Is a musical performance akin to a political speech? Yes. And no. Two friends, an Irish fiddle player and an American political strategist, consider the question at the Irish Arts Center. With music from, well yes, of course, Martin Hayes. We’re not boneheads. Photo by Anthony Mulcahy.

• •  PERSON: Hillary Clinton
  •  PLACE: Lake Shore Drive
  •  THING: Martin’s fiddle
  •  RANDY’S PLACE: Astor Place Opera House