Martin Hayes (musician)

Martin Hayes
Background information
Born (1962-07-04) 4 July 1962
Origin County Clare, Ireland
Genres Traditional Irish
Instruments Fiddle
Years active 1980s–present
Labels Green Linnet, Real World
Associated acts Dennis Cahill
P. J. Hayes
The Gloaming
Website www.martinhayes.com www.thegloaming.net www.triur.com

Martin Hayes (born 4 July 1962) is a fiddler, born in Maghera (between Feakle and Tulla) in East County Clare, Ireland. 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 Randal 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 musicians 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.

Martin is a member of the contemporary Irish music band, The Gloaming, along with Iarla Ó Lionáird, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Dennis Cahill and Thomas Bartlett, with whom he released an eponymous debut album in 2014 on Brassland Records (in the US) and Real World Records (rest of the world).

Martin plays regularly with The Tulla Céilí Band, of which his late father was a founding member. Martin is the musical director of the Masters of Tradition festival, which is held since 2003 in Bantry House (Bantry, Co. Cork) every summer.

Discography

Martin Hayes albums

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill albums

Martin Hayes as a member of the Tulla Céilí Band

Martin Hayes also appears on

References

  1. ↑ "Martin Hayes – Shores of Lough Graney now on CD". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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