Claude will be playing at Byron Bay Bluesfest this year, along with the likes of John Fogarty (Creedance Clearwater Revival), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Crosby, Stills and Nash. To mark the occasion Claude is making available, for a limited…
Blues News with John Ward – Australian Guitar
Claude Hay returns from three months of sold shows in USA and France to come home and make a new guitar that will feature on his next album due out in 2012. This is no ordinary guitar though, as it’s…
Amazon Names Claude Hay One of 2010’s Best
Claude’s album, Deep Fried Satisfied, landed at #5 on Amazon’s Top Ten Blues Albums of 2010 list! It’s been a huge year for Claude, with appearances on NPR, success on numerous charts, and widespread critical acclaim. Next for Claude, look for him performing at SXSW in March, as he continues his US tour.
Sleep-ins Crack CMJ Charts
Indie rockers the Sleep-ins just wrapped up their US tour with the news that they had entered the CMJ Top 200 chart, a quite difficult task given that at any moment there are approximately 2 billion acts (give or take) that are gunning for the College Music Journal’s illustrious top 200. Seriously. What’s next for the Australian-English-American confab? A new record, perhaps? Well, guitarist Mike Johnson will be back to work on his other projects, kingsizemidget and Titans of Ahm! — projects on which Sleep-ins guitarist/singer Chad Corley has been known to make an appearance. Chad will himself be working up new solo material as lonesomerobot and dredging up some raydons oldies but weirdies with drummer pal Heath Metzger [Mock Orange] and the multi-talented James Butler [Catnip for Clones, Jimmy the Wigwam]. Stefan Pope is back to old Blighty for some tea and biscuits, and Josh Schuberth remains in Sydney … Read more
