
One time at a rehearsal on St. Patrick’s Day a radio host looked at me and said, “I think we need an Irish blues.” I went in the corner and came up with this, which is roughly the melody of “Irish Washerwoman”, which is the most abused Irish tune there is other than “Danny Boy.” There are some tricky hammer-ons and pull-offs in the guitar break, but when it starts to move, well “Katie bar the door” as my very Irish father used to say.