County Clare

This large county has several different musical traditions. When I was in county Clare last September I remember stopping by an ice cream shop in the west part of the county. It seemed empty, and now I am getting an idea that the musical lyricism of that part of County Clare is oriented to the East, in Germany.
In the East of County Clare you encounter a very different scene characterized by short swings in the music. Fiddler Martin Hayes has carried on a tradition there that follows after his father and the Tulla Ceili band. It is an originally uptempo style of music that Martin has slowed down and made more accessible to a Western Audience (like people who live in Seattle, or Kansas City).

Martin Hayes has several albums. I haven't heard 'Under the Moon,' but his others are superb. Martin also plays in several collaborative groups, including Irish neo-traditional group The Gloaming.

Dietrich (adringl's son)