ArtistInfo

Martin Hayes

vn, *1962 IE, County Clare
Musician of Folk and World

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 w

Instruments

• Violin
• Viola

Genres

• Folk
• World
• Jazz
• Classical

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