Martin Hayes (musician)

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Martin Hayes (2008)

Martin Hayes (* 1961 in Maghera, County Clare , Ireland) is an important Irish fiddle player.

Life

Hayes was born in the townland of Maghera, about 11 km northeast of Ennis and 5 km northwest of Tulla . As the nephew of Paddy Canny and son of P. Joe Hayes, the founder of the Tulla Céilí Band , he came into contact with traditional Irish folk at an early age . At the age of seven he began to learn the fiddle; at 14 he became the youngest musician of the Tulla Céili Band. Up to the age of 19 he won the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship several times. In 2000 he won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Instrumentalist of the Year.

Hayes emigrated to Chicago and played in various rock and jazz bands. There he met guitarist / mandolinist Dennis Cahill in 1980 , with whom he founded the jazz / rock / fusion band Midnight Court . In the 1990s, Hayes concentrated more on its traditional roots and worked again with Cahill after two solo albums. He now lives in West Hartford , Connecticut.

style

In addition to his roots in Irish folk, Hayes names a wide variety of artists as sources of inspiration on the official website, including the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt , the Spanish viol player Jordi Savall and the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane . The folk lexicon CrossRoots highlights Hayes' melodic and lyrical qualities. With light swing sounds, an extraordinary density of ornamentation and syncopation, he transforms dance melodies into melancholy fantasies.

Discography

  • The Shores of Lough Graney (1990, with PJ Hayes and Mark Gregory Ice Nine Productions ICE 003 cassette)

Solo 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 as a member of the Tulla Céilí Band

  • A Celebration of 50 Years (1996, Green Linnet)
  • 60th Anniversary Celebration (2007)

Further appearances

  • 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 Wildlife Album (2005 Market Square Records)
  • Sligo Live 06 (2006 Sligo Live sampler, promotional release)
  • The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara (2007, Durra Records)
  • Reeling Through The Years (2007) Compilation CD on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Feakle Festival
  • Today, Tomorrow & on Sunday (2008) by Helen Hayes (CDHHG 001)
  • The Humours of Tulla (2009) from the Tulla Comhaltas Archive Collection
  • Triúr Sa Draighean (2010) with Peader O'Riada and Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly) ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cdn50.fansshare.com
  2. ↑ Richard Schuberth: Cross Roots - The lexicon of Irish, Scottish, English, Welsh and Breton folk, Traditional- and roots music , Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 2002, 1st Edition, page 241, ISBN 3-88977-701-5

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personal data
SURNAME Hayes, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish fiddle player
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Maghera (County Clare) , Ireland