Live in Seattle #1195 In guitarist Dennis Cahill, Martin has found the perfect foil, a collaborator equally drawn to subtle invention and exploration of his instrument. Live in Seattle is their second recording, documenting their intimate interplay one special evening at the Tractor Tavern. Combining a jazz sensitivity with the potential of a melody with a classicist's sense of timbre, Martin and Dennis explore the melodies of County Clare in a way unique to Celtic music. From the playful interpretations of classic tunes to an epic twenty-seven minute medley that is the hallmark of their live shows, Live in Seattle puts you in the front seat for new directions in Celtic music. 1999 Tunes: Martin Rochford's / Green Gowned Lass * Port na bPucai / Kilnamona Barndance / Ship in Full Sail / Jer the Rigger / The Old Blackthorn / Exile of Erin / Humours of Tulla / Fitzgerald's Hornpipe / Rakish Paddy / Finbarr Dwyer's Reel No. 1 / P Joe's Pecurious Pachelbel Special * Carraroe / Out on the Ocean * Mary McMahon of Balinhitch / Miss Lyon's * Dowd's No. 9 / Come West Along the Road Buy this CD

The Lonesome Touch #1181 This long-awaited duet album 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. 1997 Tunes: Paddy Fahy's Reel * The Kerfunken Jig * Paul Ha'penny / The Garden of Butterflies / The Broken Pledge / The Mother and Child Reel / Toss the Feathers * John Naughton's Reel / Another Paddy Fahy Reel * The Cat in the Corner / John Naughton's Jig * The Old Bush / The Reel with the Burl * The Lament for Limerick * My Love is in America reels * Tell Her I Am / Gallagher's Frolics jigs * Rolling in the Barrel / The Morning Dew reels * The Bucks of Oranmore / Eileen Curran / Jimmy on the Moor reels * Peggy's Waltz Buy this CD

Under the Moon #1155 Martin returned to County Clare to record Under the Moon, gaining the accompaniment of his father, famed fiddler P.J. Hayes, and guitarist Steve Cooney. He is also joined by his American musical partners, accordion virtuoso John Williams and Portland guitarist/fiddler Randal Bays. This album contains all the spirit and eloquence of his eponymous debut and adds even more passion. No one can get inside a tune--be it barndance, jig or reel--like Martin Hayes. Under the Moon is an album that stirs the heart and electrifies the mind! 1995 Tunes: Bill Malley's Barndance / Kilnamona Barndance * Cloonagroe Reel / West Clare Reel * O'Connell's March / Galway Bay Hornpipe / The Banshee's Wail / Over the Mangle Pit * The Hole in the Hedge / Seamus Cooley's Jig * Bony Crossing the Alps / The Maids of Feakle * Kitty Come Down to Limerick / Catherine Kelly's * Rakish Paddy * Pat Canny's / Come West Along the Road * Fair Haired Molly / Farewell to Milltown * The Lark's March / Kilfenora Jig / The Cliffs of Moher * The Graf Spey / The Boys of Balisodare * The Crooked Road / The Foxhunter's Reel * Lucy Farr's Artists: Martin Hayes, fiddle Steve Cooney, guitar P. J. Hayes, fiddle Randal Bays, guitar, fiddle John Williams, concertina, accordion     Buy this CD

Martin Hayes #1127 A landmark album from one of the most skillful and soulful fiddlers alive. Hayes can trace his roots directly back to the Tulla Ceili Band, in which he played along with his father P.J. Hayes. You will be overawed by the range and intricacy of his playing, not to mention by his first rate choice of tunes. With guitarist Randall Bays and guest pianist Jim Chapman. 1993 Tunes: The Morning Star / The Caoilte Mountains * Paddy Fahy's Jig / Sean Ryan's Jig * The Whistler from Rosslea / Connor Dunn's * 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 Coen's Reel / The Swallow Artists: Martin Hayes, fiddle Randall Bays, guitar Jim Chapman, piano Buy this CD   Under the Moon: 13 Celtic Fiddle Solos All the tunes from Martin's "Under the Moon" album are in this book, transcribed by Allan MacDonald just as Martin plays them. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Books, it is available at folk music shops or directly from Mel Bay's web site. If you have any questions or concerns, big or small, please feel free to contact Helen at HBA Artists (see contact page)