This is the 4th track from Evolution of a Song: The Parting Glass
https://soundcloud.com/matham-wilsoned/sets/evolution-of-a-song-the

I thought it would be fun to show the evolution of the song which became my piano accompaniment for The Parting Glass (my collaboration with Mark Bennett).

https://soundcloud.com/matham-wilsoned/the-parting-glass

After recording several takes of improvisations around my melody, listening to them over and over and trying to determine a structure for the song eventually needed to stop and get the song out of my head for a bit.  I started listening to other music to reset my brain and that's when I found Mark's acapella version of The Parting Glass.  I was playing around with it and while I wasn't doing it intentionally at first, I discovered that my melody worked beautifully with Mark's track.  So I transposed the key and went back to work, using Mark's track as a frame for the song I had been working on.  This is the final edit of the piano track written to accompany Mark.

This track is available to download.  Thanks so much for listening!

Evolution of a Song: The Parting Glass - Final Piano Edit (Please read description!)

http://www.mathamwilsoned.com

My piano is my voice.  I started recording these compositions and improvisations a few years ago when I wanted to tell someone how much I love them and no words were sufficient.  In the process of writing and recording that piece, I decided to start recording my random improvisations as well (which despite having played most of my life, I've never done before).  That was the beginning of my first set, "Words Fail Me" and this page.

Words Fail Me is available on Amazon, iTunes and Google Play!  It is also available for streaming on Spotify! 

Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, reposted, commented - the fact that so many complete strangers have taken time out of their lives to experience a little of mine is crazy.  

I also love to accompany vocalists and work with other musicians:

https://soundcloud.com/matham-wilsoned/sets/accompaniments

Or take a minute to listen to the amazing voice of https://soundcloud.com/keir-patrick-white whom I had the privilege of working with for many years.

Our music can be found by visiting our main page here (https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs)

Evolution of a Song: The Parting Glass - Final Piano Edit (Please read description!)

Matham Wilsoned