From céilí bands to new quartets, musician Martin Hayes adds another string to his bow

Martin Hayes has travelled from the céilí bands of his native Clare, via The Gloaming, to a new quartet with American musicians, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Fiddler Martin Hayes met jazz clarinettist Doug Wieselman while recording for RTÉ’s Other Voices series in New York.

New York native Wieselman was playing in the house band, and Hayes had taken his seat to perform without an introduction, hardly noticing what instrument Wieselman played.