The Hayburners
The Hayburners
© 2008 Jennifer Spector & David Tieman (733792817623)
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Modern story-telling folk, rootsy Americana and hip jazz styles madly spliced by two award-winning songwriters in love from the great Northwest USA.
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The Hayburners are the Seattle-based folk super duo which combines the songwriting talents and acoustic guitarwork of Jennifer Spector and David Tieman. Moving from the Phoenix desert to the Puget Sound area of Washington two years ago, these long-time music partners will take you on a bicycle built for two of award-winning songs and strong vocal harmonies. They share stories form the road, the heart, and...a sneak behind the closed door of married life.
Their accolades include a top ten national songwriting finalist at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and twice a finalist at the at the Tucson Folk Festival competition. Jennifer received her first Washington State honor at the Tumbleweed Folk Festival in September 2007.
The CD has lots of great guest instrumentalists, from both the Phoenix area and the Seattle scene. This includes Mike Smith, pedal steel (Gatlin Brothers) and Zak Borden, mandolin (Grammy Nominated Kate MacKenzie, Rachel Harrington), Nova Karina Devonie, accoridian (Sugar Hill Records), Marconias (practically waterproof) among others.
Jennifer has shared the stage with folk-greats David Wilcox and Christine Lavin, as well as newer indie heros like Edie Carey and Chris Pureka. Besides being recognized a great songwriter, David's guitar playing was in demand live & in the studio around the Phoenix Valley. He also performs regularly with the SOS (Sound of Swing) Big Band of Bellevue, WA.
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author: Roselle NordtomeI first saw Jennifer as a solo performer in the Starbucks outdoor seating area near 24th St. & Camelback in Phoenix, I believe in 2002. I'm ever so grateful to have left my email address! David Tieman, a new addition for my ears, pleasingly complements and enhances Jennifer's unique style - the sound that entranced me years ago and continues to do so. I, too, have moved away from Phoenix, into 'the styx' - a remote area in the White Mountains of Arizona. Being able to enjoy this music and staying in touch with great artists like Jennifer and David completes my paradise. This album will certainly play during my massage sessions as well as driving down the road!
from Portland Songwriters Association
author: Tom ArnoldThe Hayburners are an engaging acoustic treat. Memorable melodies, silky harmonies, imaginative guitar arranging, and thoughtful supplemental instrumentation abound. They serve us hopeful, optimistic and comforting lyrics. Stories that are playfully smart. And they inhabit dark and haunting just as knowingly. “Big in Japan” is a playful piece of whimsy chronicling American stardom in the Far East. It’s not a stretch to imagine “Home With You” at home on the Top 40. The French horn on the affirmative “The Sum of Our Parts” is an unexpected treat. The minor chord eerie atmosphere of “The Gold Digger’s Wife” stays with me. I think I’ll listen some more to Dave’s tasty flat-picking on several tunes to see if I can cop a few licks. The Hayburners have created a distinctive and cohesive musical style, succeeding at it without falling into the trap of sameness in melodic ideas, rhythms or arranging. Allusions to pop, country, bluegrass and traditional folk blend into a pleasing whole, all in a relaxed and self-assured manner. See them in live performance. You will thank yourself for going.
They get it right!
author: Joe JencksWith a whimsy that harkens to They Might Be Giants, The Hayburners bring tremendous songwriting skill and literate musical arranging to their fresh brand of urban folk. Jennifer Spector and David Tieman are fascinating, not just in how they write, but what they choose to write about. From tender love songs to historic tales, from Kerouac to bluegrass to stories of their “other” life as Rock Stars in Japan… they merge their storytelling skills into great songs that take the listener on a journey. Every song is fresh, every one is different, and every track is musically interesting. While being both sincere and provocative, The Hayburners invite the listener into a gallery and light each song carefully, like a fine painting.