Some great news to pass on to everyone: FREE Shipping is now available on all products (CD's, T-shirts, etc.) in Canada on SeanHayden.net! In addition, all International Shippings are only $1.00!

My goal is to make it easier for everyone, both in terms of the ordering expereince and making it easier on your wallets! 

As always, THANK YOU for all of your on going support and Fanship! I can't even begin to tell you how Thankful I am for everything.

Enjoy!

- Sean

Hey all,

For those of you who don't know already, I've regretfully had to Cancel a few gigs due to Strep Throat. I was diagnosed with Strep Throat after visiting the Doctors office this past Tuesday.

The following Gigs had/have been Cancelled:

• May 25th @ the Blarney Stone in Vancouver, BC
• May 26th @ the Dinghy Dock in Nanaimo, BC
• May 27th @ the Bard & Banker in Victoria, BC

Currently, May 28th & 29th at the Bard & Banker are pending.

Thanks to everyone for the support - I am on the quick recovery path, and hope to be back in playing shape for this Friday.

Cheers & Thanks,

- Sean

It's that time of year again - the tour season! First Gigs of the Solo Acoustic Tour start in May. Head over to the Gigs page & check out the latest dates. You can also join the FaceBook Event for any of these gigs, which can be found on the FaceBook Page @ http://www.facebook.com/seanhaydenmusic.
More Gigs are expected to be confirmed and/or added to the Gig schedule, so check back often to keep up to date with other upcoming shows.

As always, THANK YOU for your Friendship & Fan'ship! Hope to see you from the stage.

- Sean

I'm proud to announce that I am now an endorser of G7th Capos!

G7th without a doubt makes the Best Guitar Capos on the market today and it's a honour to be affiliated with such a groundbreaking company. Not only are they my capo of choice, but their host of award wins and rave reviews is testament to their outstanding designs.

Check them out at: www.g7th.com


- Sean

From now (Jan. 22nd) until January 31st, over 75% of proceeds from all downloads, CD and merchandise sales on seanhayden.net will go directly towards relief efforts in Haiti.

As most of you know by now, Haiti was hit by devastating 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, January 12th. The damage to buildings is extensive and the number of injured or dead is estimated to be over 100,000.

Every little bit counts, and with your help we can distribute life-saving relief to all the Men, Women & Children who are in desperate need.

Thank you for your time and generosity.

Sincerely,

- Sean

Was messin' around tonight on the old 'Ge-tar', and I ended up recording a cover of the song "Wheels" by the Foo Figthers - Thought I'd share it with ya'll! Not much mixing or anything - just a fun a little sketch.

I recorded it all on video as well, but I haven't put it together for Youtube yet, so the vid will be uploaded later.

Enjoy! Let me know what you think.

- Sean

Wanna win some free stuff? Maybe a Tee, or a couple CD's?

I'm holding a Twitter contest where I'm gonna giveaway a bunch of free merch every week for 4 weeks! That means winners will be notified on Nov. 24th, Dec. 1st, Dec. 8th, & Dec. 15th.

Do you want to play? Here's all you have to do:

Step 1.) Follow @seanhayden on twitter.
Step 2.) Simply tweet “Just entered to win some free Sean Hayden merch. Just follow @seanhayden and retweet. http://tinyurl.com/y8w4ljn”

This contest is open to people anywhere in the world and is free to enter (as long as it is legal for me to ship to you).

Such an easy contest to enter!

Good luck to everyone!

- Sean

Rigged!

(Note: If you missed Part 1, Click Here).

Here is my new pedal board rig completed.

The "Electric loop" is a T-Rex Alberta (Overdrive) & a T-Rex Replica (Delay). The "Acoustic loop" is a Radial PZ-PRE ToneBone going into a T-Rex Roommate (Reverb). I use the Radio BigShot ABY as a loop switcher between the two channels.

I may try integrating the Replicia some how with the Acoustic Channel, but I haven't decided yet how or if I want to do that.

I did end up cutting custom sized George L cables and ends - they we're a bit finicky but It's worth it anyways since they're cut to size and fit perfectly!

Underneath on the right hand side you'll see a T-Rex Juicy Lucy power supply - fits nicely underneath the PedalTrain board. Originally I wanted to mount it with 3M Dual Lock tape but I couldn't find it anywhere in the lower mainland?! However, I did manage to get my hands on some Industrial Velcro, which did the job just fine.

So what's the result - tonal bliss in a compact package! At least in my opinion : )
I couldn't be happier with the way it sounds and how it came together. I plan on posting a video in the third segment and you'll get to hear it at home!

Until then, stay classy my Gear Nerds.

- Sean

In honour of veterans everywhere & current soldiers serving overseas, I'm offering a free download of my song “Another Day”.

The inspiration for this song came from a story I saw on TV about the current war in Iraq. There wasn't anything new or special about this particular TV program on the war, but what struck a chord with me was two back-to-back images shown on the program: the first, a mother and child crying in anguish over the death of their husband/father who was serving in Iraq. The second was a soldier on his knees being held up by his fellow men in arms, drowning in despair over the news of his son who passed away back in North America.

Sometimes we get lost in the big political picture of war and forget who it is doing the fighting; fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, grandmas, grandpas, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, and a countless list of others and how we’re related.

Take a moment this November 11th, and show your respect to those who are putting their lives on the line everyday, and to those who already have. Show your thanks, show your tribute, and show your respect whichever way you feel is best.

My tribute last year was to write a song, which ended up being recorded shortly before November 11th, 2008. My tribute this year is to share that song with everyone and anyone who wishes to listen.

- Sean

Click Here to Download "Another Day"