Laura Hyland is an improviser and a songwriter who sings and plays acoustic guitar.
CLANG SAYNE
Her main focus is the song and improvisation quartet, Clang Sayne which she formed in 2007. The have just released their debut album, 'Winterlands'.
Laura Hyland - Acoustic guitar and voice
Matt Fisher - Percussion,
James O Sullivan - Electric guitar and objects,
Pete Marsh - Double Bass
www.myspace.com/clangsayne
IMPROVISATION
Other musical outlets include improvising alone and with other musicians - be they friends, neighbours or random strangers and acquaintances who also attend the Eddie Prevost Improvisation Workshop.
A recent undertaking is the "Marvelous Transatlantic Improvisation Project" founded by a group of Mexican improvisers - this is an online 'exchange' between 12 musicians; we are currently at stage 2 where each member chooses another's solo piece and improvising over it. stage 3 involves a third 'generation' of exchanges.... we hope to eventually release the 12 pieces, each with 12 musicians' input.
SONNAMBLE
Live electronic processing and acoustic improvisation group founded by Conor Curran.
Conor Curran - software design, electronic processing
Pete Marsh - laptop guitar
Laura Hyland - acoustic guitar, voice
www.forwind.net/music/sonnamble
POLLY FIBRE
A performance art group founded and directed by Christine Ellison involving noise improvisation using sewing machines, scissors, and fx pedals, visuals and costume.
Christine Ellison - head dolly
Laura Hyland and Lucianna Moore - assistant dollies
www.pollyfibre.com, www.myspace.com/pollyfibre
