Martin Fay

{{Short description|Irish musician (1936–2012)}}

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Martin Joseph Fay (19 September 1936 – 14 November 2012)[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/martin-fay-founder-member-of-the-chieftains-8324180.html Martin Fay: Founder-member of the Chieftains] accessdate 27 March 2018[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/arts/music/martin-fay-fiddler-with-the-chieftains-is-dead-at-76.html The New York Times (16 November 2012)] was an Irish fiddler and bones player, and a former member of The Chieftains.

Fay was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland.[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/16/martin-fay Martin Fay obituary] accessdate March 17, 2018 In 1962, he became one of the founding members of The Chieftains. In 2001, he decided to stop touring with The Chieftains, limiting his appearances with the group to events in Ireland. He subsequently retired in 2002. He died in Cabra at age 76. He had been ill for some time.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/1114/faym.html|title=Former Chieftain Martin Fay dies|work=RTÉ Ten|date=14 November 2012|accessdate=14 November 2012}}