music and lyrics, by keith haydon
Welcome!
Come put your feet up feet, relax and listen to some (mostly) original music.This is a labor of love...and a whole lot of self-indulgence.
I just write stuff I like to write and it's pretty all-over-the-place and it's often not very good.
But sometimes I manage to stumble into something I'm not too embarrassed to share.
Those pieces end up, here.
A special thank you to my wife, Barbara, for the vocals on "Legend in Your Own Time".
It was crazy fun to work with you on this, and I couldn't have enjoyed it more!
Also, a shout-out to John Corda for his piano on "Can't Understand It".
I'm flattered and grateful Sparkie Allison asked me to play lead for her.
(It was my first time in a studio and I was nervous, so I think I over-played. Rookie mistake...
Oh well. We had a terrific time, and didn't need multiple takes.)
My late friend, Michael Ferry, asked me to add some classical guitar to his song.
That was a -huge- honor.
Well, that's about it.
Feel free to send any comments, or just say "hello".
I'd love to hear from you!!
About Keith
50+ years ago, I learned to play guitar so I could participate in "Folk Masses" -a new thing for Episcopal churches, back then.
Since then, I've been a couple of musical groups, a trio, a few duos and in the end, just played solo for a little while.
Along the way, I'd written the music for the Children's Theatre's theatrical production of "Winnie The Pooh" at Symphony Hall in Springfield MA.
It was a wonderful (and humbling) learning experience.
For many years I'd performed for the "Rays of Hope" (to benefit breast cancer research)and played at the Eastern States Exposition/Big E for a few years.
Today, I perform on rare occasions, at church. A few times a year, I get together with bandmates from my old trio, "Three For a Quarter". We love the harmonies on those oldies!
Other than that, I will sometimes play music, and sometimes I'll just "play around" with music.
See what I said about it being a self-indulgent thing? :)
Thanks again for visiting this site.
Thank you Sparkie and Michael Ferry, for the privilege of playing on your recordings.
Say hello!
info@keithhaydon.com