Hayes
and Cahill Concerts
Fri. , SEPT 26, 2008 Cline Library Auditorium 8:00pm. Doors at 7:30pm Cost: $25 general admission |
Sat, Sept 27, 2008 Berger Center 8:00 PM All reserved seating $20; $18 for seniors 60 or over, available at www.inconcerttucson.com with $3/ticket fee. Tickets also available with no fee, at Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Avenue, or the Folk Shop, 2525 N. Campbell. The Folk Shop is open Tues-Fri 11 am-6 pm and Sat, 10:30 am-5 pm. Door tickets $23; $21 for seniors. 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 |
FROM -
LIVING TRADITIONS
PRESENTATIONS - FLAGSTAFF
Hayes & Cahill have performed in Flagstaff
twice before, both times to audiences that were awed by the music and
performance, and demanded encores. This musical duo is one not to miss
by any fan of Celtic music or of stellar musicality. The musical rapport
between Hayes and Cahill is so strong that it is often said they appear
to be playing one instrument. FROM - IN CONCERT - TUCSON 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."
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. |
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Martin
Hayes and Dennis Cahill are an amazing Irish fiddle and guitar duo that
have toured all around the world. The Irish Echo says “There’s
no more impressive partnership in Irish instrumental music today than
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill.” Martin Hayes has been the All-Ireland
Fiddle Champion six times over, has taken home an National Entertainment
Award (Irish equivalent to the Grammy) and was named the Folk Instrumentalist
of the Year in 1999 by the BBC Radio Awards. Dennis Cahill is a master
guitarist, versed as well in classical, blues and rock, as he is in traditional
music. Cahill’s innovative accompaniment is acknowledged as being
a major breakthrough from guitar in the Irish tradition.
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.
