"What I Have Is Gold" was a series of gigs at the Hyde Park Hotel in 2013 that I helped Joe Bludge book, where local artists covered songs by their favourite local artists. Apparently the name came from a song by Phil Bradley. 
I covered this song by my dear friend, Amber Fresh. I also covered two songs that I love, "Dagger This" by Sex Panther and "Jon Edmund Shea" by Felicity Groom. 
You can find the original Bombora Adora, along with many beautiful songs on Rabbit Island's "65% Hits II" at https://rabbitislandband.bandcamp.com/album/65-hits-ii

What I Have is Gold : Live at the Hydey

Bombora Adora (Rabbit Island cover)at the Hydey

Pre-album demo of a song that didn't make the Spirits album in 2011. Little bit of Brendan Jay on bass.

Album Demos

Me Oh My

As requested, this is from the first 4-track cassette demo from 2007, tape hiss and bad harmonies included. This one was a hit on myspace! Later recording appeared on Love Affliction EP - https://hayleybeth.bandcamp.com/album/love-affliction-ep
Photo by Catherine Gomersall.

El Capitan - the first demo

The first Yamaha cassette 4-track demo EVER (probably), recorded in 2007! Never even made it on myspace, probably. Photo by Catherine Gomersall.

Crooked Spine - the first demo ever, probably

Featured on Blossom Rot Records' 2021 cassette compilation, "Blossom Buddies". Check it here https://blossomrotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blossom-buddies

Nice Try

Brendan Jay recorded this demo at our house in Mary Street in 2010. He did all the music and I wrote and recorded the vocals in one afternoon. We didn't have very good sound-proofing in our unit so I sang underneath a bed with a doona on my head and it was really hot down there. The song is loosely based on a story about my Nanna's cat that ran away and was found a week or so later with no tail. It's also about some other stuff but that's none of your business.. Anyway, free download!

Clancy

Did this ridiculous cover of the Hall & Oates song for an assignment Brendan was doing for his sound engineering degree at SAE in 2011. Just for laughs.

Man-eater

Maneater (ridiculous SAE demo)

2012 Demos

The Ocean

Dad Voicemail 270322

Hayley Beth: acoustic guitar / vocals
Brendan Jay: bass

Demo recorded by Brendan Jay, (c) 2011

Spirits Album Demos

Spirits Demos

Piece of Gold - 2011 Spirits Album Demo

Inside Outside explores and celebrates experiences by people of colour in Australia. 

Join your host Emiko Watanabe to hear about reconnecting with your culture through art with local artists Kylie Graham, Anthony Fenn, Gabby Loo and Aisyah Sumito. And local singer/songwriter Hayley Beth curates a selection of incredible music by women of colour.

Restream the full episode from 13th July, 2018 here: http://rtrfm.com.au/shows/revolver/

RTRfm

Hayley Beth on RTRfm's Revolver, hosted by Emiko Watanabe

Hayley Beth is a self-taught guitarist, vocalist and songwriter based in Perth. Starting out in punk, indie and garage bands in the mid 2000’s, she eventually went solo and has since collaborated with various instrumentalists to independently release an EP, album and several singles. In 2013 she was chosen by TripleJ Unearthed to represent WA at the APRA Song Summit in Sydney. She has been nominated for WAM’s Best Female Vocalist and Song of the Year awards. Her influences range from Nina Simone to Black Sabbath and she rarely settles on one genre or subject matter, although she can’t seem to ditch the soul comparison, which she is totally fine with. She is currently performing in a duo with local producer Brendan Jay as HEEBIEJEEBIES, described by former Greens MP Scott Ludlam as a mix between PJ Harvey and Nine Inch Nails.
hayleybeth.bandcamp.com

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