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Masters of Tradition Masters of Tradition An absolutely outstanding group...each musician is worth seeing individ- Suil a ruin Masters of Tradition ually, but having them together in one show is something very special, indeed. — Dan Neely, Irish Echo The Bucks of Oranmore & The Foxhunter’s Reel Iarla Ó Lionáird with Masters of Tradition Martin Hayes & Cathal Hayden - Reels Masters of Tradition is an ensemble of some of Ireland’s most gifted traditional musicians. The concert performance is made up of solos, duets, trios, and full ensemble, with uilleann pipes, fiddles, guitars, accordion and sean nós song. The touring group is based on the festival of the same name that takes place annually in Bantry, West Cork, Ireland. Masters of Tradition has had two acclaimed tours in the U.S., in 2012 and 2013, with tours booked for March 2014 and 2015. From major concert halls in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Austin, to top music venues in Washington DC, San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver, audiences have been rapt and the media, effusive. “Masters of Traditions lives up to its name...not to be missed,” enthused The New Yorker. The Irish Voice reviewed the show as “brilliant...a stellar cast...the Photos by Erin Baiano blistering set brought thunderous applause and a standing ovation.” Renowned fiddler Martin Hayes is Artistic Director of the ensemble. He is joined Tour Schedule on stage by six of the most compelling artists in Irish music today: vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird, fiddler Cathal Hayden, guitarists Dennis Cahill and Seamie O’Dowd, Máirtín O’Connor on accordion, and uilleann piper David Power. Hayes chose these musicians for the original contributions they’ve made to Irish music. Potent…heartrending… “These are artists who have found their own voice in the music,” he explains. “Dynamic, powerful musicians. I feel a lot of confidence walking on stage every virtuosity…punch... night with these artists. I know that I’m going to hear something I hadn’t heard “ the night before. I also know that it’ll be full of energy and life.” ” The original intention of the Masters of Tradition Festival was to present tradi- Elizabeth Roth tional Irish music in small configurations (solos, duets and trios) in venues nor- [email protected] mally associated with chamber music: the wood-paneled library of the beautiful www.rotharts.com Masters of Tradition (cont’d) Georgian mansion Bantry House, and the intimate sanctuary of St. Brendan’s Church in Bantry’s main square. The goal was to create a true listening experi- ence so that the depth of the music could be explored and shared with discern- ing audiences. The success of the festival, developed by Hayes in collaboration with West Cork Music, started to spread and word reached the Sydney Festival in Australia. The Australian organization wondered if the Masters of Tradition concept could be reconfigured as a stage show and if it could reproduce the festival’s intimacy in the 3,000-seat Sydney Opera House. The answer was found in two sold-out performances at the Opera House and raves from the press and the audiences. American demand led to the debut US tour in 2012. At a Masters of Tradition performance, from the opening notes of David Power’s uilleann pipes, the listener realizes that they are in for a unique evening of magic and portent. “Power cracked the heart of the tune wide open, making it unspeakably desolate, yet...beautiful” wrote The Sydney Morning Herald. Iarla Ó Lionáird follows with a soaring, unaccompanied sean nós (old style) song, called “heart-rending” by the Herald. Fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist Den- nis Cahill later perform one of their characteristically subtle yet searing sets. In the second half of the evening, the powerful trio of O’Connor, Hayden, and O’Dowd create sparks with their sublime interpretations. “At times blazing fast, they play with great clarity and with great feeling,” says The Irish Voice. The evening closes with the ensemble in full, a “thrilling climax of galloping jigs and reels.” (The Australian) “This magnificent seven [bears] out the underlying treatise that Martin Hayes operates under,” said The Irish Voice, “that traditional music is the equal of any other form, and can strike and capture the hearts of music fans anywhere and at any time.” “One of the things I want people to experience is a sense of the bedrock of the music,” says Hayes. “In its purest form, Irish traditional music speaks a universal language.” Elizabeth Roth [email protected] www.rotharts.com Masters of Tradition Bios Martin Hayes, Artistic Director (fiddle)| learned guitar, banjo, mandolin, Born and raised in East County Clare, a bouzouki and bodhrán. He toured with part of Ireland renowned for tradi- the band Dervish for six years and tional music and a particularly lyric then with Máirtín O Connor and Cathal style, Martin is considered one of its Hayden for over a decade, a collabora- most distinguished native sons. tion that continues to this day. Pronounced Shay-mee O’Dowd He has both remained faithful to the East Clare style and transformed it, to Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals)| Born into convey its deep and essential musical- a small, Irish-speaking enclave in ity that can stand along side any of the West Cork, Iarla Ó Lionáird’s upbring- world’s greatest music. He tours the ing revolved around singing as the world in a duet with guitarist, Dennis dominant form of artistic expression. Cahill and is involved in a number of As vocalist for Afro Celt Sound System, collaborations with traditional, classical Ó Lionáird played festivals all over the and contemporary musicians, as well as world and recorded five albums with theatre, dance and film projects. He is the group before he embarked on his a member of the band, The Gloaming. remarkable solo projects. Iarla is a vocalist with The Gloaming and Ghost Dennis Cahill (guitar)| Born in Chi- Trio. Pronounced Ear-la O Len-nard cago to parents from County Kerry, Dennis Cahill’s innovative accompa- Cathal Hayden (fiddle)| Cathal niment is acknowledged as a major Hayden is from a musical family in breakthrough for guitar in the Irish Co. Tyrone. He has a natural and tradition. Cahill’s playing turns mini- distinctive style, original and inventive. malism into an art form. A member of Cathal was the catalyst for the The Gloaming, Dennis is also a record formation of Four Men and a Dog, one producer in Chicago and a talented of the foremost Irish traditional bands. photographer. Pronounced Kah-hl Hayden Máirtín O’Connor (accordion)| With David Power (uilleann pipes)| David an accordion style displaying astound- Power was born into a musical family ing skill, dexterity and versatility, in County Waterford. He played the Máirtín O’Connor has played with many whistle from a young age, and at age of traditional music’s leading groups 10 was encouraged to take up the as well as collaborating with artists uilleann pipes. David won the Senior including Elvis Costello, The Chieftains, All-Ireland Piping Championship and the De Danann and The Dubliners. coveted Oireachtas Piping competitions Pronounced Mawr-teen O’Connor in 1992. He has represented Ireland at the Lorient Interceltic Festival and was Seamie O’Dowd (guitar)| From a member of Liam Clancy’s Fairweather Co. Sligo, Seamie O’Dowd grew up Band. He also plays with Donal Clancy Elizabeth Roth steeped in traditional music. He and Ciarán Somers in the new band [email protected] played the fiddle as a child and then Pipers Union. www.rotharts.com Masters of Tradition Reviews The New Yorker | Masters of Tradition lives up to its name...not to be Sydney Morning Herald | The missed. — New Yorker rapport between acclaimed fiddler Martin Hayes and American guitarist Irish Voice | This magnificent seven bore out the underlying treatise that Dennis Cahill was like two painters Martin Hayes operates under...that traditional music is the equal of any coating the same canvas: Hayes other form, and can strike and capture the hearts of music fans anywhere and creating the intense foregrounds and at any time. — Paul Keating, Irish Voice Cahill setting and shading them in perfect harmony. Time Out New York | This star-studded concert...brings together some of the brightest luminaries in traditional Celtic music. — Time Out New York Unaccompanied singer Iarla Ó Lionáird unfurled his tenor voice to heart- Huffington Post | Masters of Tradition celebrates the unadorned individual rending effect. performer [playing] the old tunes. — Marty Lipp, Huffington Post Uilleann piper David Power made [the Irish Echo | An exploration of old-fashioned style and raw musical virtu- tune] even more potent. His phrasing osity deftly curated by fiddle icon, and the show’s artistic director, Mar- and meticulous employment of bent tin Hayes. An absolutely outstanding group...each musician is worth seeing notes...cracked the heart of the tune individually, but having them together in one show is something very special, wide open, making it unspeakably indeed. — Dan Neely, Irish Echo desolate, yet...beautiful... Boston Globe | Carrying on Irish fiddle wizard Martin Hayes’s music festival The trio of button accordionist Martin in the West County Cork town of Bantry, [Masters of Tradition] presents O’Connor, fiddler Cathal Hayden, some of Ireland’s most accomplished musicians. — PICK OF THE DAY, Boston and guitarist Seamie O’Dowd played Globe with...vigour. Austin Chronicle | Seven Celtic virtuosos, including fiddler Martin Hayes Thereafter the entire company and oracle Iarla Ó’Lionáird. — Austin Chronicle converged, arranged into various combinations to maximise textural Time Our Chicago | Irish fiddler extraordinaire Martin Hayes leads a sextet variation, including the twin fiddles of consisting of some of today’s exemplary Celtic music practitioners.
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