Cathal Hayden
Cathal Sean Hayden is a Northern Irish musician, acclaimed for his skilled style of Irish fiddle and tenor banjo. He was born on 13 July 1963, in the village of the Rock, County Tyrone, 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, 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, won Folk Roots
Discography
- Handed Down
- Barking Mad
- Shifting Gravel
- Doctor A's Secret Remedies
- Long Roads
- Cathal Hayden
- Maybe Tonight
- Live in Belfast
- Crossroads
- ''Hooked on Banjo''
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Category:Living people
Category:Folk musicians from Northern Ireland
Category:Musicians from County Tyrone
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)