Martin Hayes Flashcards
Spell the composers (duo) names
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
Who is Martin Hayes- Start quote
Martin Hayes is “hailed as the messiah of Irish fiddle music”
What was Hayes’ background
Born in East Clare he had a strong background in Irish Traditional music. His father P.J. Hayes founded the Tulla Céilí Band and his uncle Paddy Canny was an Irish fiddle champion.
When did he begin to learn music quotes on mentoring and teenage years
Hayes said “Throughout my teenage years I ate, drank and slept music” Talking of his father he said “he spent a short period teaching me direct things and after that he became a kind of mentor”
When did the duo meet and what was their band called
Martin Hayes met Dennis Cahill, an American guitarists with Irish parents while travelling. They started a jazz/rock/fusion band called ‘Midnight Court’.
Discuss Martin’s Album Release
Martin released ‘Martin Hayes’ in 1992, exploring new ideas with a type of folk rock with a more acoustic traditional sound.
Where did Martin settle and what did the duo accomplish shortly after
Settled in America and though he played with many guitarists he never felt the same musical connections as he did with Dennis Cahill. In 1997 they released ‘The Lonesome Touch’ influenced by classical/Jazz and modern music.
What was the album the duo released called and what was it influenced by
1997 they released ‘The Lonesome Touch’ influenced by classical/Jazz and modern music.
What was the duo’s way of playing and quote their music decription
Martin pursues the melody line and Dennis Cahill works on the harmonies and rhythms. The duo “opens the doors of traditional music and releases it’s pure, distilled beauty while incorporating sensibilities from the worlds of classical, blues and jazz.”
I compared Hayes music to traditional music
Hayes style lazy typical of East Clare which I think gives the music a rhythmic quality of freedom. I compared the Tulla Céilí Band with the Martin Hayes Quartet and ‘The Gloaming’. The difference of dance music vs listening music is evident.
Quote about dance music and listening music
Hayes shapes the tune “by the whim of the musician and not by the needs of the dancers”
Describe Hayes playing style
Uses long bow strokes, “swelled dynamics” and glissandos. His music has a rich tone and a broad palette of tone colour.
What style did you hear listening to one of his songs- double jig
In the double jig ‘Tell her I am’ which uses ♩. and ♪♪♪ rhythm I heard note bending and terraced dynamics. I also felt the music had a lyrical, lilting quality backed by sensitive guitar supporting the desired mood. The music manipulates the rhythmic surface creating momentum.
What style did you hear listening to one of his songs- (B.O.O)
I listened ‘The Bucks of Oranmore’ where Cahill makes use of jazz chords and seventh chords ending with a cadenza type passage. I heard a small motif which grew into a chromatic blues solo passage for the guitar with the fiddle accompanying.
Hayes and Cahill fusion conclusion
The duo merged Classical and primarily jazz into their music through melody, harmonies,colour, instrumentation, rhythms, emotive qualities, and accompaniment.
