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Martin Hayes

Martin Hayes (born 1961 in County Clare, Ireland[1]) is a fiddler, born in Maghera (between Feakle and Tulla) in East County Clare, Ireland, and now living in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has been the All Ireland Fiddle Champion six times, and has won a National Entertainment Award, and the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2000 award for Instrumentalist of the Year. Hayes has recorded five albums – The Shores of Lough Graney with his father P.J. Hayes and Mark Gregory, his eponymous debut album (recorded with Randall Bays on guitar and Jim Chapman on the piano) Under the Moon (Steve Cooney on guitar - P.J. Hayes on fiddle - Randal Bays on guitar and fiddle - John Williams on concertina and accordion) and three (The Lonesome Touch, Live in Seattle and Welcome Here Again) with his longtime guitarist, Dennis Cahill. He has also appeared on a number of recordings with other musician's from east Clare including Christy McNamara's CD The House I was Reared In, Mary MacNamara's CD Traditional Music from East Clare and the Compilation CD Reeling Through the Years celebrating 20 years of music from the Feakle Festival.

Discography

  • The Shores of Lough Graney (1990, with PJ Hayes and Mark Gregory)

Martin Hayes albums

  • Martin Hayes (1992, Green Linnet #1127)
  • Under the Moon (1995, Green Linnet #1155)

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill albums

  • Lonesome Touch (1997, Green Linnet #1127)
  • Live in Seattle (1999, Green Linnet #1195)
  • Welcome Here Again (2008, Green Linnet #1233)

Martin Hayes also appears on

  • My Love is in America The Boston College Fiddle Festival (1991, Green Linnet Records #1110)
  • Traditional Music from East Clare by Mary MacNamara (1994, Claddagh Records)
  • John Williams by John Williams (1995, Green Linnet #1157)
  • The Gathering Various Artists (1997, Real World UKCDRW62)
  • Celtic Sessions by William Coulter and Friends (1997, Gourd Music)
  • Solo Fiddle by Kevin Burke (1999, Green Linnet #1196)
  • Poor Man's Troubles by Bruce Molsky (2000, Rounder)
  • I Could Read the Sky by Iarla Ó Lionáird (2000, Real World Records)
  • Murphy's Irish Pub with Laura MacKenzie, John Williams and Dean Magraw (2005, Compass Productions)
  • The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara (2007, Durra Records)
  • Reeling Through The Years (2007) compilation CD celebrating 20 years of the Feakle Festival

References

  1. ^ Nickson, Chris, "Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: Worth the Wait", Sing Out!, 52:2 (Summer 2008) p.24-27


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