Martin Hayes

Ireland-born and Seattle-based Martin Hayes is really a master from the gradual, lyrical Clare design of fiddling. The kid of P.J. Hayes, fiddler and head from the 50-year-old Tulla Ceili Music group, Hayes has continuing to broaden on his father’s legacy. Hayes originates from among Ireland’s most significant musical families. Furthermore to his father’s impact, Hayes inherited his musical abilities from a grandmother who performed concertina, and an uncle (by relationship), Paddy Canny, who was simply a nationwide fiddle champ. A six-time champion from the All-Ireland fiddle tournament, Hayes received his initial fiddle being a Xmas gift at age seven; a lot of his youngsters was spent using his father’s music group. After university, Hayes emigrated to Chicago where he used a rock-band, Midnight Court. Soon after shifting to Seattle, Hayes documented his first single record of traditional Irish music, The Shores of Lough Graney, released on cassette by Glaciers Nine. His following albums — Martin Hayes and Beneath the Moon — have already been released by Green Linnet. Beneath the Moon, that was documented in State Clare, highlighted instrumental efforts by P.J. Hayes, guitarist Steve Cooney and Hayes’ American music group, the Randal Children. In June 1997, Hayes documented an record, The Lonesome Contact, with Irish accordion participant Dennis Cahill. Reside in Seattle implemented two years afterwards.