The Teetotallers

"If someone told me about a new trio comprising Martin Hayes, Kevin Crawford, and John Doyle, I would have replied: keep dreaming. Yet that’s exactly what we have: a dream team made real. "

Earle Hitchner, Irish Echo

Martin Hayes, fiddle, viola

Kevin Crawford, flute, whistles, bodhrán

John Doyle, vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandola

This tour, featuring three giants of the Irish trad scene, promises to be one of the musical highlights of 2012. Where to start? One of the most important Irish musicians of his generation, fiddler Martin Hayes had picked up six all-Ireland championships by the age of 19 before setting off on an musical odyssey that has brought his lyrical east Clare sound into the worlds of jazz, film, theatre and modern dance.

Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Kevin Crawford has been a key member of two of Ireland’s most celebrated instrumental bands, Moving Cloud and Lúnasa. Awash with plaudits for his solo albums, the former Irish Echo Artist of the Year has also collaborated with the likes of Grianán, Raise the Rafters, Joe Derrane, Natalie Merchant, Susan McKeown and Sean Tyrrell.

Dubliner John Doyle’s filigree finger-picking guitar style is the perfect foil for the understated mastery of Hayes and Crawford. A founding member of Irish-American band Solas and recently bandleader for the Joan Baez band, Doyle received a Grammy nomination in 2009 for his collaboration with Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll, Double Play. And did we mention Doyle’s tenor vocals and cracking bouzouki and mandola playing? Simply unmissable.

The Teetotallers

The Teetotallers

Tour Dates

Tuesday 17 Jan, Dublin 2

  • The Coach House, Dublin Castle
  • 8pm, SOLD OUT
  • 01 6719429 / www.musicnetwork.ie

Wednesday 18 Jan, Main St, Newbridge, Co, Kildare

Friday 20 Jan, Mitchell Street, Tipperary Town

Saturday 21 Jan, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow

  • Mermaid Arts Centre
  • 8pm, €16 /€14 (part of 2 for 33)
  • 01 2724030 or at www.mermaidartscentre.ie
  • www.mermaidartscentre.ie/

Sunday 22 Jan, Temple Street, Sligo

Monday 23 Jan, Clifden, Co. Galway

  • Station House Theatre
  • 8pm, €12 / €10
  • 095 21699

Tuesday 24 Jan, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Wednesday 25 Jan, St. Georges Terrace, Carrick On Shannon, Leitrim

Friday 27 Jan, Ennis, Clare

  • The Great Hall @ The Templegate Hotel
  • 9pm (Door 8:30pm), €15
  • 086 8520975