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Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

Presented by	The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts

Date	Tue 4 Mar 2008

Time	7.30pm (doors open 7pm)

Cost	Reserved Cabaret Seating (Max 4 per table) Web: Full $40 Phone/Door: Full $42 Unreserved Raked Theatre Seating Web: Full/Concession $35/$28 Phone/Door: Full/Concession $37/$30

Concession	Full-time students, unemployed, pensioners and health care cardholders ONLY. (NB: Not senior cardholders)

Venue	Performance Space (Reserved Cabaret Tables (of 4) and Unreserved Raked Theatre Seating)

Enquiries	Box Office: Monday to Friday 12 noon - 4pm. 07 3872 9000

Artform	Music - Folk, Acoustic, Country

Type	Performance


	Photo by Philip Barlow

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 musical rapport between them is so strong that it is often said they appear to be playing one instrument, "working on a seemingly telepathic level," as CMJ describes it. While Martin pursues a melody, Dennis explores the harmony and rhythms within the tunes. He seems to know intuitively Hayes’ next move, consistently matching it with astonishing skill and grace.

"Our allegiance is to the spirit of the moment," says Hayes, "Our primary wish is that the musical experience be one that lifts our spirits and those of the audience."

He is just so much better than anything you’ve ever seen before. He redefines your concept of excellence and reveals levels of beauty and artistry that previously hadn’t existed in your frame of reference. That is the only way to describe the experience of seeing and listening to Martin Hayes. Once you have seen him, all other Irish fiddle players become faint shadows. He is the Yehudi Menuhin of the Irish fiddle.He is the Don Bradman.
Bruce Elder/Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

Between them they have deconstructed the material to create a vast spacious soundscape, aching with the celebration of centuries, soaring with the slow-burning dynamics of modern lassicist's, like Pärt and Gorecki.
The Independent,UK.

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

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