Guitarist for Celtic violin virtuoso Joe O’Donnell(SonyBMG/Gaodhal's Vision ft: Rory Gallagher, East of Eden), a founder member of live dnb band 91db ('Noble England' with Rik Mayall/MotivationRecords), one third of jazz trio MorleyHaydenHaines(Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2009) and also performs extensively as a solo instrumentalist.
Live appearences include: Guinness Cork Jazz Festival(2009), The HSBC Coventry Jazz Festival(2005/2007/2009), Waveform Festival(2009), Bunkfest(2008), Godiva festival(2007)(2008), Mac theatre, Hexagon theatre, Alexandra theatre, Belgrade theatre
Booking Contacts:
Solo guitar: bookings@sihayden.com, tel: 07989 414 259 www.silveryrecords.com
Joe O'Donnell's Shkayla: tel:024 76 275807 SidNorrisRecords, Coventry /Steve Ashwell /backroom@joe-odonnell. com
91db: Ian Kane/http://www.uprightagency.co.uk /
ian@uprightagency.co.uk 0793902544
MorleyHaydenHaines: 07904163025 info@silveryrecords.com
Live Reviews
"Si's fantastic technique and style on the guitar always goes down a storm at the festival and it was great to welcome him back! (Chris Davis/Coventry Jazz Festival)
"You have a very cool and unique gift. I REALLY enjoy the playing and compositions." (Florida guitar legend Mike Pachelli)
"His solo classical-Spanish style guitar playing, peppered with pepper, funk and drumnbass, takes your breath away like a sledgehammer to the chest" (The Shiznit/local magazine)
"A classical Spanish style guitarist, who will blow you away with his jazz, latin and funk infused songs. How he manages it all on just a 6 string guitar still amazes us. You will have to see him to believe it! (AcousticLounge, Clapham)
"Si Hayden left members of the audience in wonder of how anyone could deliver such harmony and rhythms of complexity using a six string, steel strung acoustic guitar" (Alvin Leon/AQT/UK)
"one-man musical magician fusing funk, jazz and a splash of drum'n'bass in a single flamenco styled nylon-stringed guitar" (Warwick Core)
"Coventrys Si Hayden simply blew us away with his intricate finger skills (BBC C&W)
1. Introduction & Disillusion (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 2. For Lee Miller (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 3. Bomb (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 4. Sistah (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 5. On first looking into Cecily Jones's...
(Morley/Hayden/Haines) 6. The Silver Age (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 7. Dobeš’ Snail (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 8. Dissilusion (bonus track from the Ó Bhéal...)
(Morley/Hayden/Haines) 9. Sistah (bonus track from the Ó Bhéal...) (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 10. Map (bonus track from the Ó Bhéal...) (Morley/Hayden/Haines)
"..powerful stuff, not for the squeamish.." ('The Birmingham Post' on the 'Underground' scene)
1. Chosen (Hayden/Haines) 2. The ultimate friend (Hayden) 3. Moses (Hayden) 4. Back from the wilderness (Hayden) 5. Chris's theme (Hayden) 6. Harmonic angel (Hayden) 7. Jay and the King (Hayden) 8. Jay's theme (Hayden) 9. The walk to school (Hayden) 10.Moses in a basket (Hayden) 11.The Bennediction (Hayden) 12.Quranic monologue (Hayden) 13.The plagues (Hayden) 14.The innocents (Hayden) 15.Phil Stein hair salon (Hayden) 16.Delilah (Hayden/Weastell) 17.Enter Samson (Hayden/Weastell) 18.The fall of Lucifer (Hayden/Haines) 19.Slaves toil (Hayden) 20.Searching (Hayden)
"..I've been enjoying this cd.." (Steve Passiouras, PBS FM)
1. Walnut Bridge (Hayden) 2. The Tyrants Tale (Hayden) 3. The Soto Verses (Hayden/Pickin) 4. The ball on Fool hill(Hayden) 5. Dressing Room Blues (Hayden) 6. Parkfield Days(Hayden) 7. 1942 (Hayden) 8. As it comes (Hayden)
"It's really nice to hear new music with real musicians, I do a lot of programmed music, but there is something organic about poetry and well tuned musicians. And Si's work is just great, the double bass playing is spot on... it really sounds like the musicians overstood the poetry. Nice one." (Benjamin Zephaniah)
1. Fabula (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 2. For Lee Miller (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 3. Map:i.Spon,ii.Ball Hill morning,iii.Anglia to...(Morley/Hayden/Haines) 4. From the Spanish Gypsy (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 5. Duskfall (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 6. Bomb (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 7. Sistah (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 8. Deciphering the Eucalypts (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 9. On First Looking into Cecily Jones’s... (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 10.Disillusion (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 11.Loki’s Song (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 12.On the Macclesfield Psalter (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 13.Iberian Baroque (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 14.Dobeš’ Snail (Morley/Hayden/Haines) 15.the new romanian poems* (Morley/Hayden/Haines)
"its a ripper cd... very, very good!" (Steve Passiouras, PBS FM) "gives a fine display of Americana.. and there is some finger lickin’ pickin’ (Is this music magazine) "fast killer chops on most tracks.. “Moondance” a true piece of art.. at times he reminds me of Tuck Andress in his jazzy approach with a lot of rhythm and bass runs going on" (BridgeGuitarReviews)
1. Ellya (Hayden) 2. Confessions of a tractor thief (Hayden) 3. Folsom prison blues (J.Cash) 4. Golden fictitious (Hayden) 5. Flat spot (Hayden) 6. Hats off to Pete Townshend (Hayden) 7. Jd 'n' coffee (Hayden) 8. Just a bit o' fun (Hayden) 9. Moondance (V.Morrison) 10. Cowstalker (Hayden) 11. Planet of the grapes (Hayden) 12. Steel roots (Hayden)
All tracks produced, composed and performed by S.Hayden exept 3 and 9. Recorded with no overdubs in standard tuning except title track 12 (drop-D tuning) /Produced by Si Hayden /Mastered by Andrew Tulloch, The Blue room, London. Guitars used: Tracks 1,2,3,5,6,7,11 ~ Standard tuned Avalon AS acoustic, Tracks 4,8,10,12 ~ Cort CJ acoustic, track 9 - 1992 Gibson j-160e acoustic. All Photography: Paul Blakemore, Location 'Jacks Barber', Coventry, UK. /Format: Compact Disc /Genre(s): POP/Jazz Label: SilveryRecords: SRCD015 /Packaging: Jewel Case (Sealed) /Release Date: August 27th 2007 /Sound Format: Stereo /UPC:5050521006215/ AMG Album ID: R 1188066 /Length: 38.20
1. Unruly Elements (Chris Brooks ft. Joe Chawki) 2. One Legged Chicken (Pascal Vigné ft.Christophe Godin) 3. Threehunderdpointtwentyone (Terry Syrek ft.Bumblefoot) 4. Under The Influence (Richard Hallebeek & Antti Kotikoski) 5. Space Antz (Carlos Creator ft.Robert Rodrigo) 6. Stratosphere (William Stravato ft.Brett Garsed) 7. At Last (Stefan Rosqvist Eriksson) 8. The Puffball That Ate My Village (Phi Yaan-Zek ft.Chanan Hanspal) 9. Last Minute Call/The Saviour (Milan Polak & Marco Sfogli) 10.Fumble Fingers (Dave Martone & Chris Buono) 11.Tango Schizophrenia (Si Hayden ft.Michael Berk) 12.Warp Drive (Gianluca Ferro ft.Scott McGill) href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vMTMuSW4=">13.In The Beginning (Sven Stichter ft.Thorsten Koenhe) 14.Butterfly/Free Love/Fruit Frenzy (Geoff Tyson ft.Doug Doppler) 15.Georgia In My Heart (Dr Ika & Temur Kvitelashvili)
The Alchemists II is the sequel to LNR's highly popular "The Alchemists" (double) compilation CD, which was released in 2002. The primary difference between the two compilations is that The Alchemists II features 2 guitar players per tune. Some of the original Alchemists have returned for the new CD, including Bumblefoot, Terry Syrek, Brett Garsed and Richard Hallebeek. Over 75 mins of guitar bliss. All tracks are original to this compilation. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy) /Shred /Fusion), total running time, 79:47
"UK based composer /guitarist Hayden plays the entire program solo with no overdubs, flawlessly executes the genre's characteristic strums, descending single-string runs and soundboard taps, Yet typically makes things more interesting by weaving complex harmonies and smooth jazz elements into each of the tunes. Both guitarists and general listeners will enjoy this CD; turn it up and enjoy."(Patrick Ragains/Minor7th)
1. Like Fire (Hayden) 2. One Weekend (Hayden) 3. Are you going to eat all that? (Hayden) 4. Armitage (Hayden) 5. Black Magic Nylon (Hayden) 6. Symphony Solo (Hayden) 7. Sounds Better in Red (Hayden)
All tracks written & performed by S.Hayden, no overdub's. All percussion from the guitar soundboard whilst playing. Length: 44:40 /Produced by Si Hayden /Mastered by Donal Whelan, Hafod /MasteringWorld. Guitars used: Tracks 1,3,4,5,6~ Standard tuned 1981 Ivor Mairants R.E.Spain No. 188F Tracks 2,7~ Standard tuned 2004 Jose Ramirez FL2. Cover photo: Paul Blakemore (2005 Coventry Jazz Festival) Guitar in photo: Godin Grand Concert Nylon Duet (live use) SilveryRecords /Format: Compact Disc /Genre(s): POP/Jazz /Label: SilveryRecords: SRCD01 /Packaging: Jewel Case (Sealed) /Release Date: April 24, 2006 /Sound Format: Stereo /UPC: 5060080790388 /AMG Album ID: R 858573 /Length: 44:40
Bukechi 'Welcome to Suburbia' - Label: Force 8 -2009
The apparent rules of thumb - Label: Silvery -2009
Verity Pabla 'Trust Again' - Label: Silvery -2009
MORLeY HAYDeN HAINeS 'BACKRA MeN - Label: Silvery -2008
Scenes from the City - Label: Silvery -2008
Live like us - Label: Silvery -2007
The Alchemist Vol II - Label: Liquid Note-2007
FMN2 Concert for Pete - Label: Penny Brohn-2007
Steel Roots- Label: Silvery -2007
Rob Halligan 'Dark Clouds Fighting'- Label: Blatant -2006
Nylon... For Now- Label: Silvery -2006
Steel Happenings- Label: RayCra -1998
Film/DVD
Dockers Belgrade Theatre Production (2008): Soundtrack
Chosen Belgrade Theatre Production (2009): Soundtrack
Big School Belgrade Theatre Production (2010): Soundtrack
Radio
Tonight I Write BBC Radio 4 play by Manjinder Virk '2003' (Composed track 'Barcelona')
Theatre
Live Like Us Belgrade Theatre Production (2007): Soundtrack Scenes from the City Belgrade Theatre Production (2007): Soundtrack The first time I saw snow Belgrade Theatre Production (2008): Actor, Live Soundtrack Now you see me, now you dont Belgrade Theatre Production (2008): Actor, Live Soundtrack The Mystery Plays 'In our own words' Belgrade Theatre Production (2009): soundtrack Immigration Belgrade Theatre Production (2010): Soundtrack
All Album Reviews
"It's
really nice to hear new music with real musicians, I do a lot of programmed music, but there is something organic
about poetry and well tuned musicians. And Si's work is just great, the double bass playing is spot on... it really
sounds like the musicians overstood the poetry. Nice one."(Performance Poet Benjamin Zephaniah)
"its a ripper cd... very, very good!" (Steve Passiouras, PBS FM)
"Hayden is a very acomplished guitarist, with a good range of styles and moods."(fROOTS
Magazine)
"..a wonderfull guitar player, I've been enjoying this cd.."(Steve Passiouras, PBS FM Australia)
"Si Hayden with Michael Berk deliver an acoustic pearl called Tango Schizophrenia"(Dmitry M.
Epstein, Let it Rock)
"gives a fine
display of Americana.. and there is some finger lickin’ pickin’ going on here.."(Is this music magazine)
"‘Backra
Man’ by Morley Hayden Haines has certainly came in from the left-field... no doubt there will be people who
appreciate whats going on here..."(Andy Reilly - Is this music)
"fast killer
chops on most tracks.. "Moondance".. a true piece of art.. at times he reminds me of Tuck Andress in his jazzy
approach with a lot of rhythm and bass runs going on" ('Bridge Guitar Reviews)
"Hayden’s
trademark supersonic picking is present.. the six-string virtuosity shown on this album is irrefutable.. an album
that stuns with its technical brilliance, then later endears you to the soul and depth behind the
flashiness"(Peter Clayton, cdreviews)
"solo guitar
mastery of U.K. based Si Hayden... The music may sound vintage but on his CD Hayden puts a new spin on a timeless
art form. As he points out in his liner notes, all tracks were recorded with one guitar and no overdubs and all
percussion is from the right hand on the guitar body while playing. A modern flamenco master, Hayden makes excellent
use of his Ivor Maraints and Jose Ramirez guitars."(Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar)
"...You might
find a methodology to Hayden's playing, but every composition is so tailored with its own voice that it negates
everything you have ever learned about method playing. These are not finger moves that are taught in school. They
are moves with such imagination and independent thinking that they make you feel honored to hear them. The music has
a striking star quality that few artists can achieve. Hayden uses no special effects or overdubs. His playing is
divinely pure... Hayden's music falls between the lines that separate jazz from country, and his compositions
certainly show that the two have more common factors than most music fans ever knew. You'll never believe that all
of these movements are coming out of one acoustic guitar. There is a dreamy quality in Si Hayden's melodies that
keeps your head floating up above the clouds while the country aspects in his music keeps everything feeling open
and homey... A native of Coventry, England, Hayden's sonic vistas seem to come natural as he plays to the beating
pulse of life with total abandonment of conventional methodology. Speaking of unconventional, Si Hayden is left
handed and plays right-handed guitars.(Susan Frances, jazzreview.com)
"Poet
laureate in waiting goes all the way to fusion and back - Ra: They're a rare breed, great poets crossing over to
music, and with only a couple of names springing to mind, Jonathan Morley, an Eric Gregory Award winner who
researches T. S. Elliot's stamp over Carribean literature at the University of Warwick, stands closer to Gil
Scott-Heron rather than Leonard Cohen. His lines chime with jive, so Morley teams up with guitarist and composer Si
Hayden and drummer Ben Haines to deliver them in style. Cue this album, a companion piece to "Backra Man" the book
(note the singular as opposed to the plural in the record's title), a jazzy experience which starts creepingly with
Hayden's piano rippling over Haines' shadowy cymbals and Morley's gloomy voice reciting strange images. It resonates
on many levels when the "Da Da dada dada" sets alliteration apace in "For Lee Miller", spanky bass brings funk into
the "Loki's song" Gothic texture, and baroque country picking paints the "grass glares white" picture of "Spon". The
music feels as strange as the poems but one fits the other perfectly. "Backra" means the evil white man, and this
fusion of poetry and sparse melodies seems sinister indeed, yet it's not aggressive at all, save for the Rasta talk
of "Sistah" that sounds melodius even without ragged accompaniment, whereas the "Duskfall" lace is pure elegance and
"Iberian Baroque" gently takes a listener on an Indiana Jone-like adventure to the Indian pyramids. That's where the
whiter shade of face re-appears. Haunting!" ****(Dmitry M. Epstein, Let it Rock)
"It's
really nice to hear new music with real musicians, I do a lot of programmed music, but there is something organic
about poetry and well tuned musicians. And Si's work is just great, the double bass playing is spot on... it really
sounds like the musicians overstood the poetry. Nice one."(Performance Poet Benjamin Zephaniah)
"its a ripper cd... very, very good!" (Steve Passiouras, PBS FM)
"Hayden is a very acomplished guitarist, with a good range of styles and moods."(fROOTS
Magazine)
"..a wonderfull guitar player, I've been enjoying this cd.."(Steve Passiouras, PBS FM Australia)
"Si Hayden with Michael Berk deliver an acoustic pearl called Tango Schizophrenia"(Dmitry M.
Epstein, Let it Rock)
"solo guitar
mastery of U.K. based Si Hayden... The music may sound vintage but on his CD Hayden puts a new spin on a timeless
art form. As he points out in his liner notes, all tracks were recorded with one guitar and no overdubs and all
percussion is from the right hand on the guitar body while playing. A modern flamenco master, Hayden makes excellent
use of his Ivor Maraints and Jose Ramirez guitars."(Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar)