Music

Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble at Carnegie Hall

A St. Patrick's Day Celebration

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Details

$51 and up

Date(s)

Tue, Mar 17, 2026

8:00pm

Contact

carnegiehall.org
CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800
Carnegie Hall Box Office: 57th Street and Seventh Avenue

Location

Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Overview

Presented by Carnegie Hall and Ashkonas Holt in collaboration with Irish Arts Center and the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with support from Culture Ireland.

The virtuosic Irish fiddler Martin Hayes and his Common Ground Ensemble lead a St. Patrick's Day celebration in the iconic concert hall, featuring an exciting roster of special guests, sean-nós singing and dancing, and modern takes on Irish traditions. This special event is the first of a multi-year St. Patrick’s Day concert series presented by Carnegie Hall in collaboration with Irish Arts Center and Askonas Holt.

PERFORMERS
Martin Hayes (fiddle)

Common Ground Ensemble:
Cormac McCarthy (piano)
Kate Ellis (cello)
Kyle Sanna (guitar)
Brian Donnellan (bouzouki, harmonium, concertina)
Sam Amidon (guitar and vocals)
Síle Denvir (harp, vocals)
Nic Gareiss (dance)
Stephanie Keane (dance)

Special guest: Paul Muldoon

Additional artists to be announced

Bill Whelan

Ye Vagabonds

Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.