Si Hayden
Si Hayden is an English musician-composer and long time guitarist of 70's electric violin veteran Joe O'Donnell of East Of Eden, Headstone and Rory Gallagher fame. He has released over 50 albums of largely original material, featured on multiple guitar compilations with the likes of Alex De Grassi, Guns N' Roses guitarist Bumblefoot and Will Ackerman. He has recorded as a guest musician on over 100 releases. On the release of his 2011 solo guitar album Supercharger, Guitarist Magazine described him as 'an acoustic virtuoso'.
Career
Hayden has performed and recorded with artists such as John Etheridge, Gilad Atzmon as guitarist in the 'Atzmob', Clive Carroll and Soweto Kinch. Other groups have included The Morley Hayden Haines trio who performed at The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in 2009 and BBC1 television appearances with Rob Halligan. Si is also a founder member of 91db who released their debut album 'Waiting' in 2010, their next release was a remix that appeared on Rik Mayall's Noble England EP. The single from the EP reached number one in the Official UK Independent Charts in 2014.Discography
Solo albums
- 1998: Steel Happenings
- 1999: Chasing Light
- 2001: 2001: A Bass Odyssey
- 2005: Live in '05 at the Coventry Jazz Festival
- 2006: Nylon... for Now
- 2007: Steel Roots
- 2007: Live Like Us
- 2008: Scenes from the City
- 2009: The apparent rules of thumb
- 2009: Sabaca
- 2010: The Mysteries
- 2010: FdWN
- 2010: Counterfeit
- 2011: Spoilt For Choice
- 2011: Live at The Hinckley Act Folk Club
- 2011: Supercharger
- 2012: Don't Fret
- 2012: A Fistful Of Grooves
- 2013: Arbitrary Notes Of Reason
- 2014: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- 2015: Piano Wears Black & Howls At The Moon
- 2015: The Immutable Acoustic
- 2015: Live at Coventry Cathedral
- 2015: Four Corners Of Acoustic
- 2015: Tales From The Acoustic Vault
- 2016: Into The Abyss
- 2016: Tales of Midnight Bass
- 2017: Deeper Into The Abyss
- 2017: Wired
- 2017: All Is Flux
- 2017: Live at the Guildhall
- 2018: Sea of Dreams
- 2018: Re-Wired
- 2018: Return from the Abyss
- 2018: Outpost
- 2018: The Dancing Bird
- 2018: Jupiter
- 2018: Out of Place
- 2018: Existence
- 2019: Life Form
- 2019: The Water's Edge
- 2019: Waiting Room
- 2019: Swim on By
- 2019: Guitar Tree Hill
- 2019: Bass Wears Red & Laughs Like a Crow
Collaborations
- 2008: BACKRA MeN
- 2010: Live at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
- 2010: Pianose
- 2010: Sunrise
- 2010: Mille Miglia
- 2011: The Backra Instrumentals
- 2012: H-Division
- 2015: Casino
- 2016: Live at the HinckleyACT with David MacGregor
- 2017: Process
- 2019: Production
Compilation Albums
- 2007: The Alchemist Vol II
- 2007: FMN2 Concert for Pete
- 2014: The Best Of Reviews New Age: The Guitar
- 2014: C-Fab Official Festival Album
- 2015: Specialized-4 A Tribute to The Clash
As A Band Member
- 2009: Trust Again
- 2009: Step Forwards
- 2010: Waiting
- 2010: Noble England EP
- 2010: Noel Nouvelet
- 2010: The Journey Live at Playwrights
- 2010: This Mess
- 2012: Running Away
- 2013: Sonomama
- 2013: Into The Becoming
- 2015: O'Neil's Lament
With other artists
- 2006: Dark Clouds Fighting
- 2007: If your standing, your fair game
- 2009: Welcome to Suburbia
- 2010: Mainly Blue
- 2011: The Perils the Grace and the Way
- 2012: The Tales Of Seven Guitars
- 2012: Evolve
- 2012: A Song Yet Sung
- 2013: A Song Yet Sung
- 2013: The Bedouin
- 2013: Bedouin Sister
- 2013: Dark
- 2014: Heaven's Statues
- 2014: Hashtag
- 2014: Tatami High
- 2014: An Album
- 2014: Battle Cry
- 2014: Subway Scene
- 2014: Jamside Up
- 2015: Molly's Bones
- 2015: Oblivious Fish
- 2015: Voodoo In Blue
- 2015: Reverie
- 2015: Almost Strong Enough
- 2015: The Future Is Ours''
Film/TV/Radio
- 2003: Tonight I Write by Manjinder Virk "Barcelona"
- 2008: Live Like Us Soundtrack
- 2008: Dockers Soundtrack
- 2009: Chosen Soundtrack
- 2010: Big School Soundtrack
- 2011: Where Sweeter Rains Fall With Rob Halligan
- 2011: Live at The Hinckley Act Folk Club Live Concert
- 2011: Reel Dreams Soundtrack
- 2014: Uncle Bob Soundtrack
Theatre Score
- 2007: Live Like Us
- 2007: Scenes from the City
- 2008: The first time I saw snow
- 2008: Now you see me, now you don't
- 2009: The Mystery Plays
- 2010: Immigration: In our own words
- 2010: All the moves
- 2011: Promise
- 2011: Article 30
- 2011: Spring Awakening
- 2012: Becoming Me
- 2014: The Tempest
- 2015: Inspiring Curiosity
Books (Featured In)
- 2014: Fretless Guitar: The Definitive Guide.