Hayley Hutchinson
Acoustic / Folk / Indie
United Kingdom
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About
Hayley Hutchinson is a British singer-songwriter blessed with an exceptional voice, a remarkable songwriting talent and a fierce sense of independence.
Born in Northumbria in 1981, much of Hayley's childhood was spent living on a croft in Scotland where she taught herself to sing by harmonising to the outlaw country music of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark.
As a teenager she moved to York where the likes of Neil Young, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons inspired her to pick up a guitar and write her own songs. Early EPs showcased her crystalline voice and swiftly brought her to the attention of BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris.
This encouragement led Hayley to self-finance her debut album 'Independently Blue'. Recorded in York with Fraser Smith, 'Independently Blue' is a dazzling collection of haunting folk lullabies and rootsy acoustic pop that merited a Guardian Single of the Week, extensive BBC Radio 2 airplay and caused Uncut magazine to herald her as a 'love-starved Joni Mitchell'.
Following this, Hayley toured relentlessly supporting the likes of Richard Thompson, Ray Davies, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band and Kurt Wagner and was handpicked to open the acoustic stage at the Glastonbury festival.
In 2006 Hayley returned to the studio to record the bluegrass influenced 'Held To Ransom' EP that further illustrated her deep musical heritage and coincided with Hayley's first appearance at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
The rest of the year saw Hayley spend an increasing amount of time in America where she recorded the song 'Pocket Full Of Stars' with Nine Black Alps for the Oscar nominated film 'Surf's Up' and formed the rock band The Sorry Kisses with Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps and Micah Calabrese, formerly of Giant Drag.
Upon returning to England in 2007, Hayley teamed up with the acclaimed singer-songwriter Iain Archer to co-produce her second album 'Love Songs For The Enemy'. Due for release in Spring 2008, the album promises to highlight Hayley Hutchinson as a major talent and a songwriting force to be reckoned with.
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Aug 19, 2008
New downloads page
Love Songs For The Enemy is now available to download via my very own downloads page...
http://www.jhutch.net/lovesongsfortheenemy
It will also be available on iTunes and other sites very soon. More on all that later.
Thanks everyone x x
Jul 9, 2008
NEW SOLO ALBUM OUT JULY 21ST
Hayley's second solo record 'Love Songs For The Enemy' will be released worldwide on July 21st on her own label. It will be available on CD and download via Paypal and i-tunes. Links to purchase information will be made available on her website www.hayleyhutchinson.info …
Apr 28, 2008
My band The Sorry Kisses release debut album...
Hello there,
To those who are not already aware that my album with the band The Sorry Kisses 'Hard Drive' is now available on limited edition CD (100 copies) we have set up a link to our web shop where you can get your hands on copies via Paypal.
Please visit …
Green, Mar 17, 2008:
All I Have is a great song. Keep up the beautiful music!
Rat Wakes Red, Feb 19, 2008:
Dear Hayley,
I really like your music.
Thanks for adding me.
James
Sarah DeShields Art, Jan 24, 2008:
awwww you there!
welcome to the wonderful land of virb, where artists are nice and spamming is almost nil. so when are you heading to the states mrs? I came back to Yorkshire in November but it was a sad time, my grandpa passed away, so I'm afraid I didn't really socialize much. Planning a trip back in the summer though, let's have tea.
-S-