DESCRIPTION:
Martin Hayes on fiddle, Kevin Crawford on flute, and Josh Dukes on guitar play three reels, "The Clare Reel", "The East Clare Reel" and an unusual version of "Sporting Nell." Hays is known far and wide for his wondrous interpretations and explorations of Irish dance music, and will be bringing his Masters of Tradition tour to the USA in 2012 (www.martinhayes.com). Crawford is likewise renowned as one of Ireland's premier flute players, and is a member of the celebrated group Lunasa (www.lunasa.ie).

Performed at the CCE (www.ccepotomac.org) & Institute of Musical Traditions (www.imtfolk.org) Concert, Takoma Park Community Center, Takoma Park, MD, USA on July 20, 2011.

The CCE Musical Arts & Dance (MAD) Week Faculty Concert is a collaboration and joint production by The O'Neill-Malcom Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (CCE) & The Institute of Musical Traditions (IMT).

Performance Notes: Myron Bretholz

Sound: Trevor Higgins, Dave Eisner, Ben Majchrzak, Dave Richardson

Camera: Dick Tufts, Jenna Fanning, Ralph Lillie

Editing: Ralph Lillie

© 2011, Institute of Musical Traditions