ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY

Hayes and Cahill Concerts

Friday, February 11, 2005 Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave, Tucson, AZ www.arizonatheatre.org ---- 520-304-6147 Opening show at 8:00 pm with be singer Brid Dower and her trio. Originally from Waterford, Ireland and now settled in the Phoenix area, this will be Brid's debut Tucson concert performance. With a powerful voice which was recently recorded on her CD 'Comings and Goings," Brid his shown to be among the best of the women singing both traditional and modern Celtic music. Brid will be backed by Tom Bertling on guitar and harmony vocals and John Good on flutes and whistle. Reserved seating is $18 and $16, and is available starting November 11 at ATC Box Office, 330 S. Scott Ave., Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Ave. and by phone at 622-2823. Ticket are also available on line at www.arizonatheatre.org, under Tucson tickets, Special Events. One of a few concerts presented by In Concert! this season; a few others this season are co-sponsored. For more information, call 520-304-6147 One of the finest duos touring today, Martin and Dennis perform what can best be described as "a conversation between the two of them and the music," intense to humorous, touching on jazz and classical, creating a cross-cultural musical experience. Martin is from from County Clare, and Dennis from Chicago with Irish parents. The duo played to three full and enthusiastic Tucson audiences from 1996 to 1999. Previously,Martin won the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship 6 times and in 1999, he was namedFolk Instrumentalist of the year by BBC Radio. Since that time, they have performed many times on A Prairie Home Companion and toured worldwide. The duo collaborated with Sinead O'Connor in a special stage performance of the book If I Could Read the Sky. They recently completed the score for an award-winning documentary by Dierdre Lynch,Photos to Send, based on photographs of the people of County Clare in 1953. The L.A. Times says of the show: "A climactic display of creativity from a pair of gifted, cross-cultural artists." The Syndey (Australia) Morning Herald calls Martin "the Yehudi Menhuin of the Irish Fiddle." Opening show at 8:00 pm with be singer Brid Dower and her trio. Originally from Waterford, Ireland and now settled in the Phoenix area, this will be Brid's debut Tucson concert performance. With a powerful voice which was recently recorded on her CD 'Comings and Goings," Brid his shown to be among the best of the women singing both traditional and modern Celtic music. Brid will be backed by Tom Bertling on guitar and harmony vocals and John Good on flutes and whistle. Reserved seating is $18 and $16, and is available starting November 11 at ATC Box Office, 330 S. Scott Ave., Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Ave. and by phone at 622-2823. Ticket are also available on line at www.arizonatheatre.org, under Tucson tickets, Special Events. One of a few concerts presented by In Concert! this season; a few others this season are co-sponsored. For more information, call 520-304-6147

Saturday, February 12, 2005 Cline Library Auditorium NAU, Flagstaff, AZ 928-523-5661 It has been four years since Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill have performed in Flagstaff. They were last here on St. Patrick's Day in 2001, as the opening act for Liam O'Flynn in Ardrey Auditorium. There they performed to a sell-out crowd and received a standing ovation. They are finally coming back to Flagstaff to perform during Winterfest at the Cline Library Auditorium on the NAU campus. In case you weren't able to see Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill the last time they performed, here is some helpful information to let you know just what kind of treat you are in for when you see them in concert. Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes and American guitarist Dennis Cahill possess a rare musical kinship, ranking them among the most memorable partnerships of our era. Together they have garnered international renown for taking traditional music to the very edge of the genre. Listeners are held spellbound with the ever-intensifying, fiery performances. The duo is opening the doors of traditional Irish music and releasing its pure, distilled beauty, incorporating sensibilities from the worlds of classical, blues, and jazz. Martin Hayes has been an All-Ireland fiddle champion six times over and has taken home a National Entertainment Award (an Irish Grammy so to speak). Martin plays in the slow, lyrical style of his native East County Clare. Dennis Cahill, a native of Chicago, is a master guitarist, versed as well in classical, blues, and rock as he is in traditional music. His innovative accompaniment is acknowledged as being a major breakthrough for guitar in the Irish tradition. In addition to performing with Hayes, Cahill has also worked with Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers, and Kevin Burke, as well as being a regular at Chicago's session scene, with musicians such as Lawrence Nugent, Liz Knowles, and Kieran O'Hare. The musical rapport between Martin and Dennis is so strong that it is often said they appear to be playing one instrument. While Martin pursues a melody, Dennis explores the harmony and rhythms within the tunes. He seems to intuitively know Martin's next move, consistently matching it with astonishing skill and grace. Their live performances weave tunes that stretch up to thirty minutes long, in what Hayes describes as "a three-way conversation between the two of us and the music." Martin and Dennis work off each other like two jazz masters, exploring the tunes, spinning medleys that expand and contract with intensity. Their last release in 1999, Live in Seattle, captures this incredible chemistry between the two masters of Irish music. Catch Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill in action on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 8:00pm in the Cline Library Auditorium. This concert is presented by Living Traditions Presentations and sponsored by NAU Preparatory Suzuki Strings and Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society. Tickets are $19 each with a $2 discount to members of NACHS, NAIF, FFOTM, NAU Prep School, and students with id. Tickets are available from NAU Central Ticketing, Ticketmaster, Arizona Music Pro, Jitters Coffee, and Cedar Music. ALL tickets are $22 at the door. For more information, call 522-7052, 600-1365, or email livingtraditionspresentations@yahoo.com. To contact NAU ticketing, call 523-5661. SATURDAY WORKSHOP Living Traditions Presentations and NAU Preparatory Suzuki Strings will be hosting a fiddle and guitar workshop with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The workshops will take place on Sunday, February 13, 2005 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. This is a great opportunity to improve your skills in Irish fiddle or guitar and to work with two masters in the genre. Tickets are $30 for just the workshop. If you attend the concert, workshop tickets are only $25 with proof of concert ticket purchase. These tickets can only be purchased from Living Traditions Presentations. Contact Kari or Ron Barton at 600-1365 or 522-7052 to purchase your ticket. Space is limited, so reserve your place or take your chances of getting in at the door. Be sure to bring a tape recorder and your instrument. If you have any questions regarding your level of playing, please ask Ron or Kari. The workshop location will be in the NAU School of Music, building 37. The room will be posted and announced. Kari Barton 928-600-1365, (fax) 928-522-8052

 

 

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