Cathal Hayden’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Irish musician
Is Musician 
From United Kingdom 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 13 July 1963
Age: 57 years
Star sign Cancer
Genre:
Music of ireland
Instruments:
Violin
Banjo

Cathal Sean Hayden is a Northern Irish fiddle and banjo player of note. He was born on 13 July 1963, in the village of the Rock, County Tyrone, outside Pomeroy, an area immersed in traditional music.

The third in the family of eight, he was born into a deep musical background. His father played the banjo and fiddle, and his mother was a pianist, while both grandfathers were fiddle players. Hayden has been All-Ireland Champion on both banjo and fiddle. He is a member of the group Four Men and a Dog whose first album, Barking Mad won the Folk Roots best new album award in 1991.

Discography

  • Handed Down (1988)
  • Barking Mad (1991)
  • Shifting Gravel (1993)
  • Doctor A’s Secret Remedies (1995)
  • Long Roads (1996)
  • Cathal Hayden (1999)
  • Maybe Tonight (2002)
  • Live in Belfast (2007)
  • Crossroads with Máirtín O’Connor and Seamie O’Dowd (2008)For detailed contents see irishtune.info
  • Hooked on Banjo (2016)

Reviews

  • Review by Geoff Wallis of the album Cathal Hayden
  • folkmusic.net review of the album Cathal Hayden
  • folkworld.de review of the album Cathal Hayden
  • Review by Geoff Wallis of the album Live in Belfast
  • Eddie Creaney’s review of the album Live in Belfast
  • Review of Erne
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