Monday 27th June, 5pm (Theatre 2)
Tommy Hayes
Featured on over 400 albums, Tommy Hayes has been at the forefront of Irish traditional music for over 40 years. He has been a member of countless ground-breaking ensembles throughout his career, including being a founding member of Stockton’s Wing and the original percussionist with Riverdance. He is a highly sought-after teacher for workshops and masterclasses worldwide, and has been the bodhrán tutor at the Dublin Institute of Technology for eight years.
In addition to his impressive career as a performer and teacher, he also holds a Masters in Music Therapy from the University of Limerick. He has a private music therapy practice with a focus on mental health, and is a guest lecturer on the MA Music Therapy course in the University of Limerick.
PAST FRANCIS ROCHE LECTURES:
2021 – Prof. Sven Ahlbäck: “‘We hear what we know’ – On the power of concepts and how traditional fiddle music in contemporary society can benefit from folk music theory”
2019 – Peter Browne: “Séamus Ennis – A Tall Genius (1919-1982)”
2018 – Dr Orfhlaith Ní Bhriain and Mick McCabe: “From Jigs to Jacobites—Set Dances as a Historical Record”
2017 – Dr Helen Lawlor: “Come Summer, Come Winter, from the Mouth of Harps”: The Irish Harp in Myth, Poetry and Music
2016 – Dr Ryan Molloy: “Traditional Contemporary Music – Conflicts of Influence”
2015 – Dermot McLaughlin: “A Soundscape of the Donegal Fiddle – a response to the challenges of defining a regional style”
2014 – Toner Quinn: “The Thin Green Line: In Writing About Irish Traditional Music”
2013 – Professor Breandán Ó Madagáin: “The Elemental function of music and magic in the Gaelic tradition of Ireland and Scotland”
2012 – Dr Mel Mercier: “Making Music Together: Father and Son Duets”
2011 – Dr Breandán de Gallaí: “Noċtú: Irish Dance Laid Bare”
2010 – Paul Brady: “From Holyrood to Hooba Dooba: My Life in Music”
2008 – Dr Matt Cranitch: “Learning and Teaching ‘Outside the Tradition”
