Biography

Brendan  Hayes

 

Touring with the Máirín Fahy Band in Holland

A casual sing-song in Horan’s, Portumna


name              Brendan “Benny” Hayes

location          Portumna & Dublin, Ireland

job                 Musician/performer/singer/songwriter/accompanist

 

Playing music since forever. Santa gave me a plastic Beatles guitar in 1964, my friendly guitar mentor of years, John Horan from Portumna tuned it on Christmas day before I threw it away in childish frustration... he taught me three chords and that was it....hooked.


Since then the path of music has led me to many wonderful places and the best of people.


Recorded with Reeltime, Townes Van Zandt, The Café Orchestra, Chris Meehan, Ger Fahy, Laura Browne, Fiona Tyndall.  Toured extensively in the USA with Reeltime and Furry Village, has played Irish and celtic festivals throughout Europe.


Currently performing in the tenth season of the Irish traditional music and dance show “Trad on the Prom” in the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway City. Keyboard player and singer with Ger Fahy’s Celtic Earth, and with the turbo-trad 10-piece,  Furry Village. Impromptu sessions around Dublin and Ireland, and regular sing-songs in Horan’s Corner House, Portumna and The Wishing Well Pub, Blackrock, Dublin. 


 

Thanks Santa....