Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill are an Irish Folk/Traditional pairing who are based in the USA. 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, holding listeners spellbound with their slow-building, fiery performances.

The duo opens the doors of traditional Irish music and releases its pure, distilled beauty while incorporating sensibilities from the worlds of classical, blues and jazz. The New York Times calls them "a Celtic complement to Steve Reich's quartets or Miles Davis' ?Sketches of Spain.'"