Hayley Hutchinson
Encyclopedia
Hayley Hutchinson is a folk
/acoustic rock singer from the Yorkshire Wolds
, England
, who has released four solo albums and is also a member of The Sorry Kisses
.
in the 1960s and in the 1970s as one of the 'Spiders From Mars'. She grew up in Scotland
and moved to York in her teens. Hayley's musical career began at school, when her band won York's first inter-schools battle of the bands contest, when she was 14. She was a member of the short-lived band Freeb, before going solo in 2000.
Her music has been praised by BBC Radio 1
's OneMusic, Bob Harris
, and David Bowie, as well as receiving regular airplay on BBC Radio 2
, particularly from Terry Wogan
.
Her voice has seen comparisons with Joni Mitchell
, The Be Good Tanyas
, Tori Amos
, Shelby Lynne
, Alison Krauss
, Mary Hopkin
, and Sheryl Crow
.
After a single, "Here's The Love", her first album, Independently Blue was produced by Shed Seven
's Fraser Smith and recorded in a York studio in less than a week, featuring contributions from members of Shed Seven, Diesel Therapy, and former Seahorses
singer Chris Helme
. It was financed by her job soldering circuit boards. Critical reaction was positive. She appeared on Channel 4
and performed in front of 20,000 people at York Racecourse
in August 2005. She wrote all the songs on the album.
A second album, Love Songs For The Enemy, followed in 2008. It was recorded in winter in the German Black Forest
and was produced by Hayley Hutchinson and singer-songwriter Iain Archer
. It also features musicians Sam Forrest, Iain Archer and Miriam Kaufmann. All songs were written by Hutchinson.
She has performed at several major festivals, including the Big Session, Summer Sundae
, and South by Southwest
in Texas
in 2006, and Glastonbury
in 2007.
Hutchinson is also a member of The Sorry Kisses
along with Sam Forrest
of Nine Black Alps
.
She co-wrote and recorded the song "Pocket Full Of Stars" with Nine Black Alps for the soundtrack of the Academy Award-nominated film Surf's Up
.
In 2009 her band The Sorry Kisses
released their second album Um And Ah with tracks being featured on Nic Harcourts show on KCRW
Los Angeles. Her song "Abandon Ship" was featured on the hit American TV show Grey's Anatomy
in 2010.
Her third solo album Ghosts In The Trees was released in 2010 on Desert Mine Music. It was written by her Sorry Kisses bandmate Sam Forrest and also features a cover version of Françoise Hardy
's "Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles". Hutchinson produced and recorded the album at her home in the Yorkshire Wolds
.
Hutchinson continues to play solo and with her band and also features on albums by the likes of Benjamin Francis Leftwich
, Keegan Snaize, and Sam Forrest
. She is also a freelance Illustrator, mainly focusing on children's book illustrations and fashion illustrations which go under the name The Art Hutch.
She wrote her first film soundtrack with Sam Forrest for the Independent film Crimefighters which was premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2010.
In 2011 Hutchinson continued working with her band The Sorry Kisses, releasing their third album Keep Smiling on their own Desert Mine Music label. She is also currently recording her fourth solo album at her home studio in the Yorkshire Wolds.
With The Sorry Kisses:
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/acoustic rock singer from the Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who has released four solo albums and is also a member of The Sorry Kisses
The Sorry Kisses
The Sorry Kisses are a rock band formed in 2006 around the core duo of singer-songwriter Hayley Hutchinson and Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps.-History:...
.
Biography
Hutchinson is the daughter of John Hutchinson, who played with David BowieDavid Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
in the 1960s and in the 1970s as one of the 'Spiders From Mars'. She grew up in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and moved to York in her teens. Hayley's musical career began at school, when her band won York's first inter-schools battle of the bands contest, when she was 14. She was a member of the short-lived band Freeb, before going solo in 2000.
Her music has been praised by BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's OneMusic, Bob Harris
Bob Harris
Bob Harris may refer to:In sport:* Bob Harris , American baseball player* Robert Harris , Scottish footballerIn TV and radio:...
, and David Bowie, as well as receiving regular airplay on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, particularly from Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
.
Her voice has seen comparisons with Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian traditional music group, whose influences included folk, country, and bluegrass. The style of music they performed can be referred to as alt-country or Americana.-Career:...
, Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
, Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne is an American singer, songwriter and actress. The success of the 1999 album I Am Shelby Lynne led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, even though she had been active in the music industry for some time...
, Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
, Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
, and Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
.
After a single, "Here's The Love", her first album, Independently Blue was produced by Shed Seven
Shed Seven
Shed Seven are an English indie rock band from York and were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur...
's Fraser Smith and recorded in a York studio in less than a week, featuring contributions from members of Shed Seven, Diesel Therapy, and former Seahorses
The Seahorses
The Seahorses were an English rock band, formed in 1996 by guitarist John Squire, following his departure from The Stone Roses.The band released one album in 1997 and began work on a follow up, before splitting up due to musical differences during recording sessions in January 1999.-History:Formed...
singer Chris Helme
Chris Helme
Chris Helme is an English singer-songwriter who briefly shot to fame as the frontman of The Seahorses, the band formed by The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire.-Early Days:...
. It was financed by her job soldering circuit boards. Critical reaction was positive. She appeared on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and performed in front of 20,000 people at York Racecourse
York Racecourse
York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August...
in August 2005. She wrote all the songs on the album.
A second album, Love Songs For The Enemy, followed in 2008. It was recorded in winter in the German Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
and was produced by Hayley Hutchinson and singer-songwriter Iain Archer
Iain Archer
Iain Denis Archer is a singer–songwriter from Bangor, Northern Ireland, who was once a secondary lyricist for the indie band Snow Patrol. Archer comes from a musical background and released several solo albums in the mid 90s on the small Scottish independent label Sticky Music...
. It also features musicians Sam Forrest, Iain Archer and Miriam Kaufmann. All songs were written by Hutchinson.
She has performed at several major festivals, including the Big Session, Summer Sundae
Summer Sundae
Summer Sundae is an annual music festival held in Leicester, England which focuses on indie, alternative, and local music...
, and South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 2006, and Glastonbury
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
in 2007.
Hutchinson is also a member of The Sorry Kisses
The Sorry Kisses
The Sorry Kisses are a rock band formed in 2006 around the core duo of singer-songwriter Hayley Hutchinson and Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps.-History:...
along with Sam Forrest
Sam Forrest
Sam Forrest is the lead singer and guitarist for Nine Black Alps, a member of The Sorry Kisses and a solo singer-songwriter. Forrest previously played bass in The Halcyon Band....
of Nine Black Alps
Nine Black Alps
Nine Black Alps are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester, named after a line in The Couriers by Sylvia Plath and fronted by Sam Forrest.-Career:...
.
She co-wrote and recorded the song "Pocket Full Of Stars" with Nine Black Alps for the soundtrack of the Academy Award-nominated film Surf's Up
Surf's Up (film)
Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel and Jon Heder among others....
.
In 2009 her band The Sorry Kisses
The Sorry Kisses
The Sorry Kisses are a rock band formed in 2006 around the core duo of singer-songwriter Hayley Hutchinson and Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps.-History:...
released their second album Um And Ah with tracks being featured on Nic Harcourts show on KCRW
KCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
Los Angeles. Her song "Abandon Ship" was featured on the hit American TV show Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
in 2010.
Her third solo album Ghosts In The Trees was released in 2010 on Desert Mine Music. It was written by her Sorry Kisses bandmate Sam Forrest and also features a cover version of Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
's "Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles". Hutchinson produced and recorded the album at her home in the Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
.
Hutchinson continues to play solo and with her band and also features on albums by the likes of Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Benjamin Francis Leftwich is an English singer-songwriter from York.-Early life:Leftwich began playing at the age of ten and grew up listening to The Rolling Stones and Nina Simone; later discovering Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, and Elliott Smith...
, Keegan Snaize, and Sam Forrest
Sam Forrest
Sam Forrest is the lead singer and guitarist for Nine Black Alps, a member of The Sorry Kisses and a solo singer-songwriter. Forrest previously played bass in The Halcyon Band....
. She is also a freelance Illustrator, mainly focusing on children's book illustrations and fashion illustrations which go under the name The Art Hutch.
She wrote her first film soundtrack with Sam Forrest for the Independent film Crimefighters which was premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2010.
In 2011 Hutchinson continued working with her band The Sorry Kisses, releasing their third album Keep Smiling on their own Desert Mine Music label. She is also currently recording her fourth solo album at her home studio in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Singles, EPs
- "Here's The Love" (2005), Gut
- "Independently Blue" (2005), Gut
- Held to Ransom EP (2006), Haylo Media
Albums
- Independently Blue (2005), Gut
- Love Songs For The Enemy (2008), Desert Mine Music
- Ghosts In The Trees (2010), Desert Mine Music
- Hawks To The Wind (2011), Desert Mine Music
With The Sorry Kisses:
- Hard DriveHard Drive (album)Hard Drive is the debut album from York rock band The Sorry Kisses, which was released on April 28, 2008.The album has been created as an outlet for Hayley Hutchinson's louder songs, which contrast with her usual acoustic style...
(2008), Desert Mine Music - Um and Ah (2009), Desert Mine Music
- Keep Smiling (2011), Desert Mine Music
Guest appearances
- Benjamin Francis LeftwichBenjamin Francis LeftwichBenjamin Francis Leftwich is an English singer-songwriter from York.-Early life:Leftwich began playing at the age of ten and grew up listening to The Rolling Stones and Nina Simone; later discovering Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, and Elliott Smith...
- Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (2011), Dirty Hit