Irish music is a treasury of beautiful expressive melody that can find a natural home in many musical contexts. In these collaborations, I didn’t try to make Irish music sound like something else, instead, I try to dig deeper into its true essence so that at an emotional level it can be understood by musicians I am working with. With all the musicians that I collaborate with, it is always about listening deeply and finding common ground at the level of feeling. One thing that I have learned over many years reaching out to musicians of different backgrounds is that both tradition and innovation can coexist beautifully when approached with openness and respect.
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Biographies
Martin Hayes Martin Hayes is regarded as one of the most significant talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music. Growing up in a musical family in rural County Clare, in a remote mountainous locality with a rich music tradition, instilled in him a deep love, understanding and connection to traditional music. Martin is the founder of the musical super group The Gloaming, The Common Ground Ensemble and the Martin Hayes Quartet. He is the artistic director of Masters of Tradition, an annual festival in Cork, Ireland, and a co-curator for the Marble Sessions at the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Martin has performed in venues including the Barbican, Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris and Muziekgebouw Amsterdam. He has created collaborations in the classical, folk and contemporary worlds with musicians such as Bill Frisell, Ricky Skaggs, Jordi Savall, Brooklyn Rider and the Irish Chamber Orchestra, as well as many of the greatest traditional Irish musicians over the past forty years. He has performed on stage with musicians such as Sting and Paul Simon, has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project and contributed music, both original and traditional arrangements to modern dance, theatre, film and television.
Credits
Violin Martin Hayes Guitar Kyle Sanna Support artists Robert Zielinski & Manuela Centanni
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