An excerpt from 5 Live breakfast show which featured a segment of a tune I wrote called 'Tied In Knots'

Radio 5 TiedinKnots

The full track of 'Tied In Knots'. I wrote this thinking about the various and numerious restrictions associated with lockdown for the Coronavirus Virus. The plethora of rules across the various UK nations had me 'Tied in Knots'

Tied In Knots

Road To Zero

'Erin Isla' is a track from my 2019 album 'pH Balance'.

Erin Isla

This is my version of 'The Blackleg Minor'. I recorded it some time ago now and it never made it onto the all Traditional folk album 'The Ancient Holly'. which  I released on SWND records back in 2020.

Blackleg Miner

This is a track, which I think exemplyfies what 'The Blue Touchstone' were all about musically. It is with a sad heart that I'm posting this track as I learn't about the death of my musical collaborator, Richard Sellen.

Harbour Wall

Recently I played a lovely little gig at Swansea Bay record store. This country hick forget to buy a parking ticket!!!! So I had a bit of fun with this track.

Small Town - Big City - Blues

Barrack St short movie

A widely collected ditty, with lots of different versions, particularly the chorus. In America the song is known as the swapping song. This is my version and will be included on the next album - 'The Old Crooked Hat'
This version was recorded live at Eastriver studios by Kevin Jones for the Oystermouth Radio show Welsh Connections.

Live Lounge Welsh Connections 

Foolish Boy

A little song about watching the night sky, maybe? I have borrowed and rearranged the words in verse three from Lee Julien Pockriss and Paul J. Vince

Gazing

Thanks for having a look at my page, and I hope you get time to have a listen to some of my tracks.  I'm based in the beautifull Preseli hills in Pembrokeshire, though hail from Middleton near Manchester.  I have always enjoyed making music and over the years (born 1956) have collected quite a few different instruments. 

Live work is only an occasional event but I do love getting an audience reaction, If you know anywhere where my music might fit in please contact me.  Feedback is always welcome we can all learn and it also shows someone out there is listening which I find really rewarding.

Keep making music and hopefully see you around sometime and thanks again for visiting.

All the best Paul.

Paul Hayes