▁Stephen ▁Graham , ▁writing ▁for ▁Mar l bank . net ▁was ▁similarly ▁enthus i astic ▁" I r ish ▁guitar ist ▁Dave ▁F lyn n ’ s ▁Winter ▁Vari ations ▁just ▁released ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁discovery , ▁an ▁electric ▁guitar ▁solo ▁album ▁of ▁mainly ▁freely ▁impro vised ▁music ▁all ▁based , ▁unus ually ▁enough , ▁around ▁the ▁single ▁ch ord ▁of ▁A ▁Major ▁ 9 . ▁F lyn n ’ s ▁style ▁is ▁ec lect ic ▁drawing ▁on ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁mus ics ▁including ▁Irish ▁traditional ▁music , ▁and ▁past oral ▁American ▁jazz ▁influ ences ▁be ▁they ▁Pat ▁M eth eny ▁or ▁Bill ▁F ris ell , ▁with ▁hints ▁of ▁African ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁minimal ism ▁of ▁Steve ▁Reich ▁se wn ▁in ▁for ▁good ▁measure . ▁So ▁plenty ▁here ▁to ▁get ▁your ▁ears ▁around ." ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁saw ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁" Cal m ly ▁A wait ing ▁the ▁End " ▁a ▁work ▁for ▁u ille ann ▁pip es ▁and ▁string ▁quart et ▁which ▁F lyn n ▁composed ▁after ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁É am onn ▁Ce annt ▁Commission ▁Compet ition . ▁It ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁M ick ▁O ' B rien ▁and ▁the ▁Cont em po ▁Quart et ▁in ▁Gal way ' s ▁Town ▁Hall ▁Theatre ▁during ▁the ▁Gal way ▁S essions ▁Festival . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁R T É ▁to ▁represent ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁International ▁Rost rum ▁of ▁Compos ers . ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁completed ▁his ▁first