Martin Hayes is wonderful, sublime. But don't let Dennis Cahill's selfless, exquisite, accompaniment pass you by. He is on Martin like skin. And his harmonies are wonderfully eccentric. This is music making at the highest level.
Christopher Brooks The first time I heard Martin and Dennis play, I thought Dennis was superfluous. But after a few numbers, I realized that incredible as Martin is (and he IS), his music would lose much of its depth without Dennis's fine guitar. Most wonderful duo in the world!
It is not the playing per se of Martin Hayes that interests me. It is his incredible interpretations of traditional songs. Listening to his and Dennis Cahill`s "Live in Seattle" is a new experience everytime I play it because I hear something different every time I play it. I am hopeful that this fine musician will be around for many years to come.
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!!
@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
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!
@finbarmaginn I must say if trad evolves into classical music, I'll stop playing it. Irish traditional music is unique for being percussive because of the origins in dancing, and having a lot of sweetness and nuances, especially seen here from clare playing. Many of these nuances simply can't be reproduced in classical playing because their production of nuances are different. And I pray and hope they remain different.
Im a hugh fan of Martin & Dennis they are super together they bring the music to a different level..
Martin Hayes is wonderful, sublime. But don't let Dennis Cahill's selfless, exquisite, accompaniment pass you by. He is on Martin like skin. And his harmonies are wonderfully eccentric. This is music making at the highest level.
Christopher Brooks The first time I heard Martin and Dennis play, I thought Dennis was superfluous. But after a few numbers, I realized that incredible as Martin is (and he IS), his music would lose much of its depth without Dennis's fine guitar. Most wonderful duo in the world!
So true. Dennis is a true self-effacing artist: the highest level.
It is not the playing per se of Martin Hayes that interests me. It is his incredible interpretations of traditional songs. Listening to his and Dennis Cahill`s "Live in Seattle" is a new experience everytime I play it because I hear something different every time I play it. I am hopeful that this fine musician will be around for many years to come.
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!!
2nd one is The Swallow, the last tune on the self-titled CD.
Superb.
@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
Monmouth University on Friday!!!
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!
The 1st one is O'Connell's March.
Anybody know the name of this tune? Thanks
Was this 'Other Voices'?
Looks like the set.
What's the name of the first tune?
@finbarmaginn I must say if trad evolves into classical music, I'll stop playing it.
Irish traditional music is unique for being percussive because of the origins in dancing, and having a lot of sweetness and nuances, especially seen here from clare playing. Many of these nuances simply can't be reproduced in classical playing because their production of nuances are different.
And I pray and hope they remain different.
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ah no, you've got it all wrong...that's the Leitrim style...all irish music comes from Leitrim, it was invented by neighbour!