I ndilchuimhne Dennis Cahill

I ndilchuimhne Dennis Cahill (RIP).
Tá duine de sár cheoltóirí ár linne imithe ar shlí na fírinne. D'fhág Dennis a rian ar cheol an domhain len a thionlacan binn snasta. Seo mír as Geantraí in Dolan's, Luimnheach (1999) agus é ag seinnt trí ríl len a chara Martin Hayes.
Dennis Cahill, one of the world's most acclaimed musicians and who toured the world with Martin Hayes, The Gloaming and other musicians, has passed away. Dennis changed the course of Irish traditional guitar accompaniment with his jazz background and his approach brought a breath of fresh air to the tradition.
Martin Hayes (Fiddle) & Dennis Cahill (Guitar) perform The Sailor's Bonnet (Reel 0:00), Tommy Peoples' (Reel 1:31) & The Union Reel (Reel 2:34), in a clip from a Christmas Geantraí Special recorded for TG4 in 1999.
Dennis Cahill was born June 16 (Bloomsday - the day made famous by James Joyce's “Ulysses”) in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois to immigrant parents from County Kerry, Ireland. Displaying a keen interest in music from childhood, he started studying guitar at nine years of age. He subsequently studied the instrument at the highly regarded Chicago Music College, training under Howard Levy, Manuel Lopez Ramos, Steve Klein and Robert Becker. Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Cahill developed into one of the most respected and innovative guitar players in the world of traditional Irish music.
Not just content with accompanying tunes, he developed a unique approach to playing traditional and neo-traditional Irish music, incorporating the ornaments and subtleties used by the various instruments utilized within the Irish music genre. He performed and recorded with many acclaimed Irish traditional music practitioners (including Kevin Burke, Liz Carroll, Seamus Egan, P.J. Hayes, Eileen Ivers, Arty McGlynn, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Liam O’Flynn, and Jimmy Keane), and appeared in concert halls and festivals throughout the USA, Europe, China, and Australia.
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[@johnpowers2921]

This music frees my soul, 40 million Irish Americans can’t be wrong!

[@DiddleLe]

Saw them in San Fran about 20yrs ago. I swear Martain had me in a trance. It was amazing 👏

[@irishfield1]

Will live on with his music ever so gorgeous play by Both here thank you Denis and Martin

[@Finbarheerlen]

What a tragic news. He'll be missed.

[@andrewbabooshkin3557]

He'll be alive in our hearts. Thanks for music

[@danwebb4418]

He was an excellent musician . RIP

[@roberthopper7325]

I regret never seeing him play a live show, but I deeply appreciate what he did for Irish Trad and I deeply enjoy his playing. He will be missed.

[@WTCmovie]

I only saw him once, and was I ever lucky. We exchanged a few words after the concert - he was very very funny. And lovely. Such a loss.

[@waugh1boy]

So sad to hear this, thankfully his music lives on and brings inspiration to the next wave of Irish musicians

[@barbgeraghty2524]

What a shock. He will be sorely missed.

[@OShaughnessyC]

An outstanding musician. So sad to get this news.

[@thomasreilly-Guitar]

Sad sad news RIP Dennis

[@baizhanghuaihai2298]

Such sad news. You’ll be playing once again now, Dennis, rest your soul.

[@joedlafferty]

Oh my goodness… didn’t realise he had passed… i did some lessons with him in lockdown. A true gentleman, a humble man, and an incredible player… soooo sad

[@martinbanks7686]

Terribly sad news.

[@galwayguide]

RIP

[@thomasstaunton8275]

Trad music has lost a hero. Rip Go dtuga on Tiarna solas na bhflaitheas dá anam uasal.

[@johnsinnott6179]

Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam…..

[@philippechatton9926]

Martin est seul maintenant