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Welcome Here Again [Digipak]

Martin Hayes
1 disc

1. Clare Reel, The
2. High Jig, The
3. Lane to the Glen/Fahy's [Reels]: Lane To the Glen / Fahy's
4. Dear Irish Boy [Slow Air], The
5. Night Poor Larry Was Stretched [Slip Jig], The
6. P. Joe's Reel
7. Rogaire Dubh [Jig], An
8. Jenny's Welcome to Charlie [Reel]
9. Girl That Broke My Heart [Reel], The
10. Wind Swept Hill of Tulla [Slow Air], The
11. Galtee Hunt [Set Dance], The
12. John Naughton's Green Mountain/Welcome Here Again [Reels]: John Naughton's Green Mountain / Welcome Here Again
13. Mulqueen's [Reel]
14. Booley House Jig [Slip Jig], The
15. O'Reilly's Greyhound/Palmer's Gate [Reels]: O'Reilly's Greyhound / Palmer's Gate
16. Coleman's March
17. The New Post Office/The Pigeon on the Gate/The New Custom House [Reels]: The New Post Office / The Pigeon On the Gate
18. Frank Kean's [Reel]
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): GLCD-GLCD123
Credits

Producer Dennis Cahill; Martin Hayes
Engineer Dennis Cahill; Martin Hayes; Charlie Johnson
Personnel: Dennis Cahill (guitar, mandolin, bass instrument); Martin Hayes (fiddle, viola).
Working together for the first time in a decade, Irish folk musicians Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill immediately fall back into a strong working relationship on the joyous WELCOME HERE AGAIN. A solid collection of originals and traditional tunes incorporating ballads, dance tunes, and vivid story songs, WELCOME HERE AGAIN is traditionally-minded Irish folk that isn't afraid to bring fresh influences and sounds into the mix. Highlights include the energetic "The Clare Reel" and "The Night Poor Larry Was Stretched."
Critic Reviews

Dirty Linen (p.45) - "For WELCOME HERE AGAIN, they've kept the clear, reflective look at the music but returned to playing music in song- and tune-length stretches. It all flows together..."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.47) - "[T]he two masters are at their best when they work through the slower material, offering magical streams of expression that are more like conversation than music performance."
Paste (magazine) (p.77) - "There's no ego, no grandstanding with instrumental technique, just the absolute soul conviction of Hayes' scraping bow, at its most emotionally devastating on 'The Dear Irish Boy.'"