Martin Hayes & Dannis Cahill - The Lonesome Touch
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Free Music Review: Yes, Please, May I have Some More?
Hit: 5 Stars
What a beautiful collection of pieces. Heartbreaking at times, but never maudlin -- the other side to break-neck Irish fiddling, quiet beauty and deep soul. This should be in every collection.Free Music Review: The Lonesome Touch
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought the original copy in Doolin, Ireland, not knowing what I was getting but trusting the sales clerk that it was traditional fiddling. I was not the least bit disappointed in this. Discovering that these two musicians play frequently in nearby Seattle was a bonus!!
This is fabulous old style traditional fiddling, very worth buying.
Free Music Review: Perfectly wonderful
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD by mistake a couple of years ago, listened to it once, thought "Oh, well, it's not what I was looking for," and put it aside. Recently I came across it again and decided to give it another hearing, and it rapidly vaulted into the position of Favorite CD. Hayes is (of course) a superb fiddler -- I also own and like "Under the Moon." But Cahill's subtle guitar accompaniment contributes immensely to bringing out the character of each tune, and I think the combination is magical. I'm especially fond of the tunes that embody the "lonesome touch" (e.g., "The Old Bush/The Reel with the Burl" -- the latter is a West of Ireland variant of the popular "Drowsy Maggie," my favorite Irish tune), but the whole album is solid. (Hayes tends to tap his toes and move as he's playing, and some of this comes through on the recording, but I don't find it obtrusive; it's what you'd hear in any County Clare pub. As for the "tape hiss" that another reviewer complained about, I don't hear it -- could it be HIS stereo?)Free Music Review: slow recording bad recording
Hit: 2 Stars
This cd had great potential. However, it didn't seem to take off. The pacing is lazy. Not that it should be fast paced, but this recording lacked energy. Music can be as slow as it needs to be, but you've got to have energy. On top of it all, the recording is packed full of a high frequency tape hiss that is more than a little distracting. The sound or one violin and one guitar is so thin that the hiss really stands out.Free Music Review: A fiddler at the top of his art
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought his albums (Lonesome Touch was the best) after hearing him in West Virginia one night when he and his partner arrived 2 hours late for a performance (lost on the Interstate) -- everyone who stayed felt amply rewarded by his magical playing. He lives and breathes with the instrument and the listener is honored to be able to taste the music that results.
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