Jason Haywood was born and raised in New Brunswick, and makes his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A proud Maritimer, he believes in sticking close to his roots and holds a deep affinity for the singular culture and idyllic surroundings unique to the east coast.
Raised on healthy doses of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash, Haywood’s music pays homage to integrity and simplicity of the old guard, while also finding inspiration in the creative innovations of Dwight Yoakam, Gram Parsons, Gene Clark, The Byrds and The Beatles. In the spirit of keeping his music truthful and unassuming, his work draws deeply on the raw narratives that mark life’s complicated journey. Encompassing themes of affliction, hope, love, heartbreak, redemption, and even betrayal, Haywood imparts brutal honesty in telling the story. His work and vision reflect a unwavering commitment to creating music that listeners can relate to, a credo implicit in the work of the forefathers of country music, and one he strives to protect.
Haywood’s upcoming solo album, tentatively titled Lonesome Soul, taps into themes as wide-ranging as the despair of a death row inmate, to the swaggering hubris of the big talkers of the world. Some songs embrace a narrative style, laying bare, at times, a personal acquaintance with regret, loss, and old wounds. Others are light-hearted tales of drinking, drifting, and life in a small town.
Prior to striking out on his own, Haywood was a founding member of The Divorcees, and co-wrote the album You Ain't Gettin' My Country. In 2008, The Divorcees received the East Coast Music Award for Country Recording of the Year. He has played guitar for twenty-four years, and is classically trained on piano. Currently he is picking his way through banjo and lap steel, preferably on a front porch somewhere.
hello uncle sasa (: believe it or not, i haven't heard some these songs before. i like ! can't wait to hear your own album, totally gonna be kick ass! i love you, keep your chin up kiddo, if you tell yourself you're on top of the world, you can do it, that and loads of hard work, which you've got those hours put in (: love you always.
thanks jason! great show the other night! had to leave before you were rapped...but i've had i nearly fell off that barstool song running through my head all week.
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