Fiddler Martin Hayes and Guitarist Kyle Sanna Keep Irish Traditional Music Ever New

Martin Hayes is one of the great Irish fiddlers of our time, and one of the things that makes his playing so distinctive is the way he incorporates elements of jazz and contemporary classical music. Hayes is a founding member of the Irish-American supergroup The Gloaming, and he’s led a couple of ensembles, the Martin Hayes Quartet and the Common Ground Ensemble, that include musicians from the New York new music scene. Guitarist Kyle Sanna, for example, is part of the Common Ground Ensemble, who are part of a St Patrick's Day 2026 concert at Carnegie Hall and he joins Martin Hayes to play a few tunes, in-studio. Set list: 1. The Wild Geese/Lord Leitrim 2. Port An Deoari/My Mary Ann 3. The Golden Castle/Mikey Callaghans

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Fiddler Martin Hayes and Guitarist Kyle Sanna Keep Irish Traditional Music Ever New is an episode from Soundcheck by WNYC Studios.

This episode is 00:36:09 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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