Martin Hayes

Martin Hayes is an internationally renowned Irish fiddler beloved for his expressive playing and his  collaborations with many great musicians in different genres including Bill Frisell, Sting, Paul Simon and  more recently Yo Yo Ma with the Silk Road Project. During this episode we spoke of his wonderful book Shared Notes, and he plays some beautiful music live (you can always use the timestamps if you’re curious to jump to some music right away), but I encourage you to listen through the whole episode. Martin speaks  eloquently about life, culture, friendship, identity, and staying true to what you value,  and I hope this episode will thrill lovers of Irish music and bring new listeners to many of Martin’s projects including The Common Ground Ensemble, The Gloaming, and many more. We talked about the loss and legacy of Dennis Cahill, how he met Thomas Bartlett,  the rich depths of traditional music that Martin learned from the older generation, and  the rhythm of life  growing up on the farm in County Clare.  

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Transcript
Martin Hayes website During the episode we talked about the tribute to Dennis Cahill, which I hoped to link directly but can't find now. It's called: Litir ó do Chara