Chicken-Pickin’ Rag. Catrin Finch- harp

CHICKEN-PICKIN’ RAG is a jolly ragtime solo piano piece, written in 1976 in Hellewell’s ’’Mister D’’ Music piano album Volume 2. Although in ragtime style, this piece is brought up to date by including modern funky music and various other sections. In the heyday of classic ragtime, in the late 19th century, the publicity said that ’’brokers forgot their cares’’ on hearing the music! The renowned Welsh harpist Catrin Finch’s arrangement and performance is terrific, and she has arranged two mor