‘Wild West’ takes the listener on a trip back in time.
Partly inspired by the Doris Day classic western movie, ‘Calamity Jane’, the nostalgic, yet refreshing retro sound features a blend of mandolin, fiddle and guitar, alongside Hayley’s pure vocal.
The song is about uncertainty and about taking risks…
“The melody and words came together pretty quickly. I then watched Calamity Jane for the first time and some western documentaries, and I started to get ideas for the instrumentation. You don’t hear much of this type of music anymore and I wanted to give it a new lease of life.”
‘
Wild West’ was produced in the North East of England by Chris Davison at The Forum Music Centre, Darlington. It was mixed and mastered by John P Taylor at Mirage Music and features drummer Paul Smith, who has worked with many well known artists including Alan Hull and Sting. The fiddle is a big feature of the song and was performed by Johnny Bunce from The Spirit Levellers.  
The video was filmed at The Forum by Richard Doney, so sit back, put your cowboy hat on and enjoy!

Lyrics
Feel like I’ve just jumped onto a train
Headed for the wild wild west

I’m an outlaw for trying 
But someone’s gotta keep fighting


Sometimes I just break down and cry

But I gotta keep on moving 

Don’t doubt myself anymore
It’s not good for my health



Oh cowboys are everywhere
Some are good and some are bad
Whose gonna guard my heart 
When it all falls apart


The train is pulling into a dusty town

I can’t see ahead of me or whats around
But this place feels familiar

Like a worn out face I remember

Am I losing my grip
Am I getting cold feet
Do I runaway again on repeat
Oh I’m tired of the fighting
There’s no denying fate


It can be dangerous and exciting 

The rewards can be inviting 
The gold in the land is it the home for you and me

Do we build a new frontier
I catch my breath on the northern wind and I wonder are you gonna be the cowboy, 
the creator of my dreams

Oh cowboys are everywhere

Some are good and some are bad
Whose gonna guard my heart 
When it all falls apart

Whose gonna guard my heart when it all falls apart"


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Wild West

Find Myself in a Song

Written in Nashville by Hayley McKay & Jan Buckingham

You're a Song

Written by Hayley McKay, Matthew Parisi, Pete Harewood

Following the Sun

Written by Hayley McKay
Produced and composed by Chris Shaw. 
Piano arrangement - Rob Irish
Mixed and mastered Loft Studios, Newcastle

Written by Hayley McKay and Hattie Murdoch during lockdown in May 2020
BBC Intro Radio Tees Track of the week
Recently played on RTE1 The Today Show (TV Ireland)
Played in over 600 Caffe Nero Stores
Featured in American Songwriter and Vents magazine

Hayley is performing at The British Country Festival sept 4th 2021
Other tour dates on www.hayleymckay.co.uk

Breathe

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Beautiful voice & moving lyrics, infectious pop melodies/country influences"
The Telegraph
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"The up and coming apple of the British music industry’s eye"
Elmore Magazine, USA

“Potentially [the North East’s] most significant contribution to the music scene since Sam Fender”
Narc Magazine

"Hauntingly beautiful vocals and moving lyrics are a testament to Hayley's immense talent as a musician and performer"
BIMM Institute Brighton News

Displaying an incredible vocal range with a distinctive all-round style, which can effortlessly leap from earthy and soulful raw emotion to soaring and ethereal angelic tones, Hayley has been likened to Eva Cassidy, Joni Mitchel, LeAnn Rimes and Kate Bush.
An accomplished and insightful songwriter, who effortlessly captures deep emotional sentiment with moving sincerity, she has co-written with twice Grammy-nominated songwriter Jan Buckingham (Whitney Houston) in Nashville, performed in Bob Harris's home studio for his Under the Apple Tree sessions, and supported such major acts as Tom Jones, Albert Lee, Scouting for Girls, Martha Reeves and Hazel O'Connor.
Hayley is releasing new material this year, and is especially looking forward to performing at C2C: Country-to-Country at the O2 Arena in London, at Glastonbury, and at The British Country Festival when they return in 2021.
One of her upcoming songs has just been shortlisted out of 18,000 entrants in the International Song writing Competition.
Hayley’s original songs are heard by millions worldwide in Café Nero stores, she sang on the soundtrack for Harrigan starring Steven Tomkinson, she performed at Sunday For Sammy at Newcastle City Hall, and she has acted and sung on educational films for schools nationwide.She is also a Prince’s Trust ambassador and performs at numerous charity events. Her songs have been championed by Paul Sexton (BBC Radio 2 presenter & journalist) with airplays on Emirate’s flights.
Hayley’s songs have also garnered strong support on BBC Introducing, receiving accolades for ‘Track of the Week’ on many occasions on BBC Radio Tees.
A few years ago, Hayley won a national competition, the funds from which enabled her to study at BIMM (Brighton) and Access to Music in London amongst her peer Jess Glynne. Since then, Hayley has appeared at major festivals including Glastonbury, Cornbury, Latitude, Lindisfarne, Willowman, Northumberland Live, The Sage Americana Festival and Hardwick Live.
The funds Hayley won in a national competition a few years ago enabled her to study at BIMM (Brighton) and Access to Music in London, where she counted pop star Jess Glynne among her peers.
She has also performed her original songs to audiences numbering hundreds of thousands on RTE, Ireland’s biggest daytime TV show, and on STV Scottish TV. Some of her music videos have also been played on Keep it Country TV.
Hayley is currently recording new material for release in 2020, heralded by her hauntingly-beautiful cover of Elton John’s Rocket Man, which sees Hayley pushing forward creatively and breaking new ground with a growing confidence and maturity.
Performance dates are on her website. 
Hayley's single which was out in April Thinking About Last Night, gained no 1 in the Ignition Country Charts, numerous plays worldwide and garnered BBC Introducing Support. It was also voted amongst the top 3 best new singles out in Ireland.

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