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Hayes’ admission that when a tune is lying around in his head for too long, there’s no knowing what he’s going to do with it, summed up the evening: unpredictable, richly textured, at times delirious and so, so full of heart. Irish Times

The heart-swelling beauty of Hayes touch … is so expressive and evocative, one wonders if the man is connected to an aesthetic dimension that mere mortals can only experience through him. Pat Carty, Hot Press

Hayes belongs to a cadre of extraordinary communicators who can reveal unexpected insights about our shared humanity by peeling back the layers of a tune. Siobhán Long, Irish Times