John Castex "Jack" Hayes (1912-1993) REMINISCENCE BY IAN BELL I played with Jack Hayes for a number of years in the late 1970s and early '80s. Jack was born in "Cabbagetown" in 1912 and lived in Toronto for most of his life. He died in 1993. I had mo...
A jig by Jack Hayes. (1915?-1995?) Jack was a fiddler, square dance caller and composer who lived in Toronto for many years although I believe he may have originally hailed from northwest of the city in the Halton area. Although I played regularly with Ja...
A reel by Jack Hayes (1915?-1995?) Jack was a fiddler, square dance caller and composer who lived in Toronto for many years although I believe he may have originally hailed from northwest of the city in the Halton area. Although I played regularly with Ja...
A jig by Jack Hayes (1912?-1993) Jack was a fiddler, square dance caller and composer who lived in Toronto for many years. He was part of the the old-time fiddle and dance scene around Toronto for decades and told stories of having been the bouncer at Pla...
Jack wasn't afraid to throw a melodic curve when he got the chance. This tune has a couple of interesting surprises. This is how Jack wrote it out but the midi file sounds a lot more "pointed" than I think he would have played it. I'd be inclined to smoot...
