Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill in New Zealand

[Sinead197]

I bet this beautiful piece made those Irish in the audience home sick for Ireland

[meteorite58]

come back to St. Johns in Listowel soon Martin

[oppamaclare]

Guys if you like martin's playing you will enjoy Zoe Conway aswell.

Here's an example - just search this;

Zoë Conway Live (The Drunken Sailor)

[cinnfaolaidh]

Sublime, had the pleasure of hearing Martin and Dennis accompanied by the Rte Symphony Orchestra in the NCH in Dublin on Wednesday night, ever grateful to my friend Mary for her spare ticket. The fusion worked very well, the conductor David Brophy subtly guiding things along tho also really enjoying himself and literally dancing at times!

[mcutler71]

What's great is to hear someone play this beautiful music without sounding like they are rushing to get to the end. And Cahill's accompaniment is always perfect.

[Lisnageeragh]

@mcutler71 Here here!...great sense of melody and the use of ornamentation ...without the barb wire effects...good intonation also.

[UISTSUNSET4]

@mcutler71

I absolutely and totally agree with you...

[tradirishmusic]

so delicate and touching. The most emotionnal and subtle music I ever heard. I'm also a fiddle player, but far away from reaching THIS !

[Mariekesone]

Aaah Wonderful...Come again!..:-)

[mcutler71]

And Dennis Cahill's accompaniment is so wonderfully understated.

[mcutler71]

What I love about these two is that they don't rush through the tunes like a bat out of hell. Wonderful.

[phonemonkey3]

Come to Derry.

[LucyXxX8]

HE TAUGHT MY SIS IN THE WILLY CLANCY FESTIVAL :DDDDDDD

[PollakPerformingArts]

Coming to Monmouth University on Friday!! You should come if you're close!

[paxito901545]

stupendo.....

[DeafFret]

What are the names of the jigs?

[WhatsTheFolk]

The first jig is simply Sean Ryan's, but I don't know the name of the second tune.

[DeafFret]

@WhatsTheFolk thanks!

[bodyke4life]

clare the home of trad , on the banner.

[spinzorelli]

Clare fiddling at it's best! Martin has such a beautiful, understated touch to his playing.

[christoir246]

@spinzorelli what part of clare is he from?

[spinzorelli]

@christoir246 East Clare. Feakle area I think...Lives in the states these days though.

[malleyog]

The version of these tunes on his first album is much, much better. I think that came out in 92 or 93 and the album is just called Martin Hayes. There was another guitarist on that album, one of my favourite traditional recordings of all time.

[Legertymusic]

@malleyog, the guitarist on Martin's first album was Randall Bayes. Randall and Dennis definitely have different styles and approach to the guitar. Randall would have been in DADGAD as well, Dennis uses standard tuning. Both lovely players, though.

[akikowolf]

@Legertymusic I didn't know that Randall Bays played guitar! I learned some tunes from him and Martin Hayes on fiddle at a Young Irish Musicians' Weekend workshop thing in St. Paul, Minnesota. They have similiar fiddling styles and I like it.

[DIATOMUZIK]

Magnifique ! ! ! Martin Hayes, un de mes musiciens préférés, la beauté de ses mélodies n'a d'égal que la subtilité et la finesse de son jeu : un vrai bonheur pour nos oreilles ! Bravo aussi à Dennis Cahill: 5 *****

[ligonberry]

I just saw them tonight at the Richmond Folk Festival!

They were great :D

[supercalifragelistik]

CELTIC FIDDLE GOD.

[cammigurlgonewild]

Tose two tunes are my favourite tunes. The castle and the nitingale. Has anyone ever heard him play the flagstone of memories by vincent broderick? It would be so cool!

[homegrowntomatoe90]

I love to see and hear them playing. I saw them a couple of years ago in Leeuwarden, that was great!

[IrishFidd]

Love the music and the quality of this clip - yes they are brilliant. Thanks.

[crazywilliamriveley]

i love these guys. i have seen them many many times at teh sebastopol celtic music festival.

[gaelicrox]

of course he didnt write them! there sean ryans jigs!! what makes you think martin wrote them?

[wyburn90]

Did Martin Hayes write these tunes?

[AquimusMaximus]

Martin Hayes can't read music. He learned the violin by ear. Learning from him is quite an experience because of that. :P

[roryruairc]

They make it look so easy (and man its not!); Such quality musicians.

[johnandrewhall]

Dawn, I know i said they needed a good dollop of heinz salad cream. that was before i saw them here. I know your going to hate me for this but their absolutely sublimely fabulous, i love this tune.

[mongorich]

sublime. anyone know the names of these tunes?

[ActionscriptFlash]

I beleive the first tune is Sean Ryan's jig

[Slainte112]

They are two of Sean Ryan's jigs. They are called "The Castle" and "The Nightingale".

[SCDoofus]

I have seen Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill three times. Twice in house parties with the two of them not five feet away from me. The Kiwis arent asleep. Listenting to these two play is like going to church or something. You look around you and everyone has their eyes closed and are being transported someplace else. Brilliant doesn't even begin to cover it. Slainte'

[awildman2384]

Two of my fave jigs, and well played too.  Cahill's guitar work matches perfectly. Not enough is said about Dennis' playing, IMO.

[55911061]

Thanks for this posting

[gaelicrox]

bRILLIANT MARTIN!! WORLD CLASS FIDDLER!!=]

[muaylad]

Indeed, classic stuff, sounded like the Kiwi audience were asleep though - if there was a studio audience that is. If anyone comes across him playing "the Morning Star" on the Youtube, please give me a shout.