Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill

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[padjur]

This has nothing to do with "clasical music" and he is not using any "classical techniques". Its all first position for a start, this is Traditional fiddle music from County Clare, Ireland, played by a master. Its simply that this is how they play the music in Clare. As Willie Clancy said "the worst thing that ever happened to Clare Music was Michael Colman"

[supercalifragelistik]

Kind of like a Celtic Paganini eh?

[thewikerman]

The first piece is beautiful, he really gets the mournful tone of more main land european medieval music but keeps the mood of traditional irish. I hope that dosnt sound too pretentious its just the best way i could think to describe it.

[padjur]

@finbarmaginn I agree, music is music and this is beautiful music but I think you might miss understand me, I am not trying to say Martin's playing is not "good enough" to be Classical. I was responding to a comment that said his playing is more common to the Classical style which always annoys me. His fiddle technique is so obviously Irish but because his music lilts and flows with the emotions of the heart people get confused and call it Classical but that heart is most definitely Clare.

[finbarmaginn]

@padjur very true, although some trad has evolved enough to become a form of classical music but not as its generally known. they're the same because music is music. this doesn't need a conductor to keep the rhythm and doesn't have all the unnecessary Italian names for quiet, loud, fast or slow.

wonderful performance

[oppamaclare]

Was this 'Other Voices'?

Looks like the set.

[Sligoire]

I had the good fortune to see Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill at the Hawk's Well Theater in Sligo. Arguably the best concert I've seen.

[Steviegottagunn]

I love reading comments, from these savants, who can't see the beauty of the forest for the fact that the wrong kind of tree is growing in it or the branches aren't just so... You can't be too stupid to enjoy life, but you sure can be too smart!

[Flynn2522]

@MrHathouse He uses varying levels of volume which is not a common practice in trad music, his bowing aside from the ornamentation is more classically inclined than is the norm. And just because he doesn't move his hand up the neck, doesn't mean he isn't courting that type of sound, classical music isn't just about where you position your hand. I'm making this statement as someone who was trained as a classical musician, and now plays predominantly Irish music (Donegal style).

[MrHathouse]

@Flynn2522 More common to classical violin? I think you may be confusing "classical" with "Irish folk". Which techniques were you referring to? Bow triplets (not classical), rolls (not classical), cuts (sort of classical, but the Irish ones are just better, let's be honest ) or what? He doesn't even vibrato classically. Sorry, I'm obviously failling to spot the link.

[Lisnageeragh]

Lovely to hear the fiddle being played like this ..with nice tone and musicality ...and not have the music cut up with an excess of barbed wire triplets ...no names I have to live here!!