Martin Hayes // Castlemaine // Australian Tour 2026 // Theatre Royal // 18+

Name: Martin Hayes // Castlemaine // Australian Tour 2026 // Theatre Royal // 18+
Start: 2026-02-21T09:00:00+11:00
Location: Theatre Royal

Schedule

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Theatre Royal | Castlemaine, VI

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒚 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔
𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐒
𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Sᴀᴛᴜʀᴅᴀʏ 21 Fᴇʙʀᴜᴀʀʏ 2026
Tʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ Rᴏʏᴀʟ, Cᴀsᴛʟᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇ 18+
Dᴏᴏʀs 7ᴘᴍ
Tickets
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Martin Hayes, virtuosic Irish fiddler, and one of the most significant talents in Irish traditional music will return to Australia February 2026.
“… 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 ‘𝐀𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥.’
𝐇𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.”
Edinburgh Music Review

Martin’s special sound, his mastery of his chosen instrument – the violin – his acknowledgement of the past and his shaping of the future of the music, combine to create a formidable artistic intelligence. He has drawn inspiration from many musical genres, but remains grounded in the music he grew up with in East County Clare. He has the ability to place the tradition within a wider contemporary context, creating an exquisite and insightful interpretation of Irish music.
“𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐢 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞.”
The Irish Times
Martin Hayes’ soulful interpretations of traditional Irish music are recognized the world over for their exquisite musicality and irresistible rhythm. Praised by the Irish Times as a musician with an “𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞”, Martin is the founder of the musical supergroup 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, (with whom he tours internationally and with whom he shared the prestigious Meteor Prize in 2014 for their debut album), 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞, and 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭. Martin toured and recorded with the late guitarist Dennis Cahill for over twenty years. They performed for President Obama at The White House in 2011.
Martin has created collaborations with extraordinary musicians in the classical, folk and contemporary music worlds with the likes of Bill Frisell, Ricky Skaggs, Jordi Savall, Brooklyn Rider and the RTE Concert Orchestra, as well as many of the greatest traditional Irish musicians over the past forty years. Martin has contributed music, both original and traditional arrangements to modern dance, theatre, film and television.
He has performed on stage with musicians such as Sting and Paul Simon, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
On this forthcoming Australian tour Martin will be accompanied by 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚. Hailed as a “first rate” and “versatile” musician by The New Yorker, guitarist and composer Sanna performs traditional Irish music as well as jazz and improvised music, composing for ensembles, and producing recordings for many artists.
Kyle Sanna has collaborated with and performed alongside modern virtuosos like Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer, and with some of the greatest living interpreters of the Irish tradition including Martin Hayes and Seamus Egan