Cathal Hayden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Rock, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Irish traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Fiddle, tenor banjo |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Cathal Sean Hayden is a Northern Irish musician, acclaimed for his skilled style of Irish fiddle and tenor (four-stringed) banjo. He was born on 13 July 1963, in the village of the Rock, County Tyrone[1] (outside Pomeroy), an area immersed in traditional music.
The third of eight children, Hayden was born into an environment steeped in traditional Irish music; his father and both of his grandfathers all played the fiddle, with his father playing tenor banjo as well, inspiring Hayden as a boy to learn both instruments. Additionally, his mother was a pianist, often accompanying traditional musicians. As a young man, Hayden competed in the Fleadh Cheoil ([ˌfʲlʲaː ˈçoːlʲ]; English: "music festival"), Ireland's yearly international music competition-festival, winning the category of All-Ireland Champion on both banjo and fiddle. He is an original member of the group Four Men and a Dog, whose debut album, Barking Mad (1991), won Folk Roots' Best New Album award the year of its release.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/2Views:3691 358
-
Cathal Hayden at 2016 O'Flaherty Retreat
-
Cathal Hayden and Tommy O'Sullivan at the 2016 O'Flaherty Retreat
Transcription
Discography
- Handed Down (1988)
- Barking Mad (1991)
- Shifting Gravel (1993)
- Doctor A's Secret Remedies (1995)
- Long Roads (1996)
- Cathal Hayden (1999)
- Maybe Tonight (2002)
- Live in Belfast (2007)
- Crossroads (2008) (with Máirtín O'Connor and Seamie O'Dowd; for details, see irishtune.info Archived 25 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine)
- Hooked on Banjo (2016)
See also
References
- ^ "Trad/Roots: How Tyrone musician Cathal Hayden got Hooked on Banjo". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links
Reviews
- Review by Geoff Wallis of the album Cathal Hayden
- folkmusic.net review of the album Cathal Hayden
- folkworld.de review of the album Cathal Hayden
- Review by Geoff Wallis of the album Live in Belfast
- Eddie Creaney's review of the album Live in Belfast
- Review of Erne
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
  | This article about a musician from Northern Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 24 May 2024, at 08:11