You are viewing an archive of the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival site.
The 2008 Festival was held 8 Feburary - 2 March 2008.
View the current site at Perth International Arts Festival.

The Great Southern :: Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill

Sparsely accompanied fiddle music has rarely sounded so complete and so essential
Q MAGAZINE

Supported By

  • BHP Biliton
  • Department of Local Government and Regional Development
  • Great Southern Development Commission
  • Skywest
  • ABC Local Radio
  • City of Albany

One of the most memorable musical partnerships of our time, All-Ireland Fiddle Champion Martin Hayes and American master guitarist Dennis Cahill share a chemistry that holds audiences spellbound.

The duo opens the doors of traditional Irish music releasing its pure beauty. Hayes pursues the melody while Cahill explores the harmony and rhythm within the tunes, drawing on his jazz, blues and classical expertise.

Described by The New York Times as ‘a Celtic complement to Steve Reich's quartets or Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain', Hayes and Cahill take Irish music to new levels in slow-building, fiery performances.