Martin Hayes

(1993) 12 tracks: The Morning Star * The Caoilte Mountains * Paddy Fahy's Jig * Sean Ryan's Jig * The Whistler From Rosslea * Connor Dunn's * The Golden Castle * Billy Malley's Schottishe * The Star of Munster * The Colliers * Johnny's Wedding * P.J. MacNamara's * John Naughton's * The Brown Coffin * The Good Natured Man * Joe Bane's * The Green Gowned Lass * I Buried My Wife and Danced On Her Grave * The Rooms of Doogh * The Mist Covered Mountain * The Britches * Tommy Ceon's Reel * The Swallow

This is Martin's first solo album. His style of fiddle playing comes directly from the older generation of musicians in his locality, a part of Ireland known for its slow, lyrical sound.

Smooth, driving, eloquent fiddle. With Randal Bays (guitar).