Chickens 'n' Kittens: A Ragtime Coup

With Chickens 'n' Kittens, Rivermont is pleased to offer a refreshing ragtime collection unlike any other: a sampling of ragtime-inspired piano solos by primarily classical pianists and composers spanning the past century. No piece here quite defines the composer who wrote it, though each represents a streak of ingenuity -- a moment of genuine inspiration. There is something for everyone (and conversely, there is likely to be a thing or two that is most definitely not for everyone!). This is a collection to celebrate the diversity of ragtime.William McNally performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall shortly after his ninth birthday and has since played there two more times. A multifaceted musician, McNally is a widely recognized ragtime pianist and composer. He was the 2016 winner of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and has twice won that event's New Rag Competition (2008 and 2009). For this recording, McNally performs a variety of ragtime compositions -- old an