Martin was born in the village of Ballygoughin in west Limerick 1929. He learned the fiddle from his mother and from neighboring musicians in the townland. He emigrated to England in the 1950's and lived in Northampton for several years before moving to New York with his family in the mid 1960's. He now runs one of the largest and most successful schools of Irish music in America. As well as being an excellent musician, he is a talented composer with several fine tunes to his credit
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Fast Hornpipe: The Clare Hornpipe
The Road to Abbeyfeale/Lord Kitchener's Pipes [Jigs]
The High Road to Glin/The Low Road to Glin [Reels]
Paddy Scanlon's/Buddy Furey's/The Kinard [Polkas]
Flynn's (Behind the Ditch in Páirc Anna)/Dillane's [Hornpipes]
Limerick is Beautiful [Air]
Bridget Flynn's/The Star of Munster [Reels]
Mulhaire's/The Morning Mist [Reels]
The Ballyloughlin/Seán Duine Dóite [Jigs]
The Pride of Moyvan/The Cross at the Wood [Reels]
The Vales of New Direen [Air]
The Queen of the Fair/Langstrom's Pony [Jigs]
Wallace's Cross/Tarmon's/Pat Enright's [Polkas]
Breen's/The Hangman's Rope [Hornpipes]
Con Mullane's/Dando Dillane's (The Banks of the Ilen) [Reels]
McAuliffe's/Maggie Shanley's/Denis Enright's [Slides]
The Rathcrogan (The Floating Crowbar)/The Bag of Spuds/O'Connell's Trip to Parliament [Reels]
The Clare Hornpipe
McAuliffe's/Maggie Shanley's/Denis Enright's (Nell O'Sullivan's) [Slides]
Reels: Bridget Flynn's / The Star of Munster
Lovely Lough Sheelin (Fling)
The Rathcroghan (The Floating Crowbar)/The Bag of Spuds/O'Connell's Trip to Parliament [Reels]
Reels: The High Road to Glin / The Low Road to Glin
Jigs: The Road to Abbeyfeale / Lord Kitchener's Pipes
Polkas: Paddy Scanlon's / Buddy Furey's / The Kinard Polka
Hormpipes: Flynn's / Dillane's
Air: Limerick Is Beautiful
Slides: Mcauliffe's / Maggie Shanley's / Denis Enright's
Hornpipes: Breen's Hornpipe / The Hangman's Rope
Reels: The Pride of Moyvane / The Cross at the Wood
The Vales of New Direen
Limerick is beautiful
Air: The Vales of New Direen
Limerick is Beautiful (Air)
Lovely Lough Sheelin [Fling]
Reels: Con Mullane's / Dando Dillane's
Riflemen of War
Lovely Lough Sheelin
The Pride of Moyvan / The Cross at the Wood (reel)
Jigs: The Ballygoughlin Jig / Sean Duine Dóite
Flynn's (Behind the Ditch in Páirc Anna) / Dillane's (hornpipe)
LATE START Reels=Mulhare's, The Morning Mist
Reels: The Rathcrogan Reel / The Bag of Spuds / O'Connell's Trip to Parliament
The Ballyloughlin / Seán Duine Dóite (jig)
Mulhaire's / The Morning Mist (reel)
Polkas: Wallace's Cross / Tarman's / Pat Enright's
The Road To Abbeyfeale/Lord Kitchener's Pipes
The High Road To Glin/The Low Road To Glin
Paddy Scanlon's/Buddy Furey's/The Kinard
The Queen of the Fair / Langstrom's Pony (jig)
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