Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill - The Lonesome Touch

(1997) 12 tracks: The Bucks Of Oranmore / Eileen Curran / Jimmy On The Moor * The Cat In The Corner / John Naughton's Jig * John Naughton's Reel / Another Paddy Fahy Reel * The Kerfunken Jig * The Lament For Limerick * My Love Is In America * The Old Bush / The Reel With The Burl * Paddy Fahy's Reel * Paul Ha'penny / The Garden Of Butterflies / The Broken Pledge / The Mother And Child Reel * Peggy's Waltz * Rolling In The Barrel / The Morning Dew * Tell Her I Am / Gallagher's Frolics.

Martin Hayes (fiddle) and Dennis Cahill (guitar).

Martin Hayes is being hailed as the finest Irish fiddler of his generation. Born in County Clare and now making Seattle, Washington his home, Hayes at 33 years of age had already won both of Ireland's top music awards, including the Irish "Grammy" for Best Traditional Musician. Over recent years, Hayes and his musical collaborator Dennis Cahill have been stunning audiences across Europe and North America.

The Lonesome Touch captures the astonishing musical kinship between two master players, and is their first recording together. In the manner of great jazz duos, Hayes and Cahill inspire and urge each other on, trading passages, stretching out and digging in.

"Unspeakably beautiful."