Martin Hayes in The Wall Street Journal

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill's
Welcome Here Again
available now worldwide

Nashville, TN (March 14, 2008) - Irish fiddler Martin Hayes was featured this week in The Wall Street Journal's popular Leisure and Arts column, Cultural Conversation. The Wall Street Journal is the second largest newspaper in America with more than two million readers. As we approach March 17, there is no shortage of incredibly talented Irish musicians and bands, however "If you're seeking something genuinely special in your Irish musical diet this St. Patrick's Day, look no further than the fiddling of Martin Hayes." (Earle Hitchner, The Wall Street Journal)

Martin Hayes was the recipient of TG4's 2008 Gradam Ceoil Award for Traditional Musician of the Year and will appear at the awards show on March 21, 2008 in Killarney, Co. Kerry to officially accept. "The Oscar of the traditional music world" (The Irish Times), the Gradam Ceoil is the highest accolade a traditional Irish musician can receive.

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill's latest release and first studio album in over a decade is titled Welcome Here Again. Hayes and Cahill were featured on last month's cover of Irish Music Magazine, have appeared on WFUV's "Ceol na nGael" and "A Thousand Welcomes" and have received rave reviews in both The Irish Echo and The Irish Times. A review of Welcome Here Again will be heard on NPR's All Things Considered later this month.

Welcome Here Again
Available now in Ireland through Eclectic Music Distribution/RMG
Available now in North America through Ryko Distribution
Available now in the UK through Proper Music Distribution

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