The Lonesome Touch

Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B000005CQN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly wonderful, February 11, 2004

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P. Lozar "plozar" (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lonesome Touch (Audio CD)

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?)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fiddler at the top of his art, November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lonesome Touch (Audio CD)

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have disc of irish fiddling, December 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lonesome Touch (Audio CD)

Beautiful, very soulful fiddling from Martin Hayes. Really amazing guitar backup from Dennis Cahill is what really made the disc shine for me. Cahill's inventiveness and harmonizations really fill out these tunes, and give a very full sound to the duo. Great stuff.