Muireann Bradley interprets "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams

“I’m excited to have my take on ‘I’m so Lonesome I could Cry’ released. I’ve always really loved the original Hank Williams record; he was such an amazing writer,” Bradley explains of the cover which follows on the heels of her rendition of the Bob Dylan classic, "Don't Think Twice It’s Alright" which she recorded for Mahogany Sessions.

“I once saw an old interview with Willie Nelson where he said he felt ‘I’m so Lonesome I could Cry’ was the greatest song ever written. I have to agree it’s a pretty perfect song. That didn’t stop me from changing the arrangement quite a bit from the original though, I wanted to slow the waltz down even more and add in more harmony from the guitar so I changed the chords up a bit and took some inspiration from the great Merle Travis’ 1952 recording of the 1924 jazz standard by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams.’ It’s different but I think it really works and I’m looking forward to hearing what people think about it.”