit/